Twisted Sister Bracelet

This is one of the new techniques I learned this year.  I am a huge fan of FusionBeads.com, which is not only a beading supplier but provides how-tos, and a wide variety of inspirational projects.  They have good sales and plenty of contests, one of which I won this January: a $25 gift certificate.  I bought one of their bracelet kits, called Twisted Sister by Jill Wiseman of TapestryBeads.com.  It included all of the beads and materials needed to make the bracelet, as well as a how-to CD.  It was one of the funnest techniques I have learned to date.  Twisted Sister is actually a take on the Dutch Spiral technique.  I liked it so much I'm working on a second, with dark metallic eggplant twisted bugles and bright gold metal seed beads.  The bugles I bought are 11mm instead of 9mm, which makes the bracelet a lot stiffer and bigger, but it's neat all the same.

 

Name:  Twisted Sister, design by Jill Wiseman of Tapestry Beads; kit available through FusionBeads.com


Price: $25 for kit on FusionBeads (personal collection)


Length: 8"