LIZBETH BAND
- 11/0 seed beads Miyuki "Dark Bronze" (457)
- 8/0 seed beads Miyuki "Dark Bronze" (457)
- SuperDuo beads "Metallic Suede Teal"
- 3mm druks "Jet"
I've been promising to publish this pattern almost since the beginning of this blog and since then it has been requested more than any other bracelet design I have blogged about. I began my blog in January of 2014 shortly after Teejay sent me lots of wonderful beaded bracelets for Christmas in 2013. Not long before that, Deborah Roberti had released her "Bobble Bangles" pattern and Teejay wondered if there was a way to make Deb's design work with SuperDuo beads. With several tweaks to Deb's pattern, she found a way and "Duo Bobble Band" was born. We have changed the name to "Lizbeth Band" so that it won't be so similar to the name of Deb's pattern.
In time there will actually be three patterns in the "Lizbeth" family of bracelets, all based on bracelets that Teejay sent me that Christmas. The next one will be called "Liz Band" because it's a simplified version of "Lizbeth". The third one doesn't feature SuperDuos but it's also an adaptation of Deb's pattern and will be called "Lizzie Bracelet".
"Lizbeth Band" is fairly easy to make. The bracelet is comfortable to wear and is a nice medium width; not too thin and not super wide. Depending on the beads that you use, Lizbeth can be very casual or quite dressy. The pattern works best with druks or pearls but small rondelle crystals also work nicely as long as they aren't wider than 3mm. I've tried using 3mm fire polished beads but they are actually a little longer than 3mm and cause the beadwork to warp so I haven't listed them as an option. However, fire polished beads will work perfectly with "Liz Band" and the "Lizzie Bracelet".
As I mention in the pattern PDF, it works best with Miyuki seed beads because of their small, consistent shape. You can use Toho seed beads but you may have to coax them into forming neat arches around the SuperDuo beads. Just make sure that the beads have sort of "locked" in place before moving on to the next step. I used Toho beads to make the black and gold bracelet below. The benefit of using the larger Toho seed beads was that I was able to use the smooth type of SuperDuos. They won't work well with the tiny Miyuki seed beads because there isn't enough space for the fatter SuperDuos in the smaller motifs.
For today's post, I'm featuring several bracelets that I have blogged about previously as "Duo Bobble Band". They're ones that I made for myself and still have on hand which allowed me to take updated photos of all of them. Also, since the name of the pattern has changed, I will update all of my old posts with the new name and will also add a link to download the free pattern. I have made several new colorways which I will blog about over the next week or two. The link to download the pattern is down below the bracelet photos.
- 11/0 seed beads Miyuki "Metallic Chocolate" (461)
- 8/0 seed beads Miyuki "Metallic Chocolate" (461)
- SuperDuo beads "Matte Ultra Green Luster"
- 3mm druks "Matte Siam ruby Bronze Picasso"
- 11/0 seed beads Toho "Gilded Marble Black" (1706)
- 8/0 seed beads Toho "Gilded Marble Black" (1706)
- Smooth SuperDuo beads "Matte Golden Olive"
- 3mm druks "Jet Matte"
- 11/0 seed beads Miyuki "Duracoat Pewter" (4222)
- 8/0 seed beads Miyuki "Duracoat Pewter" (4222)
- SuperDuo beads "Pastel Light Brown/Coco"
- 3x4mm rondelles "Blue-Green AB" (Chinese)
- 11/0 seed beads Toho "Nickel Plated" (711)
- 8/0 seed beads Toho "Nickel Plated" (711)
- SuperDuo beads "Jet Hematite"
- 3mm pearls "Silver - #HX10/28" (Beads One)
Click HERE to download the free pattern.
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Thank you so much for the pattern!
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DeleteThis bracelet is very beuatiful!
ReplyDeleteOMGosh, Linda. I'm so glad I stumbled across your site. As a recent subscriber, I'm amazed that you offer your patterns for free. I do intend to send compensation your way from time to time. I just can't right now. I've spent a huge chunk on beading supplies this month, well over budget.
ReplyDeleteLOVE this bracelet and each of your examples of color combos are beautiful! Anxious to give it a whirl. Hopefully I have 3mm round or rondelles to coord. with my Superduos on hand.
Thanks so much for sharing, Michelle
Thank you! I have so much been waiting for this pattern.
ReplyDeleteThank you so much! I love this pattern!
ReplyDeleteI downloaded (for a donation) this pattern and made it over the last couple of days. It came out beautiful. Excellent instructions!
ReplyDeleteThanks for your nice comments. I'm glad that it worked well for you.
DeleteI made a second bracelet in a different color. Very pretty. I'm not a big fan of superduo beads because of the color selection. I made up 3 samples and find it's hard (for me) to predict what will be pretty based only on the SD color. The samples helped.
ReplyDeletethank you! i love how clear the directions are.
ReplyDeleteI'm glad to hear that. That's one reason why I waited so long to publish this pattern. I wanted to get it right. I don't think I would have been happy with the results if I'd made the pattern before I got more experience making patterns.
DeleteI cant ever seem to get a download for any of these patterns. Does it not work with android phones?
ReplyDeleteI don't know about cell phones, since I don't have one, but I am able to download the file from my Android tablet with no trouble. I hold my stylus on the link until a dialog box pops up. Then I choose "Download link". It saves it in "My Files" on the tablet.
DeleteMulțumesc Linda ! Sânt încântată de model ! E SUPERB !
ReplyDeleteKöszönöm. Remélem, élvezni fogja a karkötőt.
DeleteI love your pattern however when I downloaded the file I can't open it. It tells me the file is an invalid format. Can you help please.
ReplyDeleteI just downloaded and opened the file without a problem. It's a PDF file. Is your computer able to read PDF files?
DeleteI can't open the file. Said it's an invalid format. Can you help?
ReplyDeleteIt's a PDF file which is a valid format.
DeleteIt tells me I don't have access to this page when I try to download the pattern.
ReplyDeleteI just checked the link and it is working. All I can suggest is that you try again.
DeleteThe link is working fine for me - possibly time to clear out your cache and/or cookies? Failing that, check that you don't have any 'junk' after the .html at the end of the link, if you've followed a link from elsewhere it can leave a whole chain of extraneous markers there that sometimes interfere with functions on the page like download links.
DeleteI finally got around to trying this out last night and today and am already planning the colour way for my second version. Love the pattern and the fact that it's such an intuitive repeat, means I can watch tv in the background while still making something beautiful :) I'm also planning to have a shot at using a couple of pattern repeats and a dangle to make a pair of earrings to match.
ReplyDeleteThank you. I have never been able to do beading while watching TV for some reason. Lucky you.
DeleteNichts im Leben darf als selbstverständlich angesehen werden, da sonst die Wertschätzung verloren geht.
ReplyDeleteDeshalb herzlichen Dank, für das frei zugängliche Muster.
Grüße aus good old Germany
IS there a pattern for the earrings? Thanks.
ReplyDeleteHi Bobbie. Which earrings are you asking about? There are no earrings in this post.
DeleteAnother pattern I cannot download, I wish it was possible
ReplyDeleteThe link works. I just tested it. Send me an email using the contact form on the right side of my blog. Mention "Lizbeth Band" in your email.
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