Making an Double Necklace with Glass- and Gemstone Beads Inspi427
Making an Double Necklace with Glass- and Gemstone Beads
Because of our wide range of glass and gemstone beads, you can make this double necklace in different colors. Also fun to make a matching bracelet, click here for instructions!
It is easiest to make all the charms first and have them ready. Start by cutting about 5cm of copper wire and threading 3 gemstone beads on it. Fold the copper wire in half with the gemstone beads in the fold. Using round nose pliers and twisting an eyelet, fold the remaining copper wire around itself until the gemstones are securely attached. If necessary, cut off the remaining copper wire. Attach a stainless steel jumpring to the twisted eyelet and close it. In total, you will need 10 of these charms. The middle 3 charms are easy. Open a jumpring and hook the coin to it. Repeat until you have 3 charms total. Finally, use the stainless steel chain. Cut the chain so you have a piece with 14 beads. Cut it off on the carabiner side so you only need to attach a jumpring to this side.
Now it's time to thread everything. Start by cutting about 60cm of nylon thread. Then thread a crimp bead and the carabiner, then go back through the crimp bead and pinch the bead. Now thread a glass bead and a gemstone bead. Repeat until you have strung 4 glass beads total. Now thread 1 side of the link chain. Now continue with the glass and gemstone beads again. Thread a total of 9 glass beads and then thread the first gemstone charm. Now thread 1 glass bead - a gemstone bead - and another glass bead, now thread another charm and so on until you have threaded 5 charms total.
For the coin charms do the same, only now thread a glass bead - a gemstone bead - the coin charm - another gemstone bead and then a glass bead. Now repeat everything until your necklace is symmetrical and you have reached the end. Now thread a crimp bead and an extension chain. Go back through the crimp bead and pinch it in place. Cut off the piece of nylon and your necklace is done!
Used materials:
Round nose pliers
Flat nose pliers
Glassbeads 6mm light salmon pink
Stainless steel cable chain 2mm with bead and clasp
Stainless steel crimp beads golden 2mm
Stainless steel chain extension 47x3mm
Nylon thread
Stainless steel coin charm with craving gold 15mm
Nickel free copper jewelry wire 0,4mm
Natural amazonite beads 2mm
Stainless steel jumprings gold 4mm
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