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0:00:07.270,0:00:11.080 Hi this is Julie with Beadaholique.com
ended a one show you how to do circular
0:00:11.080,0:00:15.059 brick stitch around a ring.
In past videos we've shown you how to do
0:00:15.059,0:00:18.900 circular brick stitch and circular brick stitch
around a bead and here's
0:00:18.900,0:00:21.320 another variation where you take a ring
0:00:21.320,0:00:23.619 or in this case I'm going to demonstrate
0:00:23.619,0:00:28.109 on a link in a chain which is
essentially just a bunch of
0:00:28.109,0:00:29.640 rings connected together.
0:00:29.640,0:00:32.879 How to do circular brick stitch
around that and here's a bracelet which
0:00:32.879,0:00:35.360 is almost done.
I have the last ring to do.
0:00:35.360,0:00:38.200 I'm going to do that in this
video.
0:00:38.200,0:00:41.430 One thing to note is if you're going
to be using like a chain or some
0:00:41.430,0:00:42.810 kind of that has
0:00:42.810,0:00:46.420 a texture to it where it's got a ripple
effect, you'll see that there's like a
0:00:46.420,0:00:48.860 little bit of a ruffled edge here
0:00:48.860,0:00:52.050 that means that your brick stitch when
you finish it is gonna have a bit of a
0:00:52.050,0:00:56.730 rippled effect as well whereas if you
choose a flat ring that's smooth all
0:00:56.730,0:01:00.290 the way around it's gonna go ahead and
have a much smoother appearance.
0:01:00.290,0:01:03.940 So keep that in mind when you choosing
what you're going to do.
These are quick links.
0:01:03.940,0:01:06.720 They would be great for this application
but I do want to show you how to do it on a
0:01:06.720,0:01:07.890 chain.
0:01:07.890,0:01:11.149 So what you're going to need is
some beads.
For this particular project
0:01:11.149,0:01:12.409 I have size
0:01:12.409,0:01:17.710 11/0 Tohos and than I have some
czech glass seed beads in size 8/0.
0:01:17.710,0:01:22.340 I got myself a size ten beading needle,
some wildfire thread, a
0:01:22.340,0:01:25.130 thread zapper and a pair of scissors.
0:01:25.130,0:01:26.660 So I've already cut myself
0:01:26.660,0:01:27.990 about three feet
0:01:27.990,0:01:29.740 of the wildfire thread
0:01:29.740,0:01:34.730 and to begin all you're going to need to
is go ahead and tie your thread on to
0:01:34.730,0:01:36.230 the ring itself.
0:01:36.230,0:01:41.410 Leave a tail of about
five or six inches.
0:01:41.410,0:01:43.009 The amount of thread you cut
0:01:43.009,0:01:44.890 is going to depend on how many
0:01:44.890,0:01:48.500 rounds you wanna make.
So for what I'm gonna do I only need about three feet.
0:01:48.500,0:01:49.510 If you're gonna do you
0:01:49.510,0:01:53.670 four or five rounds you're going to need more
than that or you can add in thread later.
0:01:53.670,0:01:55.680 So I'm just gonna make a simple knot
0:01:55.680,0:01:57.140 first
0:01:57.140,0:01:59.050 and then I'm going to go back
0:01:59.050,0:02:02.130 and do a surgeons knot.
Going
0:02:02.130,0:02:04.770 through twice instead of once
0:02:04.770,0:02:06.830 pull that down
0:02:06.830,0:02:08.819 and pull snug.
0:02:08.819,0:02:11.439 That's going to secure that on there.
0:02:11.439,0:02:13.780 Now I'm going to thread on my needle.
0:02:13.780,0:02:15.820 A quick tip here sometimes if your
0:02:15.820,0:02:17.579 thread is a little too
0:02:17.579,0:02:20.409 thick to go through your needle or
has difficulty doing it take your
0:02:20.409,0:02:22.229 fingernail
0:02:22.229,0:02:25.779 and run it along the wildfire or the
fire line thread
0:02:25.779,0:02:32.299 and that's going to flatten that a little
bit.
This makes it much easier to thread the needle.
0:02:32.299,0:02:35.219 There we go.
