Flower Cabochon Pendant

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  Step 1

  Thread a beading needle
  with a workable length of
  thread and string 4 Sz 11 Yellow
  Seed beads on.
  Tie the thread in a double
  knot about 5” from the end to
  bring the beads into a circle.

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  Step 2

  Thread your needle
  through the next bead to the
  knot to ensure your thread is
  coming out of a bead ready to
  start.

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  Step 3

  Thread on another 3 beads
  and sew back through the back
  of the bead your thread has just
  left. Pull in tight

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  Step 4

  Thread through the next
  two beads so that your thread
  exits out of the top bead ready
  to start again.
  This is called Right Angle
  Weave Stitch.

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  Step 5

  Repeat Steps 3 & 4 until
  your strip of beads wrap around
  the Cabochon.

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  Step 6

  Fold your work into a loop.
  Pick up one bead then thread
  through the very first bead on
  the strip, add another bead
  then sew through the back of
  the bead your thread has just
  come out of to bring the edges
  together.

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  Step 7

  Fold your work into a loop.
  Pick up one bead then thread
  through the very first bead on
  the strip, add another bead
  then sew through the back of
  the bead your thread has just
  come out of to bring the edges
  together.

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  Step 8

  When you get to the end
  thread through the next TWO
  beads, this is called a STEP UP
  and will take your thread up
  ready for the next row. Add
  another row exactly the same
  on top.

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  Step 9

  Add another two rows in
  the same way but this time
  using Sz 15 Seed Beads, this will
  pull the edge in so it will hug
  your Cabochon.

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  Step 10

  Insert your Cabochon,
  face down into your beaded
  frame and thread your needle
  through to the back of the
  beaded frame and repeat
  from Step 7.

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  Step 11

  Add two extra rows of Sz
  15 beads to make the back
  more secure, pull your thread
  tight and half hitch knot a few
  times to secure by making a
  loop and threading through it
  before pulling tight..

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  Step 12

  Thread your needle
  through the beads until you
  exit the very centre bead on
  the edge of the frame, this
  one should be easy to spot as
  it lays the opposite way to the
  other ones.

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  Step 13

  Working on this row of
  centre beads only, thread on 13
  Sz 8 Seed Beads and missing out
  the next bead in the row thread
  through the second one.
  Always sew from front to back
  so your petal crosses the centre
  strip.

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  Step 14

  Work all the way round
  until the petals meet then
  thread into the alternate bead
  in the centre of the next petal.

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  Step 15

  Work a row the same as
  Step 13 but this time using 15 Sz
  11 Iris Purple Seed Beads Make
  sure they lay in-between the
  previous petals. Secure the end
  by a half hitch knot and sew in
  the ends of the thread.

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  Step 16

  Take a 50cm Length of
  Tigertail and thread on a crimp
  bead, thread through one loop
  on the Toggle Clasp and back
  through the crimp bead,
  leaving a 7cm tail.

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  Step 17

  Squash the crimp bead
  tight onto the wire close to the
  clasp using Crimping or Flat
  Nose Pliers.

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  Step 18

  Thread on 19cm of Sz 8
  seed beads, then pass the
  tigertail through the beaded
  frame at the back of the
  Cabochon to exit at the other
  side in the same position.
  Thread on another 19cm of
  seed beads.

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  Step 19

  Thread on a crimp bead,
  then pass the tigertail through a
  loop on the Toggle Bar, then
  back through the crimp bead
  and a few centimetres of seed
  beads, pull the thread up tight
  and squash the crimp bead in
  place.

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  Step 20

  Repeat Steps 16 & 17
  with the second loop in the
  clasp.

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  Step 21

  Thread on 21cm of Sz 11
  Iris Purple Seed Beads, then
  pass the wire through the frame
  as before but slightly lower than
  the previous strand. Thread on
  another 21cm of seed beads
  then finish the same way as in
  Step 19.

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  Step 22

  Wear with pride !

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