QUIPMENT AND BRASS AND COPPER WIRE +# Drops of Sunlight 2 ® Beads and Sequins 4 © Bead Cascades 36 © Spiky Style 8 Necklace and Headband Hairclip ¢ Crozy Bead Creations 40 NYLON THREAD: © Delicate Droplets az # Cobweb Necklace 44 + Bugle Fanfore 46 Funky Flair 48 TIGER TAIL ® Delicate Trinket Threads 50 ® Stordust 52 @ Novelty Party Necklace 5 # Light and Layered 56 ¢ Drops of Sunlight 58 IN SEARCH OF THE NATURAL... © Macrame Twists 60 @ Knots and Beads oz © Addresses 64‘BASIC EQUIDMENT AND FINDINGS ——— ‘Snir neoaace wont Co ®& Oo VON TREAD: ano RLASTIC Tote THREADS. ‘You will make the majority of your novelty jewellery pisces | vsing some sort of thread or wire. In is important to hoor: carehully as different threads and wires can have « significant effect on the strength and nd result of the jewellery. Nolen theeads ore very eobust. They come in a variety of colours cond thicknesses; the finest mylan theca is often ised Roe threo ding rv smell glass beods 6 tor moking knotted, cobwebstype neckloces The thickest thieade can be uted in much the some way 2s tiger roll (ee betow), They should net Ibe used for weening with Beads, homerer, as they ore:foiry sift. Metal wires ore made. brass {in gald or silver) or ‘enomelled copper (in o variety colours) and are ides! ter move sad pieces of jewlery core cosy to shape by hand ‘come sither with a fist head pins} ar with © looped end (eve pins) and can be found in gold silver and coppor. They ore: Mainly 16 moke pendants, Sut be joined together ta make neckloces ‘Tiger tail is o nylon-covered thin metal wire that caret ia a wortety of colours ond thicknesses. It is one of the ost robust thieods available and is Suitable For use with weighty beads made from glass and store. As tiger nll is fairly stl, iis Improctienl ws make knots in i, $0 you should secure it with sell metal beods, known 03 crimp. oad, which you con crush using @ pair of Het-noved pliers (G28 pone 6). Tiger tal is also suitable for making neekloses wrere the thread is visible (see Stordust, page 52) Sprung necklace wire is StH circles thet ore gener undecorated except foro fe= beads. They con alse Be wed bases far more intricate with metal wire (see Spiky page 38). Other materials You com from several other types of cond wire, including eotton ond feather thonging, string, bicycle! bbrake wire and plsstic tubing, “Yaar is strieag ard ftexibte ond ie uted for weoning ond threeding on smolll beads. It comes in o wile range of colours but is nat os strong 8 nylons thread,BASIC EQUIPMENT AND FINDINGS, a Sag, Came mers () ‘Seewmrte SevERAL YomES 8 TaREAE 1 Teneap rae wns an Twaeape 2 Puact at Cee ota nate can TH WAT A Saudi BAB OF CHUL 5 erst meatier jexraory END PI CES Crime beods ore soll metel beads that are used to secure wires: sxhen:knorting is impractical, Use thee on tiger tall ond aylen thread. ‘Securing a wire or thread: 1. Throod on the vimp bead 2. Threod the wire ar throod ‘through the clase and bock ‘through the crimp bead. 2. Pull the bead tight ogainst the clasp and crush the crimp using 8 pair of Hlatonased pliers ‘Securing sereral wires ar threads to o single clasp: 1. Thread the wires throwgh & crimp beod ond crush the crimp tusing flataosed pliers 2. Ploce the crimp bead in a bead ip with @amell amount of alue + Attach the bead tp to the clasp using the end te make ¢ ring, Bead tips. ore small, shel-tike boads thor can be closed around knot or crimp bead for © neat finish, Te make your jewellery more secure, apply 6 small amount of glue ta the knot betore lasing the bead wip Leather crimps ore used mainly for gocuring lengths of loathor thenging en te elosps, They eon cise be weed to-eecure several leeths of wire to 0 single clasp. Apbir QUUE TO THE LEATHER Rin, (PLAGE TE QUATHER THOMAS MFT ANE “TO YOUR CLAS USIMG A JUMP ADAG weeessane,BRINGS Bouble ring: leak 5 litle lke key Boge and have two winds off wire Thy ore more robust thon single fogs ond con support a heevier Jot. They ore used with round or gga clasps. Single jump rings ors broken gt thor con be-spantd wiing fat ‘soted pliers. They are used mainly. er jnining pleces together and For enging posiants TOOLS Flat-neted pliers ore used by stectricians. Opt dor the thinnest pliers you ea find, You com use