How to make a Multi-Strand Seed Bead Bracelet

How to make a Multi-Strand Seed Bead Bracelet

Hey Everyone,

Today I made a multi-strand bead bracelet. It's a great beginner bracelet to make so I thought I would show you how!

I started by laying out all of my materials.

Materials:
1 Pack Seed Beads
.5mm Magic Cord (You can use any string your beads will fit through, I just like the elasticity of this cord)
14 Silver Crimp Beads
7 Strand Spacer Bar
Lobster Clasp
O rings
Jewelry Pliers

 

I started by adding the lobster clasp to the O ring, then before closing the O ring also add on the spacer bar.

I have a piece of wood with a  picture hanger nailed to it to hold the bracelet while I am working on it. Which it why I add the O ring and lobster clasp first so I have something to hook onto the picture hanger.

Once the spacer bar is all set up I add all of the strands of magic wire. I like to do this all at once so once I start stringing the beads I can just keep going until they are all on. It's a matter of preference, you can add one at a time and string the beads if you want.  I added 2 strands of stretch magic per hole on the spacer bar. So 14 strands total.  Each strand measures 11" long. Working with a bit of extra string will make it easier to tie off at the end.

Once I get all 14 strands tied to the spacer bar, I add 1 crimp bead per 2 strands of string. 1 Crimp bar per hole in the spacer bar, so 7 across. You can see this whole setup in the photo below.

 

Next is stringing all of the beads.  This is an easy task but VERY time consuming... :) You can lay out the sets of beads first or just pick through your pack as needed. At the beginning I was counting out the sets, I got a few strands deep and decided to just pick through as I went. It seemed to make the process a bit faster..

 

For a bracelet that measures 8" in length (including the clasp hardware) I strung 6' of beads.  If you're using the same seed beads I used that equals out to:

 

20 Color A - Purple

10 Color B - Green

20 Color C - Light Purple

 

 

Once all of the beads are strung I began tying off the ends to the second spacer bar. After the two were tied per hole I would pinch on the crimp bead right away to keep it secure.  Move along the 7 holes and tie everything off.  Once tied off I weave in the ends to the beads about 6-7 beads down to make sure there is enough tail to keep everything tied and in place.  If you cut the tails off right at the crimp beads I would add a dab of super glue before you crimp down to make sure its nice and secure.  Then add the second O ring to the second spacer bar and attach to the O from the lobster clasp.

There you have it, you've created a beautiful bracelet for a portion of the cost of one at the store! I hope you enjoyed learning how to make it with me.  Leave any comments or questions below!

And of course, if you would rather just have me do all of the work you can purchase mine here: https://www.etsy.com/listing/225364460/handmade-multi-strand-bracelet-violet

Thanks for reading!! :)