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Gemstone

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Make our turquoise necklace in an hour or less

1. Thread a beading needle with about
1 ft. (31cm) of Fireline or Nymo. Go
through the pendant’s hole from back
to front. String about an inch (2.54cm)
of beads. The finished loop should be
long enough to hold the pendant just
below the necklace beads.

A

We combined green-hued turquoise beads with

amber chips and a carnelian pendant to create a

sensational look for spring and summer. If you’re new to

beading, the techniques are easy to learn – simply string a few small

beads to make a loop for the pendant, then string the necklace, add a clasp,

and crimp the wire ends. For an easier project, look for a pendant that comes with

its own bail, the jeweler’s term for the pendant’s connecting loop.

2. Go through the hole and beads again
for extra strength. Remove the needle.
Pull the thread ends in opposite
directions to tighten the beads into
a loop.

B

3. To tie the thread ends together, use a
surgeon’s knot: take the left thread over
the right and around. Tighten the
threads.

C

4. Determine the desired finished
length of your necklace (ours is
18

1

⁄

2

in./47cm including clasp). String

the turquoise and amber chips onto
the beading wire in a repeating pattern.

E

Take the right over the left thread twice
and pull tight. Glue the knot and let it
dry. Hide the thread tails in a few
neighboring beads and trim the excess.

D

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6. To finish the loop end of the toggle
clasp, string a crimp bead, a size 11

0

seed bead, and the clasp. Then go back

through the seed bead, the crimp, and
at least one turquoise bead.

G

I

J

7. Tighten the beading wire until you
have a small loop around the clasp.
Keep the loop small, but not tight
enough to stress the beading wire.

8. Flatten the crimp bead with chain-
nose pliers. Tug the wire tail to make
sure the crimp holds. Crimp again if the
wire slips.

K

9. Before finishing the toggle end of the
clasp, string 2 silver beads or size 8

0

seed beads. These small beads give the
toggle room to pivot and pass through
the loop end. String a crimp, a size 11

0

seed bead, and the toggle. Go back
through these beads and at least one
turquoise bead.

H

10. Tighten the beading wire and
flatten the crimp bead as in step 8. Trim
the excess wire from both ends.

Supply

List

•

1 16-in. (41cm) strand
turquoise beads, approx.10mm
diameter (irregularly shaped)

•

1 16-in. strand amber chips

•

1 large bead for pendant (the
carnelian flower shown is about
1

3

⁄

4

in./4.5cm across)

•

10-20 size 8

0 seed beads to

match pendant color

•

2 2.5mm silver beads or 2
size 8

0 seed beads

•

2 size 11

0 seed beads, black

or silver

•

2 ft. (61cm) flexible beading
wire, .013 or .014

•

1 ft. (31cm) Fireline fishing line
6 lb. test or other sturdy
beading material

•

beading needles #10 or 12

•

2 crimp beads

•

1 toggle clasp

•

chainnose pliers

•

G-S Hypo Cement

F

5. At the halfway point, string the
pendant. Continue until your necklace
is the desired length.

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