fiot-nosed pllors te iqueczs crimp ‘beads and secure mast end pieces. Round:nosed pliers are used vainly for waeklog rings, with epe pins er head pins for example. Flot nosed end round-nosed pllars often hove a-cutting edge that is vse fel For working with eye pins, heed pins ‘ond thick metol wires ‘Glue helps to secure your pieces ‘and is especially useful when ‘working with bead tips. Ensure thet you choose slow-crying gli mt it will lost much langer then o fast. drying gle ASIC EQUIPALENT amo FEMDENIGS — ma Pues resi Bowetod joweiey 7SUAALL GLASS BEADS Beaded Insects DRAGONFLY AND BUTTERFLIES Materials reqnired 8 60cm (24in) thin wire for each section of each insect «small glass beads in assorted colons » bairclip or brooch sorent For the choker roughly Sder (20in) ribbon eT button 2. Star wot onc mrmearny ‘pour san tHe MAS To muoet THE ANTIDeGLE, TetLaD oot SEE mab}, L0r an ra. wEAD AND co mack TeROUGH THE READS 8 eeast Beadest jeri, Make up the body and wings of cach beaded insect separately © Te make the wings Follow the patterns shown below -and on page 10. Thread en the: first ow of bends and slice them to the contre ef the wire, Pick up the next row of beads on ane énd of the wire ond toke the other end of the wire through, crossing. inside, Pall wire tight. Continue in this wo. Leave the excess wire to Cftoch the wings to the bady. © To make the body Fallow the potters shover below ond on page 10, Start ot the base (butterfly) or head (érogoniy) ond follaw the some process ns for the wings (see step 1). To make the ‘antenneo, thread sever beads on to cech wine, loop over Final bead and go back through the first six beads, Twist the wire tight and trim. Large Busterfly © Assombling the insect Attach each wing to the body by twisting the excess wire on either tide of a row of bends © To make the brooch or hoirelip "Ta ottoch the dragonfly to thee Brooch mount of hoirelip, wind the ‘excess meta! wire around the mount ond secure with o little ‘glue, For the butterfly use a little sextro wire ond secure with glue. '@ To make the choker ‘Sew the troll buttertly {see page 10) en #0 the mibben, Te fasten, ‘sew a bution af one end of the ben and a buttarhale decorated with beeds at the other end, a ooo oR2 5, weoers eeegeee= , ‘coseggo>> Seao- aas0se50* Sobeoe> eeasesesen (pposesese SESS585000) TOS S8-5 20000 et 696009000, yoo o 234. 3099090) aeoeees) 2003 rasée 0008 ast Lana we x 2 Saas nea 2 (se these patteris.assnipiration for your exon wictf. Wook-ont new ees sae sagucreal paperSMALL GLASS BEADS Small Butterfly oe. Se5. peesea. 3 S50 0S so3ee To make «choker, sew the bpatrerfly 10 the madi of eee eaweees the nibbon, SSS SC SG Fomake dragonfly e Brood or haireli, ind ae 38: the excers wine aronsidl oo = the mow. oo x ea ¢ wan 2 oor Work te aagonify's body starting from the reach When yon burve fried, rest the wires Sd bord theva hace wmderneah the bed:SYEIRD NECKLACE Dird is made in a similar way tothe butterflies and ly: It includes a loop ta ateach it to the necklace ‘make the ladybird Va. MAKE TH LOOP Fox THE PENDANT tat ‘erking on the body at the 4 the diagram os « guide e 5), When you have: sooo 30 seEbo 5 $8 809.5.8-800' 22od0908 @20000000,00 20020000 e a 2 o 2 3 thet cross both ends gto, = different coloured bead. 3 9 Process untl yu reach § 6 lenath. 3% ae So. the endt of the wire to Geooss ‘end of the clasp with a SOS000-6 t Thread 3.dem (Liye. Bee Teeit i a one oes vee peep Tinned Toe THO EOS TOGETHER AMD END Bac [UNDER oe eta, 22 90 ao Bra erogrocca aeee8 00°36 %.0%So SMALL GLASS READE Materials required © 15m (ft Aina) metal wire small glass beads in black and red To make the necklace © roughly 12m (4/2) nylon thread 8 I clesp © wnall glass bead: in black and redSMALL GLASS BEADS Bugle Band Jewellery Matertals requtred For the ving © 30cm (20in) metal ware (3num (Shine) in diameter) 1 roughly 30 bugles Materials required For the bracelet © rorngdily 1.5m (4fi Tin) metal wire (run (viva) ina diameter) ® J nowelty button 8 roughly 110 round small class beads ® ronghiy 80 bugles Ring 2, Trecaona on mie ence. a Henilieeediod jeeter RING © Thread © bugle to the centre of the wire, © Geass the tes ands of wire inside the second bugle, then the tied, Gnd corte until you