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DRAGONFLY EARRINGS (©2016 Deborah Roberti)
Free step-by-step illustrated instructions for these easy earrings that match my Dragonfly Bangles pattern. Perfect for stash busting. Links to exact beads used at the end of the page. MATERIALS
Step 1: Thread your needle with 2-3 feet of FireLine. Leaving about a 6-inch tail that you can weave in and make disappear at any time, string a Color1 4mm bead, two seed beads, another Color1 4mm bead, a seed bead, a SuperDuo bead and a seed bead. Grab your tail thread and tie a tight double knot:
Step 2: Go back around through the Color1 4mm bead, the two seed beads, the Color1 4mm bead, the seed bead and the bottom hole of the SuperDuo bead highlighted in RED:
Step 3: Go around and through the top hole of the SuperDuo bead that you just exited (highlighted in RED):
Step 4: String a seed bead, a Color1 4mm bead, two seed beads, another Color1 4mm bead and a seed bead. Go around and across through the top hole of the SuperDuo bead that you exited at the end of the last step (highlighted in RED):
Step 5: Go back around through the beads that you added in the last step (highlighted in RED):
Step 6: String two MiniDuo beads. Go around through the seed bead, the Color1 4mm bead, the two seed beads, the Color1 4mm bead and the seed bead highlighted in RED:
Step 7: String two MiniDuo beads. Go up through the seed bead, the Color1 4mm bead and the seed bead highlighted in RED:
Step 8: String a Color2 4mm bead and a seed bead. Go through your jump ring and then back down through the seed bead and the Color2 4mm bead that you just strung:
OPTIONAL: Instead of a jump ring, you can go directly through the loop on your earring finding if you prefer not to use jump rings. Step 9: Go back down through the seed bead and the Color1 4mm bead highlighted in RED:
Step 10: String a seed bead. Go down through the outside hole of the MiniDuo bead highlighted in RED:
Step 11: String a seed bead. Go down through the outside hole of the next MiniDuo bead (highlighted in RED):
Step 12: String a seed bead. Go around through the Color1 4mm bead, the two seed beads and the Color1 4mm bead highlighted in RED:
Step 13: String a seed bead. Go up through the outside hole of the MiniDuo bead highlighted in RED:
Step 14: String a seed beads. Go up through the outside hole of the next MiniDuo bead (highlighted in RED):
Step 15: String a seed bead. Go up through the Color1 4mm bead and the seed bead highlighted in RED:
Step 16: Go up through the Color2 4mm bead and the seed bead, around through the jump ring, back down through this same seed bead and Color2 4mm bead, and exit out of the seed bead highlighted in RED:
Step 17: Go back down through the beads highlighted in RED:
There are several different ways to add accent or drop beads to your earring. Instructions for each follow. Vertically-Drilled Accent Bead Complete Step 1 to Step 17. The vertically-drilled accent bead can be any bead type or size you prefer: fire-polished bead, crystal, pearl, gemstone, teardrop, etc.
Step 18: String a Color2 4mm bead, a seed bead, an accent bead and three seed beads:
Step 19: Go back up through the accent bead, the seed bead, the Color2 4mm bead and the seed bead highlighted in RED. As you pull tight, position the three seed beads to form a picot:
Weave your way back into your earring, knot and cut your thread. Attach your earring finding to the jump ring. Top-Drilled Bead Complete Step 1 to Step 17. You can use any top-drilled bead type or size you prefer, including Czech one-hole dagger beads (photo on right).
Step 18: String a Color2 4mm bead, three seed beads and a top-drilled bead:
Note: You may have to adjust the number of seed beads used here and in the next step, depending on the amount of space between the drill hole and the top of the bead. Step 19: String three seed beads. Go back up through the Color2 4mm bead and the seed bead highlighted in RED:
Step 20: Go back around through the beads highlighted in RED and the jump ring:
Weave your way back into your earring, knot and cut your thread. Attach your earring finding to the jump ring.
Complete Step 1 to Step 17.
Step 18: String a Color2 4mm bead and three seed beads. Go across through the top hole of a two-hole dagger bead:
Step 19: String three seed beads. Go up and around through the beads highlighted in RED and the jump ring:
Step 20: Go back down through the Color2 4mm bead and the three seed beads highlighted in RED:
Step 21: String three seed beads. Go across through the bottom hole of the two-hole dagger bead (highlighted in RED):
Step 22: String three seed beads. Go up through the three seed beads highlighted in RED:
Step 23: Go back around through the beads highlighted in RED and the jump ring:
Weave your way back into your earring, knot and cut your thread. Repeat for the tail thread from Step 1. Attach your earring finding to the jump ring.
Click on the photo below for a free matching Dragonfly Bangles pattern:
Beads used in my photos NOTE: Bead colors and coatings (and even bead types!) seem to be disappearing at a rate that I can no longer keep up with. I try to find substitutes when I can but "discontinued" seems to be the norm these days.
Brown/Beige version:
Green/Purple version:
Turquoise version:
Purple/Green version:
Black/Gold version:
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