Pattern: Swarovski Pastel Rainbow Beaded Round Kumihimo Braid

Posted by Eureka! Beads on 29th Mar 2019

Use our pattern information to create your very own beaded kumihimo braid - this project features a range of colours of Swarovski bicone crystal beads.

MATERIALS REQUIRED

24 x 4mm Padparadscha Swarovski Bicone Beads
24 x 4mm Rose Swarovski Bicone Beads
24 x 4mm Light Rose Swarovski Bicone Beads
24 x 4mm Violet Swarovski Bicone Beads
24 x 4mm Provence Lavender Swarovski Bicone Beads
24 x 4mm Light Sapphire Swarovski Bicone Beads
24 x 4mm Light Azore Swarovski Bicone Beads
24 x 4mm Chrysolite Swarovski Bicone Beads
24 x 4mm Jonquil 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 different coloured Swarovski 4mm bicone beads. Use the following pattern information and work with our beaded kumihimo project to recreate this project on your own!

on each of your standard 8 strands (that's #32, #1, #8, #9, #16, #17, #24 & #25), thread:
3 x padparadscha 4mm bicone Swarovski crystal beads
3 x rose 4mm bicone Swarovski crystal beads
3 x light rose 4mm bicone Swarovski crystal beads
3 x violet 4mm bicone Swarovski crystal beads
3 x provence lavender 4mm bicone Swarovski crystal beads
3 x light sapphire 4mm bicone Swarovski crystal beads
3 x light azore 4mm bicone Swarovski crystal beads
3 x chrysolite 4mm bicone Swarovski crystal beads
3 x jonquil 4mm bicone Swarovski crystal beads
for a bracelet, we used a total of 27 beads on each strand (this creates a 16cm 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, we used about 0.6m per strand (ie about 4.8m total)
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

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