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50 designs using le ather , ribbon , and cords

Lorelei Eurto and Erin Siegel

DAISY Cuff

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Lorelei Eurto

Turn a cheerful handmade bead and a leather loop into a custom clasp for a one-of-a-kind bracelet.

Materials 1 green/yellow/orange 18mm ceramic daisy lentil 4 green/yellow/orange 30x10mm ceramic daisy 2-hole spacer bars 26 green 7mm rubber O-rings 18 brass 2mm spacers 25" of brown 3mm suede leather lace

Tools Scissors Ruler

Technique Overhand knot, page XX

Finished size 6½" (16.5 cm) (adjustable to 8" [20.5 cm])

1

String the ceramic lentil to the center of the leather lace. Use both

strands to form an overhand knot. Snug the knot behind the lentil. Use one strand to string the left hole of 1 spacer bar, approximately ¼" (6 mm) from the previous knot. Use the other strand to string the right hole of the spacer bar.

2

Use one strand to form an overhand knot. String 1 green O-ring,

1 brass spacer, and 1 green O-ring. Form an overhand knot. Repeat entire step with the other strand.

3

Use one strand to string the left hole of 1 spacer bar. Use the other

strand to string the right hole of the spacer bar.

4

Repeat Steps 2–3 twice. Use one strand to form an overhand knot.

String {1 green O-ring and 1 brass spacer} six times. String 1 green O-Ring. Repeat entire step with other strand.

5

Use both strands to form an overhand knot. Use both strands to

form an overhand knot approximately 1" (2.5 cm) from the previous knot. Use both strands to form an overhand knot approximately 1½" (3.8 cm) from the previous knot.

Tip: If you don't need an adjustable bracelet, skip the last knot and trim the leather ends to ¼" (6 mm).

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DELICATE THINGS Necklace

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Create a unique decorative bail for a donut by making half-hitch knots with colorful silk beading cord and small copper beads.

erin siegel

Materials 14 amethyst 6mm rounds 1 lavender-and-brown 28mm ceramic donut 31 antique copper 3mm faceted spacers 1 antique copper 21x10mm S-clasp with two attached 6mm soldered jump rings 2 copper 4mm knot cups 79" (1 card) of carnelian size 8 silk beading cord with attached needle

Tools Scissors Ruler Crimping pliers Knotting tweezers Fabric cement glue Bead stop (optional)

1

Remove all the cord from the card. Stretch a small section. Repeat for

entire cord.

2

Tie a double overhand knot at the end of the cord opposite the

needle. Trim. Dab the knot with glue. Let dry. String 1 knot cup and close with crimping pliers. Attach the knot cup to one half of the clasp.

3

Tie an overhand knot. String 1 copper spacer and form an over-

hand knot. String 1 amethyst round and form an overhand knot. String 1 copper spacer and form an overhand knot.

4

Form an overhand knot approximately ½" (1.3 cm) from the

previous knot. String 1 copper spacer and form an overhand knot. String 1 amethyst round and form an overhand knot. String 1 copper spacer and form

Techniques Overhand knot, page XX

an overhand knot. Repeat entire step five times.

Lark’s head knot, page XX

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Half-hitch knot, page XX

against the last overhand knot. Work-

Double overhand knot, page XX

Knot cups, page XX

Finished size 16½" (42 cm)

Form a lark's head knot on the donut. Snug the lark's head knot

ing from left to right across the donut, form 2 half-hitch knots. *String 1 copper spacer and tie 2 half-hitch knots."** Repeat from * to ** twice. Form 3 halfhitch knots. Repeat Steps 3–4. Repeat Step 2 with the remaining knot cup and the other half of the clasp.

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GAllery

Suede Spirals

Quietude

Elements of Earth

The Gardener

Introduction Copper Antiquity

Materials & Tools Techniques Projects Copper Antiquity d Lavender d Vintage Glam Triple Loop d Flying Through Hoops d Unfolding d Charmed Dragonfly d Sari Summer d Bohemian Wrapsody d Soul Sister d Oxford Circus d Garden Graces d Awakening Lotus d Croon d Daisy Cuff d Fly Little Bird d Witch Hazel d Fleur-De-Lis d Afternoon Tea d The Gardener d Tidy Trimmings d Black Flowers d Beyond the Moon and Stars d My Affection d Pompidou d How Does Your Garden Grow d The Beach House d Flirtation Lariat d Nouvelle d Sakura d Queen Anne's Lace d Elements of

Tidy Trimmings

Earth d Sonoran Sunset d Carey d Home Is Where the Heart Is d Ocean Love d Indigo Forest d Simply Peaceful d Suede Spirals d

Batik Boutique

Delicate Things d Batik Boutique d Autumnal Arrangement d Butterfly Song d Pearly Yours d Sweet Nectar d Raku Ribbon d In the Garden d Quietude d Erin's Eclectic d Shimmering Pearls

Photo Gallery Resources (Where to Shop) Meet the Contributors Index A c k n o w l e d gm e n t s

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Tie it together

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Lorelei Eurto is a prolific self-taught jewelry designer who runs a successful Etsy jewelry business and writes a popular jewelry blog. Her jewelry has been published in Stringing, Bead Style, Bead Trends, Step by Step Beads, Creative Jewelry 2009 and 2010, plus in the books Chain Style (Interweave) and Enchanted Adornments (Interweave). Over the past six years, Erin Siegel has been an accomplished jewelry designer, instructor, and ceramic bead artist with a passion for sharing her knowledge, experience, and ideas. Her jewelry projects have been published in the beading magazines Stringing and Bead Trends.

leather, silk, and linen Bohemian-Inspired Jewelry showcases 50 beautiful designs that explore the rapidly growing trend of using cords and ribbon in jewelry. Inside this colorful instruction book are clear steps for incorporating these trendy materials into designs. From basic jewelry-making techniques, including stringing, knotting, and wire wrapping to more advanced steps such as knotted loops and button clasps, Bohemian-Inspired Jewelry is perfect for all levels of jewelry makers interested in creating beautiful, hip designs. Artists Erin Siegel and Lorelei Eurto excel in maximizing jewelry-making possibilities using a simplicity-focused foundation—simple materials, simple techniques, affordable prices. Joined by several top designers, including Denise Yezbak Moore, Tracy Statler, and Mary Jane Dodd, this duo offer plenty of great projects and tons of inspiration in Bohemian-Inspired Jewelry.

Paperback • 8½ x 9, 128 pages • ISBN 978-1-59668-498-0 • $22.95 • Available May 2012