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- Oct 25, 2013
How to Make Bead Necklace - Making Snowflake Necklace with Wire and Pearls
Summary: This “how to make bead necklace” will show you a simple and fast way about making a pretty snowflake charm necklace with purple wire and glass pearl beads.
Snowflake is a popular design that is always applied in various jewelry making projects. This time, the purple pearl beaded snowflake charm will amaze you, because it is encircled by mysterious and elegant temperaments. Follow our tutorial, you will also make this beautiful bead necklace.
Materials and tools;
8mm dark-purple glass pearls
0.5mm purple brass wire
1mm purple nylon thread
Round nose plier
Wire cutter
Instructions:
Step 1: Make snowflake pendant
1st, pick 60cm purple nylon thread, thread it through a purple pearl;
2nd, pick a 20cm length of purple copper wire, thread it through the above pearl;
3rd, twine two tails together about 8mm, slide another pearl on; the first angle is done;
4th, string 3 pearls to right tail, make the pearls snugly adjoin each other, back the tail through last two pearls strung; the second angle is done;
5th, repeat once to finish the third angle;
6th, string another 3 pearls, then set the right tail aside;
7th, do the same thing with left tail to finish another two angles;
8th, thread left tail through the last two pearls in 6th;
9th, cut off excess tails and loop the cutting end with round nose plier.
Step 2: Finish the bead necklace
1st, string one pearl to each end of nylon thread;
2nd, knot two ends to secure the pearls in their place;
3rd, string 3 pearls as one set and knot to secure the set;
4th, repeat until the length reaches what you desire;
5th, tie a surgical knot at ends and cut off excess threads.
The final look is like this:
Great! You’ve done this purple snowflake necklace! As you can see, making necklace with wire and beads is super easy; moreover, the combination of wire and beads can generate better effects than single wirework and beading project.