Pattern: Swarovski Christmas Beaded Round Kumihimo Braid

Use our pattern information to create your very own beaded kumihimo braid - this project features light siam red and fern green Swarovski bicone crystal beads.

MATERIALS REQUIRED

112 x 4mm Light Siam Swarovski Bicone Beads
112 x 4mm Fern Green Swarovski Bicone Beads
2 Glue-In Leather End Caps
2 x 6mm Strong Jump Rings
1 x 14mm Parrot Clasp
#6 White Nylon Beading Cord

TOOLS REQUIRED

Large Keyring
Round Kumihimo Board
Thread Zapper
E-6000 glue
Big Hole Beading Needle
8 Bobbins

INSTRUCTIONS

This project works with an 8 warp round braid and beads. We have used a mix of light siam red and fern green Swarovski 4mm bicone beads. Use the following pattern information and work with our beaded kumihimo project to recreate this project on your own!

fern green 4mm bicone Swarovski crystal beads on strands #32, #1, #16 and #17
light siam red 4mm bicone Swarovski crystal beads on strands #8, #9, #24 and #25
for a bracelet, we used 28 beads on each strand (this creates a 16.5cm beaded section - every extra bead added to a strand adds about 0.5cm to the beaded length)
size #6 nylon cord works well with these beads
size #6 nylon cord produces a 2.2mm "plain braid", fits well into 2.7mm glue in leather ends
see our beaded kumihimo project for basic instructions