Tourlos Earrings (Reboot)

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1. Begin by cutting off about 3 feet of thread and attach a needle to both sides.
2. Start at the bottom of the earring (please see photo of finished piece for reference), and send one needle through one hole of the bottom gemduo and the other needle through the other hole. String one seed bead on to each needle.
3. Then add one gemduo to each needle, create a thread bridge and string through the other hole of each gemduo.
4. Criss cross the needles through one seed beed. Your needles should be coming out to the sides of the top two gemduos.
5. Next, string on one gemduo to each needle, create a thread bridge and string through the other hole of each gemduo.
6. Criss cross the needles through one seed beed. Your needles should be coming out to the sides of these two gemduos.
7. Now string on one gemduo to each needle, create a thread bridge and string through the other hole of each gemduo.
8. You will now criss cross the needles, but this time add one seed bead to each and cross through the bottom hole of one gemduo. Your needles should be coming out to the sides of these two gemduos.
9. Next, add one one seed bead and one gemduo to each needle, create a thread bridge and string through the other hole of each gemduo.
10. To each needle add one seed bead and string through the hole of the cymbal, add one seed bead and criss cross your needles through the top hole of the gemduo.
11. You can weave each side into the earring and tie off and weave in your threads.
12. Finally, open the loop of the earring finding, same as you would a jump ring, and attach it to the cymbal earring finding.

• FCO-752 - Cymbal Bead Endings GemDuo Beads, Tourlos II, 9x16.5mm, 2 Pieces, Antiqued Brass Plated
  Project uses 2 pieces. You will need 1 package.


• FEA-3063 - Antiqued Brass Ball And Coil Earring Hooks 20mm, 25 Pairs
  Project uses 2 pieces. You will need 1 package.


• DMRR-0457 - Miyuki Round Seed Beads, 11/0 Size, 8.5 Gram Tube, #457 Dark Bronze
  Project uses 32 pieces. You will need 1 package.


• BCT-0114 - Czech Glass GemDuo, 2-Hole Diamond Shaped Beads 8x5mm, 8 Grams, Violet Rainbow
  Project uses 20 pieces. You will need 1 package.


• XCR-1280 - FireLine Braided Beading Thread, 4lb Test and 0.005 Thick, 15 Yards, Crystal Clear
  Project uses 1 Spool. You will need 1 package.

• XTL-3006 - Beadsmith English Beading Needles Size 12 (4 Needles)
• XTL-0117 - BeadSmith Ultra Thread Zap, Battery Operated Thread Trimmer, 1 Piece
• XTL-5514 - Beadsmith Jewelry Fine Round Nose Micro Pliers
• XTL-5511 - Beadsmith Jeweller's Micro Pliers Chain Nose Flat Nose