Jet Circle Earrings Tutorial

Prepare your materials Thread your needle with about 5 feet of beading thread, add a stop bead, and gather 11/0 seed beads, Delica beads, and 15/0 seed beads. Create the large ring base String 40 11/0 seed beads, join them into a loop, and begin tubular peyote stitch by adding 20 beads to form the third row. Add Delica bead rows Work 3 rows of Delica beads (20 beads per row), stepping up after each round to create the curved wheel shape. Finish the large ring Add 2 rows of 15/0 seed beads around the edge to pull the sides inward, then weave across the project and repeat the Delica and 15/0 rows on the opposite side. Tie off the first ring Weave in the thread, tie a secure knot, trim the thread, and prepare to start the second loop. Create the second loop Start with 36 Delica beads, pass the thread through the first ring, and build the smaller loop using tubular peyote stitch. Add as many rows as desired to achieve your preferred size. Shape the second loop Add 2 rows of 15/0 seed beads around the outer edge so the smaller loop curves inward like the first. Connect and finish Weave to the opposite side, attach a wire guard, reinforce the thread path, add the ear wire, weave in the remaining thread, and trim the ends to complete the earrings.