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A toggle designed by Geneva Beck was the inspiration for this bracelet. I found the instructions for the toggle clasp in the June 2007 issue of Bead and Button magazine. I wondered how it would look if I just continued beading the same netting stitch in the toggle instructions until it was long enough to make a bracelet. The bracelet is made with black seed beads and 4MM druks in varigated browns and greens. The clasp is made from recycled refrigerator magnets beaded into end caps.
Yes, I know there are magnetic clasps available to buy, but I don't live near a LBS (local bead store) and the beading muse insisted that this piece not wait. So, I found some old refrigerator magnets and used a tubular brick stitch to enclose them.
This will show you what the same netted stitch looks like as a toggle clasp. Geneva's design was originally done with seed beads and crystals. So far, I've tried it with faux pearls and now with druks.
March 31, 2008
Netted Druks
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I love the colour combination you used here. Nice touch!
Sistren Pearl,
Thanks for the compliment! I am so often limited by the colours in my dwindling bead stash.
Since posting the shots of the bracelet, I used the last of the green and brown druks to make a matching pair of earrings and a pinky ring.
I wish there was a decent bead shop in Jamaica!
Bless Up,
Lady Roots
Beautiful colours! I like this bracelet :)))
Sistren Bori,
Welcome back! I am delighted you have visited again.
Thank you for the kind words about the bracelet. I was trying to mimic the colours in camaflouge material. I had the 4MM druks for over a year, but I was waiting for the inspiration on the best way to use them.
I am pleased that it has brought enjoyment to you and to Sistren Pearl.
Bless Up,
Lady Roots
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