It is a beautiful design for a beaded bag intended for a gift. If used for this purpose there must be a larger number of beads in the first row for a foundation, as the number shown in the diagram (52) only gives a width of 4 inches. Allow 14 beads for each extra inch required. Be sure to keep the bird design exactly in the centre of the background, the depth of the design as worked is 3¼ inches, therefore more rows before and after the bird design will be necessary to increase the depth.
Using a fine linen or glazed sewing cotton, thread 53 beads for the groundwork foundation, turn, run the thread back through the 52nd bead, and, working as directed for the rose design, form the 2nd row of groundwork, which, in the illustration is white. The “turning” bead is not included in the numbers composing the design, but it must be used at the beginning of every row.
3rd Row.—30 white (w), 2 dark blue (d b), 20 w.
4th Row.—21 w, 2 d b, 2 yellow (y), 27 w.
5th Row.—26 w, 2 y, 1 d b, 1 light blue (l b), 1 d b, 21 w.
6th Row.—21 w, 3 l b, 3 y, 25 w.
7th Row.—25 w, 2 y, 4 l b, 21 w.
8th Row.—15 w, 6 d b, 5 l b, 2 y, 24 w.
9th Row.—22 w, 2 l b, 1 y, 12 l b, 3 d b, 12 w.