Bracelet with zorro beads and Groovy Tiles

How do you make a bracelet with Zorro Beads and Groovy Tiles?

Have you heard of these new glass beads?

Groovy Tilesbeads are square-shaped with two parallel holes.

Zorro beads are Z-shaped with two parallel holes.

Here’s a tutorial, created by designer Verena GreeneChrist, that will guide you step by step through making a piece of fashion jewelry using Czech glass beads and seed beads. Feel free to mix and match colors to personalize this bracelet.

Happy weaving!

Before You Begin

Please note: This tutorial is written in English. The French translation will be available soon. The step-by-step photos will help you follow along with the tutorial.

For a 20 cm bracelet

GT = Groovy Tiles

ZB = Zorro beads

SA 11 = 11/0 seed beads, silver or gold

SB 11 = 11/0 seed beads that match the color of the Groovy Tiles and Zorro beads

S15 = 15/0 seed beads

S8 = 8/0 seed beads

STEP 1

Cut 2 m of Fireline. Pick up 1 SA11, 1 S8, 1 SA11, 1 GT, 1 SA11, 1 S8, and 1 SA11, and slide them to the end of the thread. Leave 10 cm of thread hanging. Pass all the beads through one more time to form a circle, ending with an S8.

STEP 2

Pick up 1 ZB (see photo) (the open end of the ZB points toward the S8 from the last round!).

Pick up 1 SA11, 1 S8, 1 SA11, and 1 ZB (see photo), (the open end of the ZB points toward the S8 that will now be picked up!).

Pick up 1 S8, 1 SA11, and 1 GT.

Place the GT on the mat and pass it as shown in the photo.

STEP 3

Pick up 1 SA11, 1 S8, and 1 SA11, and change the thread path. Pass through the open hole of the GT from the previous step.

STEP 4

Pick up 1 SA11 and pass it through the S8 and SA11 in front of the GT from the previous round. Pass it a second time through the SA11 and S8 behind the GT from the previous round. Pick up 1 ZB (the open end of the ZB points toward the S8 from step 2).

Pick up 1 SA11, 1 S8, 1 SA11, and 1 ZB (see photo) (the open end of the ZB points toward the S8 from step 1).

Pass the S8 from step 1.

STEP 5

Pick up 1 ZB (with the open end of the ZB pointing toward the S8 from step 1).

Pick up 1 SA11, 1 S8, 1 SA11, and 1 ZB (the open end of the ZB points toward the direction of the S8 that will now be picked up).

Pick up 1 S8, 1 SA11, 1 GT, 1 SA11, 1 S8, and 1 SA11. Change the thread path and pass through the open hole of the GT from this step. Pick up 1 SA11 and pass the S8 from this step once again (see photo).

STEP 6

Pass through the SA11, GT, SA11, and S8 from the last round a second time.
Pick up 1 ZB (the open end of the ZB points toward the direction of the S8 from the last round).

Pick up 1 SA11, 1 S8, 1 SA11, and 1 ZB (the open end of the ZB points toward the S8 from step 1).

Pass the S8, SA11, GT, SA11, S8, and SA11 from step 1 as shown in the photo.

STEP 7

Pick up 1 SB11, 1 GT, and 1 SB11. The SB lies across from the other two SBs.
Pass the needle up through the SA11, GT, and SA11 from step 5.

STEP 8

Pick up 1 SB11 and pass it through the open hole in the GT from
the previous step. Pick up 1 SB11 and pass it down through the SA11,
GT, and SA11 from step 1.

STEP 9

Pass through S8, SA11, GT, and SA11 from step 1. Pick up 1 SB11, 1 GT, and 1 SB11. Pass through SA11, S8, SA11, GT, SA11, S8, and SA11 from step 2.

Pick up 1 SB11 and pass it through the open hole of the GT from this step. Pick up 1 SB11 and loop it around all the beads from step 1 (see photo).

Pass forward and exit the S8 (see photo).

STEP 10

At the end of the bracelet, pass through the SA11 and S8; see photo.

Pick up 1 S15, 1 SB11, and 1 SA11, and pass them through the bottom hole of the ZB.

*Pickup 1 S15, 1 SB11, and 1 SA11, and (in the direction of the thread path) pass through the next S8. Pick up 2 SA11, change the thread path, and pass through the SB11, GT, and SB11 above. Pick up 2 SA11 and pass through the S8 again. Pick up 1 SA11, 1 SB11, and 1 S15, and pass them through the open hole of the next ZB.

Repeat from * until you reach the end of the bracelet.

Pass through the open hole of the last ZB. Pick up 1 SA11, 1 SB11, and 1 S15, and pass through the last S8 above. Pass through to the other side of the bracelet and repeat step 10. Sew up the threads and cut them off.

STEP 11

Clasp
Start with a new thread (arm’s length) and pass it through SA11, SB11, S15, S8, and SA11. Pick up 1 SA11 and 1 ZB (see direction), see photo.

STEP 12

Pick up 2 S15, 1 ZB (watch the direction!), and 1 SA11, then pass through the SA11 and S8; see photo.

STEP 13

Pick up 1 S15, 1 SB11, and 1 SA11. Pass through the open hole of the ZB. Pass the S15, SB11, SA11, and the top hole of the ZB.
Exit the first SA11 after the S8; see photo.

STEP 14

Pick up 1 SA11, 1 SB11, 4 SA11, and 1 SB11. Pass through the loop of the clasp. Pick up 1 SB11, 4 SA11, 1 SB11, and 1 SA11.
Pass through the open hole of the bottom ZB.

STEP 15

Pick up 1 SA11 and 1 SB11. Change the thread path and pass through the SA11, the top hole of the ZB, and both S15s.
Pass through the SA11 opposite the SB11 from the previous step and pull the thread tight, as shown in the photo.

STEP 16

Pick up 1 SA11 and 1 SB11. Change the thread path and pass the thread through the SA11, the top hole of the ZB, and both S15.
Pass through the opposite SA11 after the SB11 from the previous step and pull the thread tight; see photo.

STEP 17

Pick up 1 SB11. Pass through the opposite SA11 before the SB11, then pull the thread. Pass back through the SB11 you just picked up. Loop through the two S15s and the same SB11.

Pass through the SA11 on the opposite side again, then pull the thread.

Thread the beads from step 15. Weave in the ends and cut the thread. On the opposite side of the bracelet, repeat starting from step 11.

Note: The product list below corresponds to a silver and black version (not the colors shown in the step-by-step photos of this tutorial).

Check out all the colors ofGroovy Tiles and Zorro Beads to choose your favorite colors.