THE KARO ROPE Featuring the Karo Bead Create Your Own Written and designed by Debra Schwartz for John Bead Corp. blog.johnbead.com
John Bead Product Numbers to Make the Karo Beaded Rope: Rope A: 68000202-03 Czech Seed Bead KARO 5x5mm 100g Opaque Violet Chalk Metallic Dyed 695SB15O-1051V Miyuki Seed Bead 15/0 22g Silver Galvanized 27888170-110 Czech Superduo 2-Hole 2.5x5mm Vitral Crystal 100g Rope B: 68000202-06 Czech Seed Bead KARO 5x5mm 100g Opaque Blue Chalk Metallic Dyed 695SB15O-1051V Miyuki Seed Bead 15/0 22g Silver Galvanized 27888170-110 Czech Superduo 2-Hole 2.5x5mm Vitral Crystal 100g 74422020-02 Miyuki Nylon Beading Thread B Silver (50m) UOM:1Spool 74301016 Beading Gold Eye 7 pcs Size 11 PCS/Unit: 7 74509850 Beading mat 74509607 Scissors/Snips 74509836 Thread burner Wildfire Battery Operated Heat Cord Cutter (optional) Clasp 96003128 SS.925 BALI CLASP SPIRAL 70mm 1SET/10g
Step by Step Instructions for the Karo Beaded Rope Design and Pattern Techniques: basic bead weaving knowledge, right angle weave, netting stitch You will need: K (100g) Czech Karo beads Sd (10g) Czech Superduo beads S15 (4-5grams) 15/0 Miyuki seed beads silver galvanized Beading Thread Miyuki B - silver Beading needles size 11 Beading mat Scissors or thread burner Finished Size: Sample rope A is approx 18 inches Remember - allow for the size of the clasp. Tips: Thread tension: be careful not to pull the beading thread to tight. The rope will loose flexibility if the thread tension is too tight. Cull the beads for uniformity and consistency. Switch to a smaller beading needle when necessary, to avoid breaking beads. I recommend using a new thread to attach the clasp. I recommend double stitching each row. Sample Colorways for the Karo Beaded Rope: Rope A: Rope B: K Opaque Violet Chalk Metallic Dyed Sd Vitral Crystal S15 Silver Galvanized K Opaque Blue Chalk Metallic Dyed Sd Vitral Crystal S15 Silver Galvanized
Before you begin beading, check Karo Beaded Rope 2. both holes in the two hole beads to make sure they are open. 1. Begin by threading a size 11 beading needle with approx. 4 to 5 feet of prepared beading thread. 2. Pick up 1 S15 + 1 K x 4. Leave an 4-6 inch tail thread.[photo 2] 2 3. Sew through these 8 beads again to make a circle [photo 3a, 3b] and sew through 2 more beads to overlap the thread; 1 S15 + 1 K. Thread exits a K bead. [photo 3c] 3a 3b tail thread 3c tail thread tail thread 4. Sew through the unused hole in the K bead you just exited. [photo 4a, 4b] 4a 4b
3. 5. * Pick up 1 S15 + 1 Sd + 1 S15. [photo 5a] Sew through the unused hole in the next K in the round [photo 5b]. * Repeat from * to * 3 times, adding S15 and Sd beads between the K beads. [photo 5c, 5d, 5e]. Sew through the first S15 + Sd added. [photo 5f] 5a 5b 5c 5d 5e 5f 6. Sew through the top hole of the Sd just exited in the same direction as the thread exiting in the bottom hole. This causes the thread to cross over the surface of the Sd. By doing this the thread is wrapped over the Sd facing the inside of the beaded tube. [photo 6a, 6b] 6a 6b
4. 7. * Pick up 1 S15 + 1 K + 1 S15. Sew through the unused hole in next Sd in the round [photo 7a]. * Repeat from * to * 3 times, adding S15 and K bead between the Sd beads. Sew through the first K added. [photo 7b, 7c, 7d, 7e ] 7a 7b 7c 7d 7e 8. Repeat Steps 4 to 7 until the beaded rope is the length you want. Since I started the rope with K beads, I also make the last row with K beads. 9. The thread exits a K bead in the last row of the rope. Sew through the top, unused hole of the K just exited. [photo 9a & 9b] 9a 9b
5. 10. * Pick up 1 S15. Sew through the top, unused hole in the next K in the round [photo a]. * Repeat from * to * 3 times to add 1 S15 between each K bead. [photo 10b, 10c, 10d] Sew through all these beads again. 10a 10b 10c 10d 11. Weave the tail and working threads into the bead work. Trim any excess thread. 12. Adding the Clasp: I recommend adding a new piece of thread to attach the clasp. Securely weave a 12 to 16 inch piece of thread into the bead work. Thread exits an S15 bead in the last row of the rope [photo 12]. 12
6. 13. Pick up 6 S15 + one part of clasp. Sew through the S15 diagonally opposite the one the thread is exiting. [photo 13] 13 14. Sew through the 6 S15 + the clasp loop added in last step [photo 14a] + the S15 diagonally opposite, that you started with [photo 14b]. 14a 14b 15. Sew through the 6 S15 + the clasp loop + S15 diagonally opposite [photo 15a, 15b] and back up through the 6 S15 + the clasp loop + the S15 you started with [photo 15c]. The extra thread reinforces the clasp attachment. Thread exits the S15 you started with in Step 12 [photo 15c]. 15a 15b 15c 16. Weave the working and tail threads into the bead work. Trim any excess thread. 17. Repeat steps 12 to 16 on the other end of the Karo Beaded Rope.
7. The Karo Beaded Bead: The Karo Beaded Bead can be as small as the beaded bead pictured at the right or as long as 1 3 inches. It is made following the instructions for the Karo Beaded Rope and adding size 15 seed beads on either side of the Superduo beads. Instructions below. 1. Follow Steps 4 to 7 to make a small one Sd Karo beaded bead. Thread exits an S15 on the last row [photo 1]. 1 2. Sew through the K bead next in the round [photo 2a]. Sew through the other hole in the same K bead, below the one you just exited + 1 S15 [photo 2b]. 2a 2b 3. Sew through the next Sd + 1 S15, in line with the S15 just exited. Pick up 1 S15. Sew through the S15 above, on the same side + the other hole of the same Sd + 1 S15 on the other side of the Sd. [photo 3a, 3b] 3a 3b S15 added to frame Sd
8. 4. Pick up 1 S15. Sew through the S15 below the one just exited + the lower hole of the Sd beside it + the S15 on the other side of this Sd. [photo 4a, 4b] 4a 4b S15 added to frame Sd 5. Sew through the next K, beside the S15 just exited + 1 S15 + 1 Sd + 1 S15. [photo 5] 5 6. Repeat Steps 3 to 5 to frame each of the Sd beads with S15 beads. 7. Weave the working and tail threads into the bead work. Trim any excess thread.