After a few hours mixing, matching bead colors and sizes, and figuring an easy way to bezel a rivoli, I decided to use circular netting.
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| Round 1: For a 14mm rivoli, string a pattern of 2 Superduos and one size 11 seed bead eight times. Form a circle by going through all beads one more time. Tie a double knot, then use another needle to weave the tail thread in between the beads before cutting the tail off. With the working thread, exit through the outer hole of 1 Superduo. *Note: Because of the color coating, the holes of some beads are blocked. I strongly recommend that you check the holes of the beads before you string them. They can be cleared by poking and twisting gently with a headpin but it is a hassle especially when you are in the middle of beading!! |
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| Round 2: Add one size 11 seed bead between each Superduo. |
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| Round 3: With thread coming out a seed bead from round 2, string 8 beads, skip an 11 seed bead and pass through the next seed bead. This is loop one. |
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| Loop 2: Go back through the last 3 beads of loop 1. Pick up 5 more beads, skip a bead from round 2, pass through the next bead. Repeat this step 5 more times. |
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| To close up round 3, pick up 2 seed beads and go back through the first 3 beads of the first loop. |
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| Insert the rivoli then tighten up the loops by passing through all beads in the middle circle. *Note: I always put a coat of clear nail polish on the back of the rivoli to protect the foil. |
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| The front of pendant |
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| With the rivoli now secured, more beads can now be added to make a bigger, fancier pendant. The possibilities are endless! |
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| Here, another round of 3mm pearls are added on top to add dimension to the pendant. |
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| In this final round, two seed beads are added in between the pearls to tighten up the pendant. |
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| A loop of seed beads is made to attach the pendant to a store bought necklace. |
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| This pendant is attached on a bail bought at Michael's so it can easily slide on and off any chain. |
