12 Designs of Christmas Day 3 - How to make a 3D Star Pendant
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12 Designs of Christmas Day 3 - How to make a 3D Star Pendant
Difficulty: Intermediate
On the 3rd Design Of Christmas my true love gave to me...a 3D Star Pendant!
Paula Banaszak invites you to a DIY tutorial in which she will show you how to wrap a rivoli. As you know, crystals are timeless and add charm to almost any stylization. In themselves, they are so unique that they do not require too much "motley" binding. There is another jewellery making course ahead of you. This time, a star-shaped pendant (3D open shape), whose central element is the crystal rivoli.
Note - Knowing the Peyote stitch will be useful in this tutorial.
Materials needed to make the necklace:
Bonny crystals - 12mm Rivoli.
Pinch Bail with Loop - Dimensions 15x7x6mm
Jewellery thread - I used monofilament 0.2mm
Jewellery chain - I used 2x3mm stainless steel
Jewellery needle - thin needle for threading beads, size 10/13
TOHO Seed Beads - Size 11/0 in two colors (I used Opaque Jet and Inside-Colour Grey / Gun Metal Lined) and one colour in size 15/0 (Inside-Colour Rainbow / Crystal / Grey Lined)
Split Rings - 8mm
Lobster Clasp - 12mm
Remember that the colours presented in this tutorial are just a suggestion - you can choose completely different colours to make it your way!
Step 1
I divided the instructions into 3 parts:
- Braiding Rivoli with bead
- 3D star
- Combining the two elements to finish.
Let's start!
PART 1 (Beading the Rivoli) - We thread 28 TOHO beads in size 15/0.
Step 2
We thread through the first two strung beads, forming a circle. Leave a long tail.
Step 3
Now knowing the peyote stitch will be useful. The thread comes out of the first bead. We take a new bead on the needle and go through the third bead in a row.
Step 4
The thread comes out of the third bead. We take a new one and go through the fifth bead.
Step 5
Continuing in this way means we will have worked the entire first lap.
Step 6
When adding the last bead in the first lap, we break through two beads (the next one and the first of the first lap).
Step 7
The second round is done with beads in size 11/0.
Step 8
Again, when adding the last bead, we go through two beads, as in the photo.
Step 9
Try the rivoli for size.
Step 10
We make the third round with beads in size 15/0.
Step 11
When you pull the thread a little tighter, you'll notice that the beads are starting to form in the so-called 'cap'. And again at the end of the lap, we go through two beads (as in the photo).
Step 12
I have now put the crystal in my cap, you can do it now or a little later. Hold the rivoli with your finger.
Step 13
Make the fourth round, again with size 15/0 beads.
Step 14
Pull the thread from time to time (in moderation).
Step 15
Add the last bead on the round, just like on the previous round ...
Step 16
Complete the fifth (last round) round with size 15/0's.
Step 17
Pull the thread a little tighter so that the beads secure the crystal well. If you think the rivoli "flies" between the beads, you can do one more lap.
Step 18
Now we pass the needle through the beads in such a way that the thread comes out of the size 11/0 bead.
Step 19
We weave beads in size 11/0 between them. Just like in the picture.
Step 20
In the meantime, pull the thread and correct the added beads so that they fit nicely.
Step 21
After doing this, go through the bead with the needle, heading to the tail of the thread (the beginning).
Step 22
Tie the threads.
Step 23
Hide the ends of the thread in the beads.
Step 24
Cut off any excess.
Step 25
The rivoli beading is now done!
Step 26
PART 2. 3D STAR (OPEN SHAPE)
Thread the TOHO beads in size 11/0 onto a piece of thread.
7 black, 2 grey - 5 times. Just like in the picture. (You may have different colours to me).
Step 27
Then we pass the needle through the first strung beads to form a circle so that the thread comes out between two grey TOHO.
Step 28
Make sure you keep the thread slightly taught. We thread 2 grey beads.
Step 29
And push the needle into the second grey bead (the one next to which our thread comes out).
Step 30
We thread on the black bead.
Step 31
We will now use the peyote stitch again. Go through the second black bead, as in the photo.
Step 32
Again, we take the black toho and go through every second bead.
Step 33
Add more beads in the same way.
Step 34
Between the grey beads we add 2 grey TOHO.
Step 35
We do the whole first lap in this way.
Step 36
When adding the last black bead in a lap, we go through 2 grey TOHO.
Step 37
We start the second lap, just like the first. We add 2 grey TOHO between the grey beads.
Step 38
We add a black bead going through the first black TOHO.
Step 39
We add a second black bead (we go through the third).
Step 40
And now ATTENTION! We should add a third black bead BUT we don't do that! We pass the thread (without the bead) through the fifth bead.
Step 41
We add a third black bead.
