Tattoo necklace
Use simple picots to form a zigzag chain
by Pat Duerfeldt
At a street market in Carlsbad in the Cut a length of thread at least 4 To finish the necklace, string 2 beads
Czech Republic, my husband and I times longer than your finished neck- and the other clasp half. Go through the
noticed a young woman with a booth lace. Slide a needle to the center of the clasp several times and knot the threads
full of beaded necklaces. At first, they thread and tie the ends around the clasp between the clasp and the last bead
looked like the popular tattoo necklaces with a surgeon s knot (see  Basics ). (photo c). Go back through a few beads
that teens wear, but these were made You ll use the thread doubled. to hide the thread and cut it. Glue all
from seed beads, not plastic. I bought a Pick up 5 beads and slide them the knots.
necklace for 35 hellars (about one U.S. against the clasp, covering the thread
dollar) and saw that it was actually a tails at the knot (photo a). Sew through Pat can be reached at 4412 Baltic St.,
zigzag chain. the third and fourth beads from the Jacksonville, FL 32210; [phone];
This choker looks great with T-shirts, clasp in the same direction as before or [e-mail].
but you can also make a shorter version (photo b). Pull the thread tight. This
to wear as an anklet with capris. The creates a 3-bead picot.
materials
picots work up very quickly, so plan to Pick up 2 beads and slide them
make these necklaces as easy gifts. toward the clasp. Sew back through the " 15g Seed beads, size 80
fifth and sixth beads. Pull tight. Contin- " Nymo D bead thread
ue picking up 2 beads and looping back " Beeswax or Thread Heaven
stepbystep
through the last bead of the previous " Beading needles, #10
Measure your neck to determine the group and the first bead of the newly " Clasp
finished length of the choker. added group to make picots. " Clear nail polish or G-S Hypo cement
abc
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