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Making a knotted turquoise necklace

by Cyndi on July 8th, 2008

Technique Tuesday!

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Here are the items I used to make Breezy. You can vary the ingredients to your heart’s content!

Materials:
3 pieces of teal green cord, 60″ each
3 pieces of teal green cord, 12″ each
6 turquoise ovals, 12×18mm
9 turquoise rondelles, 13mm
12 turquoise rondelles, 7mm
9 turquoise rounds, 4mm
Bronze 8/0 seed beads
Antiqued copper bail tube with loop
Antiqued copper 3-holed end bar and clasp set with chain

Tools:
Scissors
Tweezers
Tape measure
Fray check
GS Hypo-tube cement

  1. Use fray check on all the ends of your cord pieces. Fold the 3 long strands in half and attach each one to one side of the clasp set, using a lark’s head knot.
  2. Knot the beads in place, criss-crossing strands occasionally. Use two strands to attach each large rondelle, lacing strands through the hole from the opposite sides. Add the tube bail in the middle and continue knotting up the other side.
  3. Knot the loose ends by pairs around the loops in the other half of the clasp set.
  4. Fold the three short strands in half and create a lark’s head knot around the bail loop. Add beads to the ends and knot in place.
  5. Glue all end knots and trim the ends.

Copyright 2008 Cyndi Lavin. Not to be reprinted, resold, or redistributed for profit. May be printed out for personal use or distributed electronically provided that entire file, including this notice, remains intact.

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