Step 42
And the fourth bead (we go through the grey bead added in the first lap).
Step 43
And we start building the next side, just like the first (not forgetting about the third puncture with the same thread).
Step 44
And we add the last black bead in the second round, as before, going through 2 grey beads.
Step 45
This is more or less our star now.
Step 46
We start the third lap as before, adding two grey TOHO.
Step 47
We add the first black bead.
Step 48
And the second one.
Step 49
We add a third bead but beware, we go through the next bead that protrudes from the needle (counting from the bead from which our thread protrudes, in the fourth) Just like in the picture.
Step 50
The next bead is added without change.
Step 51
The next wall is added in the same way as the first, remembering about the "jump" of the third black bead.
Step 52
Add the last bead in the round by passing the needle through two grey TOHO.
Step 53
One side of the star is ready. Now we will go through the beads so that the thread comes out of the bead indicated by the needle in the photo.
Step 54
When our thread comes out of the above bead, we add 2 grey TOHO, sticking with the needle as in the picture.
Step 55
We add more beads as in the pictures.
Step 56
The next side is done identically, starting by adding two grey beads.
Step 57
When adding the last black bead in the lap, we go through 2 TOHO (black and grey) as in the picture.
Step 58
Next lap. We add two grey TOHO between the grey beads added in the previous lap.
Step 59
We add more beads without any change.
Step 60
Adding the last black bead in the lap - we go through two grey TOHO.
Step 61
We start the next round in the same way as the previous one. We add two grey TOHO.
Step 62
We add the first black bead.
Step 63
And the second bead ...
Step 64
And here again NOTE . We go to the next bead with the same thread. Just like in the picture.
Step 65
Another bead normally added.
Step 66
And the last black bead in the lap, we add by going through two grey. Just like in the picture.
Step 67
Next lap. We add two grey...
Step 68
We add the first black bead ...
Step 69
And we add a second black TOHO.
Step 70
When adding the third black bead, we jump again three beads further. Just like in the picture.
Step 71
The next two beads are added without change.
Step 72
We do the same with the other sides of the star (remembering the "jump" of the third bead added). Adding the last black bead, we go through two grey TOHO (see photo).
Step 73
This is our star.
Step 74
We must now combine the front and back. To this end, we add one more lap. We add one bead in a given colour (grey on the tips, black on the sides).
Step 75
E.t.c…
Step 76
When we have all the beads added, we pass the thread through the grey bead on the tip of the star's arm.
Step 77
Then we stick to the left grey bead on the back wall of the star. Just like in the picture.
Step 78
We connect the front and back with each other passing diagonally through the protruding beads from the front and back walls. As seen in the photo.
Step 79
And another two. (Remember to pull the thread).
Step 80
And more ...
Step 81
At the corner of the star we go through the beads as in the picture.
Step 82
And on top.
Step 83
In this way we connect together all the walls of the star.
Step 84
When we have all the sides connected, we follow the needle (passing through the beads) to the protruding tail of the thread (beginning).
Step 85
We tie with a double knot.
Step 86
Thread ends are hidden in beads.
Step 87
Cut the excess.
Step 88
The Star and Rivoli are ready.
Step 89
Now we have to connect them together.
PART 3. COMBINATION OF THE TWO ELEMENTS.
Thread a new piece of thread onto a needle.
Stick the needle into the beads so that the thread comes out of the bead indicated by the needle in the picture.
Step 90
Here shows where the needle goes through.
Step 91
Now we go through one of the protruding beads on the rivoli edge.
Step 92
This is what the thread looks like.
Step 93
Again, we push the needle into the star, through the bead indicated in the photo.
Step 94
And close-up.
Step 95
Passing through the beads, we head to the next place to attach the rivoli. Take care that the tail of the thread does not escape!
Step 96
We try the rivoli to see which bead we will pass through. Also pay attention to the other fastening points.
Step 97
We break through the selected bead.
Step 98
And as before, we are digging into the designated bead on the star again.
Step 99
And we go through the beads to the next attachment point. We do so on every dent of the star.
Step 100
We have all sides fixed.
Step 101
To make sure that nothing breaks, we again go through all the fastening places (with the same thread) making a lap.
Step 102
After making the round, we tie the ends of the thread with each other, and the excess thread is hidden in beads.
Step 103
We cut off the excess thread.
Step 104
Now we will connect the star with the bail.
Step 105
I put pliers in the pinch part of the bail and slightly bend it.
Step 106
Put the bail on the top part of the star and lightly clamp together with your fingers.
Step 107
The bail is now attached!
Step 108
Add the chain.
Step 109
Attach the split rings and lobster clasp.
Step 110
The fastener is ready!
Step 111
This is how your star pendant should now look!
Step 112
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