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Jewelry Around the World Day 5: Egyptian Jewel Friendship Bracelet Pattern

August 21, 2015 by Mortira vanPelt 4 Comments

Jewelry Around the WorldWelcome! It’s Day 5 of our Jewelry Around the World Promotion, and we’re so excited to share all of these DIY jewelry projects with you. Not only is this free bracelet pattern so easy, but also so colorful! We can’t wait to make one (or two!) for ourselves.

This petite beaded DIY bracelet features a classic Egyptian pattern found on ancient vessels and jewelry boxes, as well as modern artwork inspired by Ancient Egypt. The square stitch pattern is easy to stitch up and it finishes with a cute button clasp. Read on to find out how to make a friendship bracelet with helpful friendship bracelet instructions.

Egyptian Jewel Friendship Bracelet Pattern

 

Materials:

  • 6 yards of Fireline or other beading thread
  • 1 vintage 10mm glass button
  • 3 grams each Japanese seed beads in black, red, green, and blue

 

Egyptian Jewel Friendship Bracelet Pattern

  1. Attach a stop bead to about 2 yards of beading thread, leaving an 8 inch tail. Pick up 5 black seed beads and slide them down.
  2. Pick up 1 black seed bead, and stitch down through the 5th bead added in the previous step. Pull snug, and stitch up through the new bead just added.
  3. Pick up 1 green seed bead, and stitch down through the 4th bead of the previous row. Pull snug and stitch up through the new green bead.

 

DIY Bracelet 1         DIY Bracelet 2

  1. Add 2 more green seed beads this way, and a final black seed bead to complete the row.
  2. Turn the beadwork so that the working thread is pointing towards you. Add 1 black bead, 3 green, and 1 black with square stitch. In the next row, add 5 black seed beads.
  3. Continue weaving in square stitch to complete the pattern shown below, adding windows of 3 blue rows between rows of red and green. Add new thread as needed. When your beadwork has reached the desired length, finish with a row of all black.

DIY Bracelet 3       DIY Bracelet 4

 

  1. Weave around the final row to exit from the 4th bead. Pick up 5 black seed beads, plus enough to create a loop around your button. Stitch back through the 4th and 5th beads added at the start.
  2. Pick up 3 black seed beads, and stitch through the 2nd bead in the final row of the bracelet. Pull snug to form the clasp loop, and test the fit on the button. Weave through the loop once more to strengthen, then weave in the remaining thread.

DIY Bracelet 5       DIY Bracelet 6

9. Remove the stop bead from the start of the beadwork, and weave back to the 4th row, exiting from the 4th bead. Pick up 2 black seed beads, the button, and 2 more black seed beads. Pass through the 2nd bead in the same bracelet row and pull snug. Weave through the button section a few more times for strength, then weave in all remaining thread and trim.

DIY Bracelet 7

What’s your favorite activity to do with your best friend?

Jewelry Around the WorldPlus, don’t forget to share your jewelry making skills with #jewelryaroundtheworld!

Keep up with Jewelry Around the World and see our other jewelry tutorials here!

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Mortira vanPelt
Blogger at Inspirational Beading
Mortira is the author of Ancient Worlds Modern Beads. Her beadwork designs focus on themes from Egypt and the Mediterranean, with a metal-free twist. She shares tips, ideas, and tutorials for beadweavers weekly on her blog, Inspirational Beading.
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Comments

  1. Shirley E. says

    August 21, 2015 at 10:35 pm

    My favorite activity would probably classify as shopping. We like garage sales, re-sale shops and grocery stores! And I knit in the car on the way.

    Reply
  2. LILLIAN says

    September 6, 2016 at 11:01 am

    I hope you can clarify something. On this pattern you say attach a stop bead to about 2 yards of beading thread; this bracelet will use 72″ of thread? On a lot of patterns it calls for anywhere from 2 yards to 7 yards and the project cannot possibly use all of that thread. Can you explain how this works exactly?

    Reply
  3. cryssT says

    September 9, 2016 at 6:10 pm

    Love the colors on this bracelet. Thanks for the pattern.

    Reply
  4. Becca says

    October 13, 2020 at 8:28 am

    What size wrist does this bracelet fit?
    I want to make it for my granddaughter but she has a small wrist.

    Thank you

    Reply

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