Careful threading of the beads makes this colourful and versatile bracelet work.
– 8 warp Round Braid
– Braid without beads for 2-3cm
– On the cords on either side of the north dot thread on an alternating pattern of orange-blue-orange-blue etc
– On the cords on either side of the south dot thread on an alternating pattern of blue-orange-blue-orange etc
– On the cords on either side of the west dot thread on an alternating pattern of red-green-red-green etc
– On the cords on either side of the east dot thread on an alternating pattern of green-red-green-red etc
– Braid in the beads, making sure the cords are in the starting positions.
(Ignore the last bead on each cord in the photo. This is just a spare bead to keep the other beads in place)
This method can also work well with different sizes of bead. Here I have used size 6 and size 8 metal seed beads.
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