Kent Crafts

I made this necklace for a family member who likes elegant understated jewellery.   The neutral shades mean that it tones in with many different colours, but it looks particularly good with black

 

 

 

Beads

7 x 8mm square brown mother of pearl beads

100 x 4mm round wheatberry Czech glass beads

Available from www.beadsandjewellery.co.uk

 

Spacers

10 x 6.5mm antique gold plated flower shape spacers

Available from www.beadservice.co.uk

 

Findings

1 meter x 0.46mm nylon coated stainless steel bead stringing wire

1 x 38mm gold plated head pin

2 x 2mm crimp beads

2 gold plated calottes

2 x 4mm gold plated jump rings

1 x 10mm lobster clasp

1 x gold plated tag for clasp

How to make necklace

1. Secure a crimp bead in the middle of one metre of nylon coated wire and pass both ends through the hole in a calotte.  Pull the wire so the crimp sits inside the calotte then close the two halves of the calotte over the crimp bead.
2. Thread 42 of the 4mm beads onto the double thickness of wire, followed by a flower spacer, 4mm bead, 8mm square bead, 4mm bead.  Repeat this sequence twice more, then add one more flower spacer and 4mm bead.  This completes one half of the necklace
3. Onto the 38mm head pin thread a flower spacer, 4mm bead, 8mm square bead, 4mm bead and another flower spacer.  Using round nose pliers loop the end of the head pin round the doubled nylon wire.
4. Complete the second half of the necklace in reverse order to match the first side.
5. Thread the wires through the hole in a calotte and secure a crimp inside before closing the two halves.  Trim the excess wire.
6. Use round nose pliers to curl the hooks of the calottes into loops, then fit a jump ring into each.  Secure a lobster clasp to one side and a clasp tag to the other.