Pattern: Swarovski Fire Beaded Round Kumihimo Braid

Use our pattern information to create your very own beaded kumihimo braid - this project features yellow sunflower and orange fireopal Swarovski bicone crystal beads.

MATERIALS REQUIRED

112 x 4mm Sunflower Swarovski Bicone Beads
112 x 4mm Fireopal 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

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

INSTRUCTIONS

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

yellow sunflower 4mm bicone Swarovski crystal beads on strands #32, #1, #16 and #17
orange fireopal 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