Miyuki Tilas are those little square, flat beads sporting two holes each. (Not to be confused with the newly-emerging Preciosa Twin beads, which also boast two holes).
This past week I published three new designs that use them, one fringey necklace and two bracelets. Each adapts a

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Miyuki Tilas are those little square, flat beads sporting two holes each. (Not to be confused with the newly-emerging Preciosa Twin beads, which also boast two holes).

This past week I published three new designs that use them, one fringey necklace and two bracelets. Each adapts a typical off-loom beading stitch for use with two-hole beads.

The necklace uses basic vertical netting from a base row:



The first bracelet is a simple pattern perfect for beginners. It features single-needle ladder stitch:



The second bracelet also uses ladder stitch, but is a little more complex. For best results, you’ll need to tie one or two half-hitch knots along the way to help maintain your thread tension:



For pattern update Tweets, be sure to follow @AboutBeadwork on Twitter!


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Dated: 8th January 2012
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