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CrankyBird [2017-04-25 05:53:33 +0000 UTC]

The posted diagram above originally came from the article, Ecuadorian Saraguro Lace Weaves, in the book, Seed Bead Savvy.
More information follows below.
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Book Title _ Seed Bead Savvy
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Necklace Title = Ecuadorian Saraguro Lace Weaves
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Pages 90-94
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Authors and Artists = Kelly Lightner and Alice Korach
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I'd post the article but this site won't let me.

You can find the cheapest copy here >>>

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CrankyBird [2017-04-25 05:33:16 +0000 UTC]

In the hopes of making sure no one bead weaves a fragile piece of beaded artwork I am posting this information.
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At the end of Step 4 you state, "I'm talking about the first loop on the left.."
I think you intended to state, "I'm talking about the first loop on the RIGHT Side."

Why?
If you are beading and looping on the left side of the beads on the big loop, you must be doing so from the first loop which is clearly on the right side of the top diagram.
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In Step 8 you state, "...Go back through those four beads, through a bead on the base loop, and up through the three beads alongside the new big loop..."

I think it would be a lot simpler to follow the pattern IF it reads as follows below.

"Step 8 _ Do NOT add any more beads.
You need to get in position to start the next set of loops.
To do that you need to Pass Back Though the next four beads.
(* PBT means stitching in the opposite direction that you stitched through those beads the last time. *)

IF you passed through the correct four beads you should be next to the original big loop.
Pass Back Through TWO beads on the original big loop.

OK, you're almost there.
Pass DOWN Through the top three beads on the loop that starts between the fifth bead and the sixth bead on the original ring.
(* The sixth bead is the bead your needle just exited from, and the fifth bead is the bead the point of your needle is facing. *)

Once you have Passed Through these three beads your needle should be in the SAME position, relative to the NEW Big Loop, as it was at the start of STEP 4.
(* PT means going in the same direction as the last time you stitched through the beads. *)

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Repeat Steps 4 through 8, until you reach the desired length.

*** By following this alternate thread path you will start every row in the same position and follow the same thread route, making it easier to follow the pattern. ***

PBT and PT are commonly used beading terms.

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I have been beading for over 52 years.
I have helped many, many people learn to bead.

So, I would like to add this advice.

NEVER loop around the beading thread IF it is possible to avoid doing so!!!
Every time you loop around it you weaken it.
Over time the thread will cut itself into pieces.

So, if you want to keep your beading in one piece do not do this pattern this way.
Below is the better way.
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MY Suggested Thread Path for This Pattern.
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MY Step 1) 
Pass Through the first FOUR beads in the big loop.
Add 7 beads.
Pass Through the fourth bead on the big loop again (first loop made).

MY Step 2) 
Continue to Pass Through the fifth bead, on the big loop.
Add 4 beads.
Pass Back Through the FIRST three beads of the four beads added in Step 1, going upward toward the big loop.
Pass Through the fifth bead on the big loop again (second loop made).

MY Step 3) 
Continue to Pass Through the sixth bead, on the big loop.
Add 8 beads.
Pass Back Through the FIRST three beads of the four beads added in Step 2, going upward toward the big loop.
Pass Through the sixth bead on the big loop again (third loop made. This is the NEW Big Loop).

MY Step 4) 
Continue to Pass Through the seventh bead on the big loop.
Add 4 beads.
Pass Back Through the FIRST three beads of the eight beads added in Step 3, going upward toward the big loop.
Pass Through the seventh bead on the big loop again (fourth loop made.)

MY Step 5) 
Continue to Pass Through the eighth bead on the big loop.
Add 4 beads.
Pass Back Through the FIRST three beads of the four beads added in Step 4, going upward toward the big loop.
Pass Through the eighth bead on the big loop again (fifth loop made.)

MY Step 6) 
Continue to Pass Through the beads on the big loop until you have Passed Through the fifth bead on the original big loop, again.
Going DOWN, Pass Back Through the first four beads of the NEW big loop.

*** Congratulations!!! ***

You can now REPEAT, MY Step 1 => through => MY Step 6,
until your beading is the length you desire or you run out of beads.
Hey, it can happen.

Again, if you LOOP your beading thread OVER itself it WILL break.
Why ruin your work doing that.
Loop THROUGH beads NOT around your thread.
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F.Y.I.
Saraguro beadwork was created from LACE Making.
When making bobbin lace you TWIST pairs of bobbins around each other.
This makes the lace pattern.

Now, if you remember that beads weigh a lot more than lace does, you will realize that the weight  of the beads accelerates the thread failing if you loop it over itself.

Whatever you decide, have fun and enjoy yourself.

Happy Beading !!!

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kanitellu [2011-05-03 20:02:45 +0000 UTC]

i've been looking for this pattern forever!!!! Thanks sooo much!

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PurlyZig [2010-06-07 18:27:11 +0000 UTC]

looks like it's only one of many saraguro patterns, but it is lovely!

adding a finished photo or link to the finished bracelet in your gallery would be beneficial....

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suppai-chan [2009-10-02 19:44:55 +0000 UTC]

It's simple and it looks like something that I could do on train trip. LOVE IT! And if you use some big beads maybe it would make a nice belt.. I just have try this one!

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greggylover [2008-12-21 03:17:00 +0000 UTC]

thats soo cool I should try it

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