How to make TOHO beaded earrings – the CUBIC RAW tutorial
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How to make TOHO beaded earrings – the CUBIC RAW tutorial
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How to make TOHO beaded earrings – the CUBIC RAW tutorial
Designed by: Alicja Czapla
Difficulty: Intermediate
In this tutorial, prepared by Alicja Czapla, you will learn how to make TOHO beaded earrings. Their form, presented in this tutorial, is perfect to learn the Cubic Raw stitch which you can use not only to make earrings but to also other projects, e.g. pendants or charms.
These earrings may be seemingly very complicated. To be honest, they are not the easiest, but don’t panic and just give it a go! The earrings are made with the Cubic Raw Stitch. If you are familiar with the stitch, you will be able to make the earrings without a problem. If not, we hope our tutorial helps you to learn, because you can make a variety of beautiful things using this stitch.
You can find lots of Cubic Raw tutorials online. It took me a long time to learn this stitch by myself, because the tutorials were unclear to me. I kept trying and I finally figured out how to make my first cube. That’s why, I begin the stitch different than it’s shown in other tutorials.
I hope you like the way I work with this stitch!
Materials:
- TOHO beads – 11/0 size. I used two colours to make the tutorial clear
- Jewellery thread – monofilament or One-G. The thread will show in the cubes, so chose a colour similar to the beads
- Jump rings – 6mm jump rings
- Earrings – open ear wires or others
- Jewellery needle – it should be very thin so that you can pass the thread through the beads several times
- Jewellery tools – you may need pliers to add the earrings and scissors to cut the thread
Step 1
Tutorial tips:
if you can’t make a cube at the first attempt, don’t worry keep trying. You will get there in the end.
try to pull the thread with the same tension to keep the shape of the cube,
prevent the thread from getting tangled and avoid unwanted knots.
If you have all the materials prepared, we can start. At the beginning, we will learn how to make a very simple flat stitch called RAW.
Step 2
Prepare a long thread, at least 150cm long. This should be enough for one cube.
String 4 beads.
Step 3
Pass through all the beads with the thread once again.
Step 4
Pull and make a square as it’s shown in the picture. Tie a knot using the working and the tail threads.
Step 5
String 3 beads and pass through the bead you exited at the beginning of this step.
Step 6
Your work should look like this.
Step 7
Pass through two beads so that the thread comes out of the top bead.
Step 8
String 3 beads and pass through the bead you exited.
Step 9
You have just learnt the RAW stitch. To make cubes you need to learn the CUBIC RAW stitch.
Step 10
Pass through two beads so that the thread comes out of the top bead.
Step 11
String 1 bead and pass the needle through the bead at the very end of your work.
Step 12
Don’t pull the thread yet but string 1 bead and pass the needle through the bead at the end of your work (the one you started the previous step from).
Step 13
Bend your work so that the beads of both ends connect and on each side there is one bead that we just added. Pull the thread tightly. Pass the needle through all the beads on each wall to strengthen the work and make it tight. You should have the first cube.
Step 14
String 3 beads and pass through the bead you exited.
Step 15
Your work should look like this.
Step 16
Pass through one of the 3 beads just added.
Step 17
String 2 beads and pass through the bead of the cube to make a square of 4 beads.
Step 18
IMPORTANT! Always add the beads to make a square of 4 beads. Pass the needle through 3 beads so that the thread exits as shown in the picture.
Step 19
Next, pass the needle through the beads of the cube, as shown in the picture.
Step 20
String 2 beads and pass through the bead as shown in the picture.
Step 21
Pass the needle through the bead you started this square from.
Step 22
Now we’ve got 3 walls out of 4 of the 2nd square. Pass the needle through the bead of the first square, the one without a wall.
Step 23
Pass the needle through the bead on the wall of the first square.
Step 24
String 1 bead and pass through the bead of the 3rd wall, as shown in the picture.
Step 25
Pass through to the top bead of the last wall.
Step 26
Now, we’ve got two cubes connected with the Cubic Raw stitch.
We will make the next cube the same way.
Add 3 beads.
Step 27
Next, add 2, then 2 and then 1. We’ve got 3 cubes.
We will change the direction of adding the beads to make the bottom of the cube. Start a cube from the bead aside, not the top one
Step 28
Add the beads the same way each time to make the wall of 4 beads. Add 3 beads.
Step 29
Your work should look like this.
Step 30
String 2 beads and pass through the nearest bead.
Step 31
String 2 beads.
Step 32
And pass the needle so that you can add 1 bead more – and do it.
Step 33
Pass to the bead as shown in the picture.
Step 34
String 2 beads and pass the needle as shown in the picture.
Step 35
Add beads the same ways as in the previous steps – that is 2 and 1. Your work should look like this.
Step 36
Repeat the steps until you have completed the first layer of the cube.
Step 37
Now, the 2nd layer.
Step 38
Add the beads the same way to make "cubes”.
Step 39
Continue until you have completed the 2nd layer.
Step 40
Now the last, third layer. Add the beads the same ways as in the previous steps.
Step 41
Continue until you have completed the 3rd layer.
Step 42
Add 1 extra bead in one of the corners.
Step 43
Our cube is done.
Step 44
Pass the thread through several beads, secure it and trim.
Step 45
Attach an open jump ring to the extra bead and add the ear wire. Pass the jump ring under the bead not through it, because it may crack.
The first earring is done.
Step 46
Make the 2nd earring in the same way.
Step 47
I hope you like the tutorial.
The earrings are rather time-consuming, but I think they’re worth it.
If you have any problems or questions, don’t hesitate and write to me on our Facebook group. I will help you.
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