Bracelet with zorro beads and Groovy Tiles

How to make a bracelet with zorro beads and Groovy Tiles?

Do you know these new glass beads?

Groovy Tiles have a square shape with twoparallel holes .

Zorros pearls are Z-shaped with 2 parallel holes.

Here is a tutorial, designed by the designer Verena GreeneChrist , that will guide you step by step in developing a fancy jewel with Czech glass beads and seed beads. To you to vary the colors, to personalize this bracelet.

Good weaving!

Before you start

Note, this tutorial is written in English. The French translation will arrive soon. The photos of steps will allow you to make the tutorial.

For a bracelet of 20 cm

GT = Groovy Tiles

ZB = Zorro beads

SA 11 = 11/0 silver or gold seed beads

SB 11 = 11/0 seed beads to adapt to the groove of groovy tiles and zorro beads

S15 = Seed beads 15/0

S8 = seed beads 8/0

STEP 1

Cut 2 m Fireline. Pick up 1 SA11, 1 S8, 1 SA11, 1 GT, 1 SA11, 1S8 and 1 SA11 and push them to the end of the thread. Leave 10 cm of thread hanging. Pass all beads one more time forming a circle and exit at S8.

STEP 2

Pick up 1 ZB (see photo) (open end of ZB points to S8 direction of last round!).

Pick up 1 SA11, 1 S8, 1 SA11 and 1 ZB (see photo), (open end of ZB points into S8 which will be picked up!).

Pick up 1 S8, 1 SA11 and 1 GT.

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

STEP 3

Pick up 1 SA11, 1 S8 and 1 SA11 and change thread path. Pass through the free hole of the GT of last step.

STEP 4

Pick up 1 SA11 and pass through the S8 and SA11 before the GT of last round. Pass at 2nd time through the SA11 and S8 behind the GT of last round. Pick up 1 ZB o (pen end of ZB points into direction of S8 of step 2).

Pick up 1 SA11, 1 S8, 1 SA11 and 1 ZB (see photo) (open end of ZB points into direction of S8 of step 1).

Pass the S8 of step 1.

STEP 5

Pick up 1 ZB (open end of ZB points to direction of S8 of step 1).

Pick up 1 SA11, 1 S8, 1 SA11 and 1 ZB (Open end of ZB points towards S8 direction which will be picked up).

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

STEP 6

Pass the SA11, GT, SA11 and S8 from last round to 2nd time.
Pick up ZB (Open end of the ZB points toward the direction of S8 of last round).

Pick up 1 SA11, 1 S8, 1 SA11 and 1 ZB (Open end of ZB points toward the direction of the S8 of step 1)

Pass S8, SA11, GT, SA11, S8 and SA11 of step 1 as shown on the photo.

STEP 7

Pick up 1 SB11, 1 GT and 1 SB11. The SB lies transverse to the other two SB.
Pass up through the SA11, GT and SA11 of step 5.

STEP 8

Pick up 1 SB11 and pass through the free hole of the GT of
last step. Pick up 1 SB11 and pass down through the SA11,
GT and SA11 of step 1.

STEP 9

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

Pick up 1 SB11 and pass the free hole of the GT of this step. Pick up 1 SB11 and circle all the beads of step 1 (see photo).

Pass forward and exit the S8 (see photo).

STEP 10

At the end of the wrist band SA11 and S8, see photo.

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

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

Repeat from * until the end of the bracelet is reached.

Pass through the free hole of the last ZB. Pick up 1 SA11, 1 SB11 and 1 S15 and pass through the last S8 above. Step through the threads and cut off.

STEP 11

Clasp
Start with a new thread (arm's length) and pass 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 direchtion!) And 1 SA11 and pass through the SA11 and S8, see photo.

STEP 13

Pick up 1 S15, 1 SB11 and 1 SA11. Pass through the free hole of the ZB. Pass the S15, SB11, SA11 and the top hole of the ZB.
Exit the 1st 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 free hole of the bottom ZB.

STEP 15

Pick up 1 SA11 and 1 SB11. Change thread path and pass through the SA11, the top hole of the ZB and both S15.
Pass through the opposite SA11 after the SB11

STEP 16

Pick up 1 SA11 and 1 SB11. Change thread path and pass through the SA11, the top hole of the ZB and both S15.
Pass through the opposite SA11 after the SB11

STEP 17

Pick up 1 SB11. Pass through the opposite SA11 before the SB11, pull thread. Pass back again through the SB11 you just picked up. Circle through the two S15 and the same SB11.

Again pass the SA11 on the opposite side, pull thread.

Pass the beads of step 15. Sew up thread and cut off. On the opposite side of the bracelet repeat from step 11.

Warning: The list of products below corresponds to a silver version and black (and not the colors shown in the photos of steps of this tutorial).

Find all the colors of Groovy Tiles and Zorro Beads to make your choice of colors.