36 of 6 mm Swarovski bicone crystals
36 of 4 mm Swarovski bicone crystals
36 of 3 mm Swarovski bicone crystals
These quantities will make a bracelet a bit more than 8.5" long, including a clasp.

15-1 Seed Beads You need only 0.5 of a gram of these silver-lined crystal beads for a dainty silver loop on each end.
(15-3 is the silver-lined gold color alternative)

2 small, heavy Jump Rings
(I used 16 gauge, 3 mm ID—but you may have to settle for a lighter gauge if that's all you can find)

1 Clasp in a silver or gold color

Thread: Nymo D or equivalent

Needles: size 10 & size 12

Step 1: The Smaller Diamond

Measure off about 1.5 yards of thread. Optional: wax it or condition with Thread Heaven. Stretch it in sections to remove kinks.

Thread a needle and add 4 medium crystals (#1, 2, 3, 4). Slide the crystals to the center of the thread and thread a second needle on the other end of the thread.

Pass the second needle through crystal #4 so that it is going in the opposite direction to the first thread. This makes a circle. See the diagram.

Arrange the crystals so they are in the middle of the thread.

When working with 2 needles it is helpful if you are working on a thick surface such as a bead mat so that you can "park" the needle you aren't using by sticking it into the fabric on your left or on your right.

Step 2: Transition Crystals

With the left needle "L" add a small and a large crystal, #5 & #6. Park L.

Pick up the right needle "R" and add a small crystal, #7. Pass this needle through the large crystal in the opposite direction to make a circle (just as you did in step 2). Park R.

With the left needle "L" add 2 large crystals, #8 & #9. Park L.

Pick up the right needle "R" and add a large crystal, #10. Pass this needle through the end crystal you added with L, going in the opposite direction, to make a circle (just as you did in steps 2 & 3). Park R.

Step 4: Transition Crystals

With the left needle L add 1 small crystal and 1 medium crystal, #11 & # 12. Park L.

Pick up the right needle R and add a small crystal, #13. Pass this needle through the end crystal you added with L, going in the opposite direction, to make a circle (just as you did in steps 1 & 2. Park R.

With the left needle "L" add 2 medium crystals. Park L.

Pick up R and add a medium crystal. Pass this needle through the end crystal you added with L, going in the opposite direction, to make a circle (just as before). Park R.

Repeat steps 2 to 5 for the length of the bracelet. Leave 1 inch for the clasp. (The finished length of an average-sized bracelet is about 7.25".) End with a medium sized crystal, either step 4 or step 5, whichever works best to end up with a bracelet length that fits.

The clasp is a "ball & socket" clasp, Each half of the clasp is attached with a jump ring to a loop of seed beads. After creating an end loop, you will stitch through beads to the other end of the bracelet—and this will tighten and strengthen the bracelet. When the second loop is completed you will again stitch through beads to the other end.

The end horizontal crystal should have a thread coming from each hole. With R pick up 8 seed beads and pass through the end crystal to make a loop of beads. Park R.

Pick up L and pass through the seed beads and the crystal. Park L.

Using one needle at a time, pass through crystals in an "S" pattern, following the original thread path. See the diagram. Your goal is to tighten up the tension of the beads and to reinforce and strengthen the stitching.

Use one needle and move through several crystals, stopping at a horizontal crystal. Then pick up the other needle and stitch until the L & R threads exit different sides of the same horizontal crystal. Tighten the thread. Continue in this manner until you reach the last crystal at the other end.

Adding the Other Loop
Add a loop of 8 seed beads following the instructions in step 7.

Move to the other end
Stitch with both needles, just like step 8 back to the other end, continuing to tighten & strengthen.

Finishing
Turn at the end crystal and continue to stitch for another inch or so. You may have to change to a smaller needle or gently use pliers to pull the thread through some beads. End the threads. By now the beads are pretty well filled with thread!

Add the Clasp
Open a jump ring with pliers. Slip the jump ring through a loop of beads and the small ring at the end of a clasp half. Close the jump ring. Repeat for the other half of the clasp. Make sure the bracelet is not twisted before you close the second jump ring. The top photo shows the jump ring & clasp.

References

There is a bracelet pattern called Hugs & Kisses, much like this one, that is also made with right-angle weave. It can be made with round Czech fire polish beads, and usually has crosses (or kisses) made of seed beads stitched on top of the crystals.

If you would like to explore right-angle weave further, Christine Prussing has a book called Beading with Right Angle Weave (Interweave Press) that has many projects to bead.

I always like to search out excellent teachers, and David Chatt is one of the most knowledgeable in right-angle weave. For inspiration, take a look at the gallery of his work. I had a delightful weekend workshop in Toronto working with him, learning the intricacies of this stitch.