These earrings are named after my lovely kitty-cat and beading companion, Pixie. I came up with the design while I was trying to work out new ways to use up some of the two-hole beads in my stash. As they’re component based, it’s easy to make smaller earrings using either just the rivoli or chaton elements, or bead a bunch of the elements and join them together to make a bracelet or necklace.
I chose a very smoky, sultry colour scheme for my earrings, but these would look beautiful in pearl tones for a bride or pastel colours for a spring look, or even black and silver to complement a little black dress! If you love this colour scheme, I've listed the bead colours I used at the end.
What you'll need to make this:
A. Size 11 seed beads (2g)
B. 40 half tila beads
C. Size 15 seed beads (3g) (to match A)
D. Size 15 seed beads (3g)
E. 20 quarter tila beads
2 14mm rivolis
2 ss39 chatons (8mm)
ear wires
Anything else?
Beading thread (I use fireline 0.10mm)
Beading needles (I use Miyuki brand)
Bead mat
Scissors or thread zap
Pliers for opening and closing ear wires
1. Pick up 1(A),1(B) 10 times and tie in a circle with a double knot. Thread through a few beads until you are exiting a (B), and then thread through the top hole of the (B).
2.
Pick up
1(B) and thread through the top hole of the next (B) in the circle from step 1.
Repeat around the circle, go through the first (B) you added in this step and
then through the top hole.
3.
Pick up
1(A) and go through the top hole of the next (B) in the circle from step 2.
Repeat this around the circle but do not pull tightly yet. Go through the first
(A) added in this step, keeping the tension very loose, then add the 14mm
Rivoli with the front facing up. Pull your thread tight and reinforce the
thread path. Go back through the outer hole of one of the (B) beads.
4.
Pick up
4(D), go through the corresponding hole on the next (B) on the front side of
the bezel. Repeat a further 9 times all the way around the bezel. Step up by
going up the first 2(D) added in this step.
5.
Pick up
1(D), go through 2(D),1(B),2(D). Repeat this around the bezel. Adding the 5th
bead to the picot in this way makes them more pointy.
Step up by exiting from a (B) bead with your thread coming out towards the
front of the bezel.
6.
Pick up
3(C). Go though the next (B). Repeat this around the bezel. Step up by exiting
from the first (C) added in this step. To make these picots more pointy, we
will: skip the middle (C), go through the third (C) and the next (B). Repeat
around the bezel; go through 1(C), skip 1(C), go though 1(C),1(B). Thread
through to the outer hole of a (B) on the back of the bezel.
7.
To make
the loop for the earwire: Pick up 7(C), go though the next (B). To reinforce
this loop, go down through the lower hole in the (B),1(A),1(B), up through the
top hole in the (B) and through the 7(C) again.
Weave in your thread ends and tie off.
8.
To make
the chaton element: Pick up 10(E) and tie in a circle with a double knot. Go
through a few of the (E) beads again, the up to the top hole of the (E) your
thread is exiting.
9.
Pick up
1(A), go though the next (E) in the ring. Repeat this around the ring and step
up by exiting from the first (A) you added in this step.
10. Pick up 3(D), go back though the (A) your thread was exiting, and thread through 1(E),
1(A).
11. Pick up 2(D), thread down through the first (D)
added in step 11, the (A) your thread started from in this step and 1(E),1(A)
(this is a modified Right Angle Weave). Repeat this 7 more times (total of 8
times).
12. With your thread exiting the last (A), thread
up through the 3rd (D) added in step 11, pick up 1(D), and thread
down through the 1st (D) on the opposite side. Then thread back
through 1(A), 2(D). Before pulling everything tight, pop the chaton into the
bezel. This will not hold the chaton in place yet.
13. Pick up 1(C), go through 1(D). Repeat all the
way around the bezel. Getting the chaton to sit square in the bezel can be a
little tricky, but with a little patience and manipulation, you will get there.
Once it’s how you’d like it, pull your thread tight, then reinforce this thread
path several times. Step up to exit from
an (A) bead.
14. Pick up 4(D), go through 1(A). Repeat a further
9 times all the way around the bezel. Step up by going up the first 2(D) added
in this step.
15. Pick up 1(D), go through 2(D),1(A),2(D). Repeat
this around the bezel. Adding the 5th bead to the picot in this way
makes them more pointy.
Step up by exiting from a (A) bead with your thread coming out towards the
front of the bezel.
16. Pick up 3(C), go though the next (A). Repeat
this around the bezel. There is no need to repeat step 7 on this bezel as it is
smaller and the picots are naturally very pointy.
17. Thread through your work so that your thread
exits the middle (3rd) (D) on one of the outer picots. Pick up 2(D),
thread through 3(D) on the bottom of larger, rivoli bezel. Thread through the outer hole on the (B),
(A), and the outer hole on the next (B). Thread down though 3(D), pick up 2(D)
and down through 3(D) on the corresponding picot of the chaton bezel. Reinforce
this thread path, then weave in and trim the thread ends.
18. Add the earwire to the loop at the top and repeat steps 1-18 to make the second earring.
E quarter tila beads - Miyuki dark bronze
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