0:02:35.219,0:02:39.329 So now hold your chain if you're doing
a chain, hold the chain in your hand
0:02:39.329,0:02:40.769 along with the tail
0:02:40.769,0:02:43.049 to keep that out of the way.
0:02:43.049,0:02:47.219 Go ahead and pick up two beads to begin
with.
0:02:47.219,0:02:50.209 One.
Two.
Place that on your needle
0:02:50.209,0:02:53.159 pull it all the way down
0:02:53.159,0:02:55.919 until it's resting onto your ring.
0:02:55.919,0:03:00.180 And now we're gonna go behind the ring
and under
0:03:00.180,0:03:01.999 pull the thread through
0:03:01.999,0:03:05.129 but keep those beads on top of the ring.
0:03:05.129,0:03:06.990 And now we're gonna go back up through
0:03:06.990,0:03:10.929 the second bead strung
0:03:10.929,0:03:14.139 and pull that.
0:03:14.139,0:03:21.139 Now we're just gonna go ahead and grab
one bead
0:03:21.799,0:03:24.989 pull that down
0:03:24.989,0:03:26.069 go back
0:03:26.069,0:03:27.099 behind
0:03:27.099,0:03:30.829 and under your ring.
You're basically going through your ring.
0:03:30.829,0:03:33.629 You want to make sure that that
bead
0:03:33.629,0:03:36.719 stays on the top side
0:03:36.719,0:03:41.559 and go up through it
0:03:41.559,0:03:46.609 grab another bead
0:03:46.609,0:03:48.079 again behind
0:03:48.079,0:03:51.759 under and through the ring
0:03:51.759,0:03:53.799 keeping that bead up top
0:03:53.799,0:03:54.560 and go up
0:03:54.560,0:03:56.799 through the bead
0:03:56.799,0:03:57.899 and pull
0:03:57.899,0:04:01.269 You notice what is happening
now is you're actually creating a thread
0:04:01.269,0:04:02.599 bridge
0:04:02.599,0:04:06.349 between each of the beads and what
you're going to do is when you do your second
0:04:06.349,0:04:09.110 row you're going to be using that thread bridge
0:04:09.110,0:04:11.999 to secure your second layer.
0:04:11.999,0:04:16.009 So go ahead keep repeating the same
step grabbing a bead
0:04:16.009,0:04:19.509 securing it to the ring, making sure it
stays on top
0:04:19.509,0:04:22.379 until you've gone all the way around the
ring and then I'll show you how to jump up
0:04:22.379,0:04:25.490 to your second row.
0:04:25.490,0:04:29.680 After you've beaded all the way around
your ring and you get close to your starting point
0:04:29.680,0:04:33.539 you have to make a decision.
If you're going to have enough room to place another bead
0:04:33.539,0:04:37.159 between the last bead you strung and the
first bead you strung
0:04:37.159,0:04:39.830 or if you're going to have to try to close
that gap a little bit.
0:04:39.830,0:04:43.860 You can see here's a good example.
There's just not quite enough room for
0:04:43.860,0:04:48.819 another bead.
I'm going to put one on there.
You're going to see what happens.
0:04:48.819,0:04:54.099 If I try to put this last bead on
here
0:04:54.099,0:04:57.439 you'll see what happens.
There's not enough room.
If starts to bunch up
0:04:57.439,0:05:03.610 and just is not going to look right.
I'm going to take that off.
0:05:03.610,0:05:06.909 So what you're going to need to do is
try to close that gap as best as you
0:05:06.909,0:05:08.550 can.
You're going to do that
0:05:08.550,0:05:09.749 by going ahead
0:05:09.749,0:05:15.679 placing your needle through the top of the
first bead that you strung
0:05:15.679,0:05:18.599 and then back up and under.
You're not going
0:05:18.599,0:05:22.849 around the actual ring.
You're just going up and under the actual bead
0:05:22.849,0:05:25.240 that you strung last.
0:05:25.240,0:05:28.949 You're creating a nice loop
0:05:28.949,0:05:31.520 and pull that tight.
