Many people have been asking me on YouTube and Facebook how to make the 3D part of a cuff when you use an even number of beads (like 30) to start your cuff. This is assuming you already have the base done:
First step is simple. put the string through the next bead it would normally go through
add the beads to your string as you normally would once starting the 3d part of the cuff, and string it through the third bead in your pattern. in my case I will be going through every white bead.
Next: tighten the string, but not too tight. Only enough to make the pattern semi pointy.
Continue to do that until you finish the top row.
Now: You're going to want to get that string to the bottom row. put the string through the red under the white bead (to the right) and string it diagonally. Here's a picture showing what I mean.
Follow the Cyan line and arrow :D ( I like the color cyan)
Here's how it should look when its through and on the bottom row now.
Next: add the first two colors of your pattern to the end of your string. both are red in my case. You're going to put the two on, and string them through the middle bead above (White in my case)
Next add the last two colors of your patten and bead them through the bottom bead it should go through. (white in my case)
From here you repeat the process until you do this to all of your base. then you do the same the whole way through the cuff (if you're following the way I did it in my tutorial)
When it's done it should look something like this
I went a step more and added a row to the middle of the cuff.
That's pretty much it. You can use this method for both an even number cuff and odd number cuff. Hope this was helpful as this was my first written tutorial. I will probably post some more easy tutorials here. some are not worth it to post on YouTube.
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