Beadweave Bracelet

Here's a bracelet I finished recently and am very fond of.

I've had some commemorative coins for years and have been lucky enough to go to a few different countries. I had these coins and liked the look of them but didn't really know what to do with them. I decided to work on a way to wear them as a bracelet.

An old copy of Beadwork magazine had a pattern for circular peyote which I used and expanded to get to the right size for the coin then went to right angle weave for the sides.

I beaded around each coin individually then sewed them all together at the end and added a clap which I designed to fit in with the look of the bracelet. Unfortunately I made it slightly bigger than I would have liked but, luckily, not so big that I can't wear it. It was a tricky one to size correctly and I was so excited to finish it I probably didn't pay enought attention to making sure the size was spot on.