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Cafe Turquoise
by: Pam Kearns
Cafe au Lait with a Dash of Turquoise!
Browns
don’t usually talk to me but the Matte Outback Wood Jasper stones are
exquisite! I teams them up with a couple of styles of glass beads and
added some washer spacers for brightness. Needing some colour, I added
just a bit of turquoise. While the stringing is a straightforward
technique, the variety of shapes, colours and textures give it some
pizzazz; great for all and into winter!
Necklace stringing pattern:
- from the end, use a wire guardian, and secure with a crimp to the clasp, and add a crimp cover
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2 x 10 mm jasper, 1 washer, 2 x 10 mm jasper, 1 gold washer, 1 turq
rondelle, 1 gold washer, 2 x 10 mm jasper, 1 washer, 1 lentil, 1 washer,
2 x 10 mm jasper, 1 washer, 1 navette - Carry on with 1 washer, 2
x 10 mm jasper, 1 washer, 1 lentil, 1 washer, 2 x 10 mm jasper, washer,
turq, washer, 3 x 10 mm jasper, washer, turq, washer, 3 x 10 mm jasper,
washer, lentil, washer, 2 x jasper, washer, navette. Now you are at the
centre, so repeat the pattern in reverse back to the end, crimp, other
half of the clasp, etc. - Total length with the clasp is about 26.5 inches.
Bracelet stringing pattern:
- Same
idea, clasp, jasper, washer, turquoise, washer, 2 x jasper, washer,
lentil, washer, 2 x jasper, washer, turquoise – that is the middle bead,
so reverse order to finish.
Components
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Need some help with some of the techniques? Check our tips page.