Cabochon Bezel with Right-Angle Weave Jennifer VanBenschoten
Materials 1 gram of size 11o seed beads in one or more colors to match or contrast with cabochon 1 gram of size 15o seed beads in color to match or contrast with cabochon 6 lb. Fireline or beading thread of your choice tools Size 12 beading needle Scissors of thread cutter Chain nose pliers (optional, but helpful) techniques • right-angle weave
Making an open-backed bezel for a cabochon has certain advantages over making one using bead embroidery techniques. If you're using a transparent or translucent cabochon, stitching an open-backed bezel for it will allow light to pass through it and make it brighter. Or when using a transparent cabochon, you don't want the color of the bead embroidery backing to show through, it makes more sense to stitch an open-backed bezel for it.
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