Pattern: Swarovski Pastel Rainbow Beaded Round Kumihimo Braid

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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