Palette 1: Black & White

Palette 2: Chartreuse & Cobalt

Palette 3: Gold & Bronze

Palette 4: Raspy Khaki

TUXEDO PARK BANGLE BRACELET
About the Kit...

The Brick Stitch is historically is found in several cultures, but it is most associated with Native American beadwork. The Brick Stitch is where beads are woven and locked into place by snagging the thread loops between them. As you add a new bead, you snag the thread loop to pull the already completed rows up to the bead. The resultant look is like a brick wall.

For the Tuxedo Park Bracelet project we are doing here, I wanted to make a woman's bangle bracelet, about 7" long and about 3/4" wide, and which had a comfortable, somewhat loose fit on the wrist. I visualized a bracelet that would have a Chanel styling to it, with a limited 2-color palette, and a strong line or outlining in the design.

This is a project for beginners, so I wanted to start with doing the stitch flat. But I also wanted to show some versatility to the stitch, so in the course of making our 4 links, we vary the sizes of the beads, the number of beads per row, and whether we increase or decrease. We embellish the surface and edges in a way to create a sense of a continuous line.

Most versions of this bracelet use only 2 colors. In some versions, I use contrasting colors; in others, matching or coordinating colors. Because I use one of the colors to establish a very strong sense of "line" throughout the piece, more than 2 colors often makes the piece look too busy or awkward -- too much competing with that "line" which one of strongest design elements of the piece.

In the Tuxedo Park Bangle Bracelet project...

LearnToBead Goals:
- History of Brick Stitch
- Brick Stitch bead weaving basics
- Managing Thread Tension
- Reading a Pattern/Creating a simple Figural Representation
- Increasing and Decreasing with Brick Stitch
- Embellishing above your brick stitch base
- Varying bead sizes to create curvature
- Finishing off the edges
- Discussion of when Brick Stitch works well
- Making measurements when making a bangle bracelet (thus, when you do not use a clasp and the bracelet is meant to slip over the wrist)

* ABOUT KIT
* LEARNING OBJECTIVES
* PHOTO DETAILS
* 1. Black/White
* 2. Chartreuse/Cobalt
* 3. Gold/Bronze
* 4. Raspy/Khaki
* KIT CONTENTS

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TABLE OF CONTENTS

This set of instructions is organized as a series of
Jewelry Design Choices:
SUPPLIES LIST, p. 3

I. Planning Your Project, p. 4
IA. Conceptualizing Your Piece, p. 4
IB. Measurements, p. 6
IC. Selecting Materials, p. 7
ID. Sketching a Pattern or Graph, p. 7
IE. Identifying Support Systems, p. 9
IF. Identifying Potential Areas of Weakness within Your Piece, p. 10
IG. Visualizing Your Process, p. 10
IH. Organizing Your Work Space, p. 13
II. Beginning Your Project, p. 14
IIA. Basic Steps, p. 14
A. Create a Long Link, p. 14
B. Create a Short Link and connect to the Long Link, p.22
C. Continue the Assembly for 4 Long Links and 4 Short Links, all interconnected into a bangle, p. 28
IIB. Dealing with Contingencies, p. 29
IIC. Finishing Touches, p. 31
III. Summary of Learning Objectives You Have Met
After Accomplishing This Project, p. 31
IV. Next Steps, p. 33
IVA. Suggested Readings, p. 33

TABLE OF CONTENTS:

This set of instructions is organized as a series of
Jewelry Design Choices:

SUPPLIES LIST, p. 3

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