Trinkets

Published: Thursday, 18 October 2018 12:38

Difficulty: 2

Small variable accessories made from PRECIOSA Triangles

We are pleased to be able to introduce a new project made using PRECIOSA Triangles.

You can choose seed beads from a large pallet of colors, as well as with linings and surface finishes. This delicate sewn pattern can be used in several ways, for example as a lapel decoration on a jacket, in earrings, as a ring or as an accessory on a hair clip.

Design: Helena Chmelíková

MATERIALS AND TOOLS

Materials and tools:

PRECIOSA Triangles (T)
321 41 001; 3.5 x 3.5 mm; 1 star = 20x

drobnustka triang cerny

PRECIOSA Triangles (T)
321 43 001; 3.5 x 3.5 mm; 1 star = 20x

pink 08275
drobnustka triang ruzova a

yellow 08286
drobnustka triang zluty

PRECIOSA Triangles (T)
321 44 001 matt; 3.5 x 3.5 mm; 1 star = 20x

turquoise 08265

orange 08289

PRECIOSA Rocailles (R) - any arbitrary choice

Earrings – butterfly backs with a flat base, stops on the studs; a broach – a pin, a small circle with a central opening (for example, a cup or a sieve); a pendant – a cord, end pieces with an eye, a ring and a carabiner

A thin needle; a thin polyester or nylon line (for example, Belfil-S 50, Nymo); scissors; glue for non-absorbent surfaces (for example, a two-component epoxy glue)

PROCEDURE

The procedure:

Step 1:
Cut off about 70 cm of line. Tie an R at the end. This will secure the T against slipping. String 5x T.

drobnustka obr1a

Step 2:
Sew the basic circle. Use the "square" stitch and connect all 5 T one after the other. Connect the 1st and 5th T.

drobnustka nakres 2 drobnustka obr2

Step 3:
Thread the line through the 2nd T. String 1 new T. Return to the 2nd T.

drobnustka nakres 3 drobnustka obr3 a

Step 4:
Thread the line through the following T from the basic circle and always add 1x T to it.

drobnustka obr4

Step 5:
String 2x T. Join them together. Thread the line from the basic circle though the 2nd T. Return to the lower T from the projection, then to the 1st T from the basic circle. Once again thread the line through the 2nd T. Place the back of the lower T from the projection so that it is located between the T from the basic circle.

drobnustka nakres 5 drobnustka obr5 a

Step 6:
Sew more projections consisting of 2x T into the other four gaps. When viewed from above, the basic circle is sewed through 2x and the projections are sewn through 1x.

drobnustka obr6

Step 7:
Thread the line through the next T from the basic circle, so that both ends of the line are on the same side. Tie off the line with two knots. Place them close to the holes of the T. Pull both ends of the line into the hole. Pull on the ends so that the knots disappear. Cut off the line.

Step 8:
You can use these stars any way you want. For earrings, sew two of them and glue the flat base of the butterfly back onto them. Thread a cord through a hole in a T for a pendant and glue on the end pieces. Attach the carabiner using a ring. When assembling a broach, bend the blunt end of the pin. Thread it through the central hole in the circle and glue it to the star.