Crystals in a Ring - Sue Hanson © 2005
Val’s Sun catcher #20 Floradeveloped from "This Morning" motif
Crystal in a ring#20 Manuela
Flora or Manuela #20 cotton thread18 x 4mm Swarovski® 5301 crystals (measured by depth of hole) Bangle 2.5/8"Brass curtain ring 3/4"Ear loop or safety pin to gauge central picotsPicot gauge 9 mm for crystals over picots & 5/32" for decorative picots on chainsLoad one bead onto thread & wind shuttle leaving a tail of about 2.1/2 yardsHold this bead back on the shuttle until centre in complete
Centre Work round the curtain ring in a clockwise direction, wrapping ds using the split chain method á la Dora Young
Ch: <9 ---> 5 times, 9 Mock picot
Carefully thread the tail though the bead from the shuttle
Wrap the thread onto a card or shuttle to save tangles
A picot gauge is no use here, so place bead on thread & hold temporarily with a long earring loop. Tension.Complete the next few ds & remove both bead & wire ready for next measured picot. This allows that little bit extra needed to get the hook in for the future join. Tension tightly all round, especially the first ds after measured picot
Once the centre is wrapped the starting tail needs to be threaded through the bead from the shuttle. Now there are the two threads needed for the split ring
Outside Round lay magic threads in 1st & last Ch to hide endsSR: 5 -- 5 // 5 - 5 clr RW Ch: 5 - 3 - 3 - 5 RW lay in magic thread at start* SmR: 5 +B (last p SR) 5 - 5 clr RW Ch: 5 - 3 - 3 - 5 RW LR: 5 +B (last p last R) 5 - 5 - 5 clr RW Ch: 5 - 3 - 3 - 5 RW Repeat for * 5 timesSmR: 5 +B (last p last R) 5 +B (1st p SR) 5 clr RW Ch: 5 - 3 - 3 - 5 lay in magic thread at end Cut tie & hide ends with magic threads
Finish using a fine thread to sew motif inside bangle. I do three wraps of the bangle then twice through centre picot of the chain, repeating all round. Ending so that the hanger is half way between chains & above a ring for balance
Note check centre R isn’t twisted before joining 1st LR
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