We’re showing you how easy bead-stitching can be with these Spike Drop Earrings. It uses two-hole Swarovski® spike crystal beads, Cymbal components, seed beads and TierraCast® Hammertone Dagger Bead.
What you’ll need for earrings:
- 2-Hole Swarovski Spike Beads – item used in example SW01709 (6)
Instead of the hexagon shape, you can use the round and square 2-hole crystal bead. - 8/0 Galvanized Gold Miyuki Seed Bead – SB00107
- Cymbal Kolympos SuperDuo – Z004589
- Gold Hammertone Dagger Bead by TierraCast – TC02816 (2)
- Gold Earwire – TCZ0139
- Crystal Fireline Thread – A006585
- Beading Needle – A015211
OR - These are the silver findings if you prefer: SB00106, Z004583, TC02815 (2) & TCZ0077.
Directions: (Similar to Honeycomb Tassel Drop Earrings Tutorial)
- With 2 feet of thread, pick up a seed bead, cymbal, seed bead, 1st spike bead, seed bead, 2nd spike bead, seed bead, 3rd spike bead, seed bead, dagger bead, seed bead. (Make sure to be sewing through the correct hole of spike beads)
- Sew up through the second hole of the 3rd spike bead, pick up a seed bead, through the second hole of the 2nd spike bead, pick up a seed bead and through the second hole of the 1st spike bead.
- Tie both ends together to bring your looped pattern together. (You can see something similar to the Honeycomb Tassel Drop PDF tutorial, as you’re substituting a few beads in the pattern.)
- Sew through a few beads before cutting thread ends off.
- Open earwire loop and slide on cymbal component. Close loop.
- Repeat all steps for other earring.