A "Best of Beadwork" Project. Swarovski crystals are brick-stitched together to form the spacer bar-like stripes in this exotic-looking bracelet. The intermediate-level project involves connecting the bars with herringbone stitch to create a texture-rich pattern.
Required Materials: Seed beads, crystals, fire-polished beads, round beads, beading thread, beeswax. See project for complete list.
Tools Needed: English beading needles, scissors. See project for complete list.
Techniques Used: Ladder Stitch, Brick Stitch, Herringbone Stitch
Finished Size: 7 1/2"
Originally Published: Beadwork, February/March 2005