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Daisy Chain

The daisy chain is a simple, yet very pretty one. There are a lot of different variations to this stitch too. It can be used in projects like; necklaces, bracelets, rings, anklets, eye glass chains and I use this stitch for amulet straps in my bead weaving. The daisy chain is used a lot in the spring time.

The variation with a larger bead used for the center is a popular one. There are so many cute projects you can make with this stitch.

Daisy chain jewelry is easy to put together and makes for a perfect gift, that's easy to do.

The first thing you want to do is gather up the materials you will need.
They are:

* Your Beads; Choose beads that will compliment each other. Like maybe, purple and blue with yellow for the center beads. Size 10 or 11 and an 8 for the center bead would look nice.
*Nylon Thread
* Beading needle

Step 1

The first thing you will do is cut a piece of thread that is comfortable to work with. Add a stop bead to the end of your thread, leaving a 6 inch tail.
*We will use be using 3 different color beads so, we will have 2 colors as the main flower colors. We will call the purple color A and the Blue color Ab. Then your third color for the center of the flowers (yellow), we will call B.

Step 2

Now you're going to pick up eight A beads (purple) and then pass back through all eight of the beads again, forming a loop. Pass through the first bead again.

Step 3

Pick up 1 B bead (yellow), then pass needle through your first and second bead on the loop. You should have your B bead in between your 2 A beads.

Step 4

Pick up 3 A beads and pass your needle through the first A bead next to the B bead. You should now have a complete flower with the (yellow) B bead in the middle.

Step 5

To start your next flower, thread 2 Ab beads, thread them into the last two beads of the previous and thread them through, thus creating another daisy.

Step 6

Repeat previous steps until you reach desired length.

Alright, I hope I explained this right.


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