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Make our turquoise necklace in an hour or less
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.
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1. Thread a beading needle with about 2. Go through the hole and beads again
1 ft. (31cm) of Fireline or Nymo. Go for extra strength. Remove the needle.
through the pendant s hole from back Pull the thread ends in opposite
to front. String about an inch (2.54cm) directions to tighten the beads into
of beads. The finished loop should be a loop.
long enough to hold the pendant just
below the necklace beads.
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3. To tie the thread ends together, use a Take the right over the left thread twice 4. Determine the desired finished
surgeon s knot: take the left thread over and pull tight. Glue the knot and let it length of your necklace (ours is
the right and around. Tighten the dry. Hide the thread tails in a few 181D 2 in./47cm including clasp). String
threads. neighboring beads and trim the excess. the turquoise and amber chips onto
the beading wire in a repeating pattern.
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5. At the halfway point, string the 6. To finish the loop end of the toggle through the seed bead, the crimp, and
pendant. Continue until your necklace clasp, string a crimp bead, a size 110 at least one turquoise bead.
is the desired length. seed bead, and the clasp. Then go back
SupplyList
" 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
13D 4 in./4.5cm across)
" 10-20 size 80 seed beads to
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match pendant color
" 2 2.5mm silver beads or 2
size 80 seed beads
7. Tighten the beading wire until you 8. Flatten the crimp bead with chain- " 2 size 110 seed beads, black
have a small loop around the clasp. nose pliers. Tug the wire tail to make or silver
Keep the loop small, but not tight sure the crimp holds. Crimp again if the " 2 ft. (61cm) flexible beading
enough to stress the beading wire. wire slips. 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
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9. Before finishing the toggle end of the 10. Tighten the beading wire and
clasp, string 2 silver beads or size 80 flatten the crimp bead as in step 8. Trim
seed beads. These small beads give the the excess wire from both ends.
toggle room to pivot and pass through
the loop end. String a crimp, a size 110
seed bead, and the toggle. Go back
through these beads and at least one
turquoise bead.
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