By pulling that tight you're actually bringing those beads a little bit more
0:05:31.520,0:05:35.060 together and that gap isn't quite as apparent.
0:05:35.060,0:05:38.610 After you've done that you're actually ready
to step up to your next level and I like
0:05:38.610,0:05:40.279 to turn
0:05:40.279,0:05:42.639 my ring around and that's because
0:05:42.639,0:05:45.050 this here is a little bit looser
0:05:45.050,0:05:45.809 Where as this
0:05:45.809,0:05:51.259 thread bridge is going to be tighter.
I go-ahead I rotate.
Turn my ring around and now
0:05:51.259,0:05:52.770 I'm gonna start
0:05:52.770,0:05:56.319 my second row.
I'm going to start it the same way I did in my first.
I'm gonna pick
0:05:56.319,0:05:57.029 up
0:05:57.029,0:05:59.229 two beads
0:05:59.229,0:06:03.960 on to my needle
0:06:03.960,0:06:06.780 pull them all the way down.
0:06:06.780,0:06:09.370 I'm going to go under the thread bridge
0:06:09.370,0:06:10.119 between
0:06:10.119,0:06:12.860 the next two bottom row beads
0:06:12.860,0:06:14.159 pull it tight
0:06:14.159,0:06:17.319 I'm going to go up and under now
0:06:17.319,0:06:18.430 the second bead
0:06:18.430,0:06:20.080 I strung.
0:06:20.080,0:06:21.819 And now I'm gonna pick up another bead
0:06:21.819,0:06:23.369 just one
0:06:23.369,0:06:27.620 got under the next thread bridge
0:06:27.620,0:06:29.569 go up and under
0:06:29.569,0:06:32.419 that same bead
0:06:32.419,0:06:33.919 and pull tight.
0:06:33.919,0:06:37.069 Now if you remember when you were doing
circular brick stitch around a bead if
0:06:37.069,0:06:38.769 you happen to watch that video
0:06:38.769,0:06:42.039 you sometimes have to make a decision
specially going from a larger bead to a
0:06:42.039,0:06:43.269 smaller bead
0:06:43.269,0:06:46.479 if you're gonna go every thread bridge
or if you going to sometimes have it
0:06:46.479,0:06:50.020 where there's two beads per thread bridge.
0:06:50.020,0:06:53.809 There's no real rule for this.
You're not going to just be doing one bead
0:06:53.809,0:06:55.080 per thread bridges.
0:06:55.080,0:06:58.440 It's going to create too large of a gap
between your beads so you're just gonna have
0:06:58.440,0:06:59.810 to make a decision.
0:06:59.810,0:07:03.240 Here was a thread bridge I just went
through for this bead here.
I'm actually
0:07:03.240,0:07:06.350 going to go through that same thread bridge
again.
0:07:06.350,0:07:08.490 So I'm going to
0:07:08.490,0:07:10.300 pickup a bead go
0:07:10.300,0:07:16.749 under that thread bridge
0:07:16.749,0:07:19.430 up through that bead again.
0:07:19.430,0:07:22.819 And now you'll see that my beads are
nice and tight together.
0:07:22.819,0:07:26.409 Now I'm gonna do another bead
0:07:26.409,0:07:27.610 pick it up
0:07:27.610,0:07:32.999 go under the thread bridge a new one
this time
0:07:32.999,0:07:37.699 and up and under through.
0:07:37.699,0:07:40.810 Now I have to make a decision do I go
back through this same thread bridge or
0:07:40.810,0:07:43.099 do I go through the next one
0:07:43.099,0:07:46.099 right here.
Go through the next one You're going to have to make a judgment
0:07:46.099,0:07:49.329 call.
0:07:49.329,0:07:50.770 So under
0:07:50.770,0:07:55.479 back up through
0:07:55.479,0:07:59.390 and do this all the way around until you've
completed you're circle again.
0:07:59.390,0:08:01.460 You can either tie off you thread
0:08:01.460,0:08:03.879 or you can jump up to a third level.
0:08:03.879,0:08:06.910 And that is how you do circular brick
stitch
0:08:06.910,0:08:09.099 around
0:08:09.099,0:08:10.240 a ring or in this case a chain.
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