Instructions to make a Wheatberry Pendant Necklace
Posted By Barbara on July 26, 2011
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
- 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.
- 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
- 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.
- Complete the second half of the necklace in reverse order to match the first side.
- Thread the wires through the hole in a calotte and secure a crimp inside before closing the two halves. Trim the excess wire.
- 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.
