Deborah Roberti designs beading patterns. Her website offers some free and some bead patterns available for purchase. I highly recommend her bead patterns, not only are they extremely affordable and easy to follow, but they are very versatile as well. This category highlights some of the possible variations of her Josefina Bracelet & Pendant pattern. This pattern is available for purchase on her website or in her Etsy store. Click here to purchase the pattern on her website. Click here to purchase the pattern in her Etsy store.
Bracelet Materials - (for a 7 to 7.25-inch bracelet, not including clasp) About 8 Yards of Bead Thread of Choice (About 4 feet per motif) About 700 Size 11/0 Seed Beads (Miyuki brand works best) About 80 Size 3mm Beads About 36 SuperDuo Beads About 36 GemDuo Beads Clasp of Choice
Pendant Materials About 4 Feet of Bead Thread of Choice About 110 Size 11/0 Seed Beads (Miyuki brand works best) About 13 Size 3mm Beads About 6 SuperDuo Beads About 6 GemDuo Beads One 4-6mm Jump Ring 16 or 18 inch Chain, Satin, Silk or Leather Cord with Clasp
Below are the components used in this design example. If you would like to make this version yourself, you will need to calculate the quantities of each item to purchase, depending on the length of bracelet you wish to make, if you want matching earrings, etc.
