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Stitch Workshop

Tso Stitch

Flower bracelet Make a pretty bracelet with a new stitch designed by Hsiao-Hsuan Tso and Anna Elizabeth Draeger

Master the basics of tso stitch as you make this charming bracelet.

© 2010 Kalmbach Publishing Co. This material may not be reproduced in any form without permission from the publisher.

materials bracelet 71⁄2 in. (19.1 cm) • 10 mm crystal or pearl accent bead • 110 seed beads 6–7 g color A (purple) 3–4 g color B (green) • clasp • nylon beading thread, size D, or Fireline 6 lb. test • beading needles, #12

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In the April 2010 issue of Bead&Button, we introduced Hsiao-Hsuan “Eddy” Tso, who combined characteristics of peyote stitch and right-angle weave into a technique she calls tso stitch. Tso stitch creates sturdy, flexible beadwork that looks similar to cubic right-angle weave but works up faster. Associate Editor Anna Elizabeth Draeger made this sweet bracelet based on Eddy’s tso stitch forms to get you acquainted with the technique’s possibilities. Refer to Stitch Workshop in the April 2010 issue (p. 18) as you work.

stepbystep Six-petal flower [1] On a comfortable length of thread or Fireline, pick up four color A 110 seed beads, leaving a 6-in. (15 cm) tail. Sew through the first A again to form a ring. [2] Pick up an A, skip an A, and sew through the next A. Repeat, and step up through the first A added in this round. [3] Working as in “Variation #1: Basic stitch,” repeat step 2 10 times to make a tube with seven beads on each of two opposing sides (these will be the front and back) and six beads on each of the other two sides. Exit at the end of a six-bead side (photo a). [4] To begin the next row, work as in

steps 2 and 3 of “Variation #1: Adding rows”: Pick up three As, and sew through the A your thread exited at the start of this step. Pick up an A, and sew through the second A just added, positioning the new bead at the end of the tube. Pick up an A, sew through the A your thread exited in the previous step, and continue through the first A added in this round (photo b). [5] To work an increase off the end of the tube, work as in “Variation #1: Basic stitch” for two rounds to add a total of four beads (photo c). Sew through the beadwork to exit the bottom of the row. [6] Continue stitching the row as in “Variation #1: Adding rows” until the new row has five beads on both the front and back sides and four beads on each of the other two sides (photo d).

[7] Exit the end bead on the new fourbead side. Work another row that is identical to the second row. Exit a bead between rows 2 and 3, and work as in “Fill-in stitch” to add three beads on each surface of the beadwork (photo e). Note: For visibility, the fill-in beads are shown in purple. Exit the second bead from the top of the new four-bead side. [8] Add a row that has seven beads on both the front and back and six beads on each side. To connect row 4 to row 1, exit the end of the inner six-bead side, and sew through the inner end bead of row 1. Sew through the bead in row 4 again (photo f), and continue through row 4 to exit the end bead of the outer six-bead row. The first petal is complete. [9] Work as in “Variation #1: Adding rows” to add a unit to each of the two bottom side beads. Continue the first row of the new petal as in “Variation #1: Basic stitch” until the front and back each have seven beads and the sides each have six beads. [10] Work as in steps 4–9 to make a total of six petals, ending and adding thread (Online Basics) as needed. When you get to the bottom of the sixth petal, sew through the two bottom outer edge beads of row 1 instead of adding new beads. [11] To add the accent bead in the Bead&Button Online Project 2

g center of the flower, exit the bottom side bead between two petals. Pick up the 10 mm bead, and sew through the bottom side bead between the opposite two petals (photo g). Retrace the thread path several times to secure the connection, and end the threads.

Band [1] On a comfortable length of thread or Fireline, pick up four color B 110 seed beads, leaving a 6-in. (15 cm) tail. Sew through the first B again to form a ring. Using Bs, work as in steps 2–4 of “Variation 2: Basic stitch” to make a strip that is 19 units long. [2] Exiting the end bead, pick up seven Bs and half of the clasp, and sew through the end bead again to make a loop. Retrace the thread path several times, and exit a side bead in the end unit. [3] Work one unit as in “Variation #2: Adding rows.” Exit the end bead, and make a second loop through the clasp as in step 2 (photo h). [4] Exit the end bead of the unit stitched in step 3, and work four units as in “Variation 2: Basic stitch.” [5] To connect the second row to the first, exit the end bead of the previous stitch as usual. Align the rows so the beads are positioned the same way in each. Skip four units on the first row, and sew through the appropriate side

h bead in the next unit. Pick up a B, and sew through the adjacent side bead in the unit and the end bead from the previous unit of the second row. Pick up a B, and sew through the B added in the previous stitch. Pick up a B, and sew through the end bead in the previous unit, a side bead, and the end bead in the unit just made. [6] Work as in step 5 to make another connected stitch. [7] Work 11 units as in “Variation 2: Basic stitch.” [8] Work the final unit as a connected unit as in step 5. Exit the end bead. [9] Repeat steps 1–8 to make a second band.

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Assembly [1] Align the end of a band between two petals of the flower. With the working thread of the band, sew through the end side bead in the outer row of the nearest petal. Sew through the end bead in the band (photo i) and the end bead in the petal several times to secure the connection. [2] Sew through the band to exit the adjacent end bead. Sew through the corresponding end side bead in the other petal (photo j). Retrace the thread path several times, and end the working thread and tail. [3] Repeat steps 1 and 2 with the other band, positioning it opposite the first. w

Eddy Tso has instructions for additional tso stitch projects available at kiki8800.etsy.com. Contact Eddy at [email protected].

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