Seed Bead Bracelets

Colorful beaded bracelets have signaled summer for as long as the coolest counselors at camp have been stacking them up their wrists.

Our chic, grown-up versions are just as fun, but with one extra benefit—you don't have to sleep, shower, or swim in them, thanks to a crimp bead that makes sliding them on and off a cinch. Our secret to stringing these beauties without a headache or hand cramp? A flexible wire needle that slips right through the tiny beads.

For more ideas, scroll through our entire collection of Handmade Bracelets.

What You'll Need

Materials

Embroidery floss (Pictured: DMC embroidery floss)
Twisted beading needle, size #10
Clear tape
Seed beads (Pictured: Miyuki seed beads, #11)
Crimp beads (Pictured: Crimp beads, 1 mm)
Glass beads (Pictured: Blue-striped Ghana glass beads)

Instructions

Trim floss to loosely fit your wrist. Thread through needle, leaving a loose tail several inches long; tape other end to a flat surface.
Slide seed beads onto needle; push down along floss to create your pattern.
Add crimp bead. Remove needle and tape, and thread needle onto other end of floss; pull it through crimp bead. (At this point, the beads should form a loop, and the loose ends of floss should stick out from the crimp bead.)
Trim floss and knot ends. To adjust bracelet, pull crimp bead up and down.

Seed Bead Bracelets

What You'll Need

Materials

Instructions

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