Tila Fanfare Earrings

1. Cut a four foot length of Miyuki nylon beading thread. String through one side of a Miyuki Tila bead (TL). Moving from back to front bring the needle and thread through the center of the 33mm hammered circle.

2. String back through the same hole in the TL, this time passing in front of the hammered circle. The TL should now be sitting against the circle's edge.

3. String one Miyuki size 11/0 seed bead, one Miyuki 2.8mm Drop bead (DP28) and one 11/0.

4. Pass down through the next hole in the TL and behind the circle.

5. Turn and bring the thread to the front of the circle before passing back up through the same hole in the TL.

6. Pass back through the 11/0, DP28, and 11/0 sitting on top of the TL. Follow the thread path from steps 1 and 2 to reinforce.

7. Pass back through the 11/0, DP28, and 11/0 and follow the thread path from steps 4 and 5 to reinforce.

8. String one TL.

9. Staying in front of the circle, pass up through the nearest hole in the previous TL.

10. Pass down through the same hole in the newly added TL and bring the thread behind the circle.

11. The newly added TL should sit slightly in front overlapping the previous TL.

12. Turn and bring the thread to the front of the circle before passing back up through the same hole in the newly added TL.

13. String one 11/0, one DP28 and one 11/0.

14. Pass down through the next hole in the TL and behind the circle.

15. Turn and bring the thread to the front of the circle before passing back up through the same hole in the TL.

16. Repeat steps 8-15. The newly added TL should sit slightly in front overlapping the previous TL.

17. Continue in this way until there are fourteen TL beads around the edge of the circle.

18. Pass back through the 11/0, DP28, and 11/0 and continue through the TL and behind the circle.

19. Turn and bring the thread to the front of the circle before passing back up through the same hole in the TL. Continue through the 11/0, DP28, 11/0 and the other hole in the TL, exiting behind the circle.

20. Turn and bring the thread to the front of the circle before passing back up the same hole in the TL, through the 11/0, DP28, 11/0 and down the other hole in the TL exiting behind the circle.

21. Move the needle to the thread tail at the opposite side of the earring.

22. Pass through the 11/0, DP28, 11/0 and continue through the TL exiting behind the circle.

23. Flip the earring over and put a drop of Hypo Cement on the threads securing both sides of the first and last TL beads. Once dry trim off excess thread.

24. Cut approximately fourteen inches of thread. String through one hole of a TL. Moving from back to front pass through the center of the circle.

25. Pass in front of the circle and string back through the same hole in the TL. Make sure that the TL is centered at the top of the earring.

26. Pass down through the other hole in the TL, around the circle moving from back to front and up through the TL.

27. String four 11/0 beads.

28. Pass down through the other hole in the TL, around the circle (moving from back to front) and up through the TL.

29. Reinforce by passing back through the four 11/0 beads and looping through the TL and circle once again.

30. Attach the earwire to the 11/0 loop. After checking that it is centered at the top of the earring, place a drop of Hypo Cement on the threads on both sides of the TL. Once dry trim any thread tails.

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