Flower Cabochon Pendant

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.
Thread your needle through the next bead to the knot to ensure your thread is coming out of a bead ready to start.
Thread on another 3 beads and sew back through the back of the bead your thread has just left. Pull in tight
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.
Repeat Steps 3 & 4 until your strip of beads wrap around the Cabochon.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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..
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.
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.
Work all the way round until the petals meet then thread into the alternate bead in the centre of the next petal.
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.
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.
Squash the crimp bead tight onto the wire close to the clasp using Crimping or Flat Nose Pliers.
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.
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.
Repeat Steps 16 & 17 with the second loop in the clasp.
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.
Wear with pride !