reoeh the desired length. © Assemble the ring by threading the mire bock through the First two or three bugles. You can use @ small raund gloss beed! os. spacer between the bugles, if wished, Bracelet 1. Stasis os, BRACELET © Threod the novelty button to the centre of the wire © Theeod two ar thes round beads an sach end of the wire, (Cross tse wines inside 3 Bugle, & bead end another bugle (noe balou). (© Use o glass beod os o spocer borween each set of bugies, © When you reoch the required Tengtly, make a butten laop the size of tho button you threoced on first. Coass the wires through the final bugles ond ther twist the wines together foes below) Wory the space between motifs by saitering the number of beods you ‘theeod on coch time. 3. Twneacoec on ret iace,SMALL GLASS BEAD Buttons and Beads © Thread o few smoll glass beads Materials required © To make the necklace ‘on each wire and then another © 80cm (31'¢2in} metal wire Thread about fifteen smoll gloss button. cect tal pee ie beads to the centre of the wire. Repeat steps ‘unl you we small glass beads Gmm eee tha desired rach, cooly (iio) in diameter) in assor- @ Tread on a button. Thread 30cm {1 Zin). ted colours toch end of wire through @ Button ° standard or navelty holed ‘hole from the back. Thread o bead ° Srila ord OF Nene 4 on eoch etd, then go back by threading on the same number buttons, tt assorved eas through the button holes (into the: of beods os im step 1, thon twist #2. 30cm (20in) ribbon Same holes or into the third and the wire together under the lar fourth holes where applicable). button. © Fostening your necklace Halve the lengths of ribbon ond threod one length through each ‘end of the necklace, pulling the ‘ends through 9 loop of ribbon to o ‘secure. Cut the ends of the ribbon ae op ‘on the diagencl te prevent them Sen froving. 1. Sruerius oFF 2, Furst ertow. 000-8 r— * 3, Space THE HUTTON AT RGULAR.eTERPALS. 4, Frases THE HEEKLACE = sles ‘5, FasTenena THE NECKLACESMALL GLASS MEADS. Intertwined Flowers Materials required For the braceter © Im (39in) nylon thread e small glass beads © roughly 30 faccted beeds (06cm (Win) in diameter) © 12 faceted beads (3man (ein) an diameter) or novelty small glass beads © J novelty button Materials required For the necklace es roughly 2m (6ft Zin) nylon thread © 2 fairly weighty beads or droplet beads small glass beads w faceted beads (0.6cm (i#ein) and 3ynm (Win) in: diameter) in assorted colenrs BRACELET (© Thiead fifteen small gloss beods te the 3. Centar or ret mast FLOWER. © Repeat steps 2 and 3, vorying the-colours 05 you go until you reach the required longth. Tighten the flowers against each other as you works © Tie ta the other part of the clasp with adouble knot, thread some thread back through several beods. Apply a dab of glue to the knot, © To make the ring Follow the instructions for the bracelet (see steps 2 to 4), but simply tie the two ends together with oi double knot, REP 4, THREAOING-On THE BEAD.SMALL GLASS BEADS WOVEN NECKLACE Materials required ve roughly 4.5m (14ft 9in) yarn O The First row first cow, Newt, thread on two Thread on a bead to secure the turquise beads, one grecniyellow fora cooker = werk jhly 20cm, Ibeod ond two more turquoise s sal laos beads in assorted “Strydom reed om cbloe _eods nd go through ho rem colosers bead, a greeniyellow bead, twa and blue beads at the start ot the esmall novelty beads turquoise beads, one greemiyetlow first row. agise bead, twe turquaise beads, one 3 blue beod, two turqueise beeds, 0 © The third row greemiyellow bead, two turquoise Thread of three turquoise beds, beods, one blue bead end four one bite bead, one greenpetlow oreeniyellow beads. bead ond two turquoise beods and 90 through tho greeniyeliow bood @ The second row fon the previous row. Thread on ‘Work in the opposite direction, ‘two turquoise beads, ne: blue going back through the first bead ond twa turqualse beads amd ‘Srdéa/jallaw band in the group of $0 inte the: green/yellaw beod on four and then through the next the previous row. Thread on two blue bead. Thread on txo turquoise beads, ane blue beod, turquoise beads, a.greenyellaw ene novelty bead and & bead and two turquolse beods and greeniyellow bead. ‘then ga into the blue bead on the e ‘ ( & +2 3 ;% is 24 a a Se a. Fast Row. 2, Seon nom 3. Trano nom,‘The other rows stops 2 ond 3, alternating © group of small glass ‘end a novelty bead for your nts os many times ox off the necklace by threading seme smoll glass beads to make loop the size of the beads. Toke the yam back h some beads and tie around “necklace with @ double knot. the bead you used fo the work ot the other and of -reckloce, ond thread on four mell glass beods and a novelty Repeat three times, then tie knot ond take some back through several beads. ¢ dab of glue to the knots, ° e¢ a 2 Y % © aS £S € - 3&6 BE Sonrmacee me remnov. Si mck cot a Above (top): Woven Necklace. Above (bottam):.a more simple weave using droplet pendanis. This bracelet was worked in the sume toay but the size of the design has been reduced. 9 JpacsQpaceljoos ‘Se, Btans FoR THE rasrenva, SeoHiel Danced jewlionSMALL GLASS BEADS Multicolour Charms Materiats required © 80cm (52in) yarn for a necklace, 40cm (16in) for a bracelet © small glass beads (3mm (*/sin) in diamerer), in assorted colours e novelty beads in assorted colours © 2 bead tips © glue © I clasp (avoid using barrel clasps ta make bracelets) 1. Cera reapers © To make the central pendant Start by threading o small glass bead ta the centre of your theeed, ‘then pass the two ends of thread ‘through one or more beads to moke the central pendant: @ To make the other pendants Continue working with both ends of thread. Thread between five and ten small glass beads on exch end, plus a novelty beod and another small glass beod, then go hack into the novelty bead anda gloss bead. Repeot this process until you have the required length. 2 $223 © The clasp Tie a double knot at each end of ‘the bracelet or necklace and ph jinside a bead tip. Add a dab of glue. Attach the bead tips te the clasp. 3. Asstamuna Te BAD TIP aND 4) 2. Bean ne: vasren BeActLrt => eG ox 0 Loge: 38, Theexonc on Te ACAD, 20 ‘eons! Domed lemsiry - BRACELET AND RING (© To moke the brocelet Decide on twe beed pattems of different lengths 10-90 on the ere pine and thread them or, Tis the ‘eyo pins, leaving an excess of lem ‘Qjuin) and make a feap en each ‘én using Pound-nased pliers. © Thread 0 small glass beod in ‘the centre of your tiger tel, thread ‘the two enels of the tiger tail ‘through the novelty beod you will ‘use fo fasten the bracelet and ‘then through another small gloss heed, © Seperete the ewe bengtls of ‘tiger tal ond threod six smell glors. lends on each end, then thresd ‘them thraugh the rings wn the longest eye pin. Add six mare beads then the shorter eye pin -dealgn, Repeat, altemating long cand short Gye pins with ass beads, until you reach tke required length. 3 Qo a 3a, Fae nome 4 © Thwwad several beads on each tend at the tiger toil ther thread the two ends through @ crime bead and thread on more beads to make 0 button loop the size of the beod you are using to fasten the bretcaler, Threed the ends bork theeugh the crimp beed and inte severel beads, Crush the crimp sig the flatnosed piters, © Tor make the ring Work in the same woy, using ane: design an roach shorter eye pins ‘ond separating them with a single gloss bead. Bring the ends of the tige tall topether by threading them throughs two crimp beads Crush the rimps without leaving, ‘omy sock,JEVE FINS AND HEAD PINs DROP NECKLACE WITH BEADED PANEL Materials required @ Preparing the eye pins © Beoded panel 8 Fon (39m) thin tiger tail Tato the beads on hee pins, Pace an ee sin-on the Or ends trim Lem Gjsin) cbowe the beads of the tiger teil, then thread a # about 20 eye pias ‘and farm a loop at the end.of small glass bead on-eoch ond © small glass beads, im assorted each eye pin using theround- ‘Thread on another eye pin and colonrs nosed pliers. repent this process until yay reach e7 ‘the desired lenatin. several novelty beads oe 8 wive cutters Threod obout 60cm [24in) small Finish by theeading roughly © vound-nosed pliers gloss beads on the tiger toil ‘Sem (2in) small glass beads, # crimp beads crimp: beod, © neeelty bead nd ‘Gndther srnalll glass bead an cach © flat-nosed pliers tend of the tiger toil. Go back through the novelty beod, the crimp: bead and a few small glass beads. Tighten the tiger toil to ienture there i no slack ond crush, ‘the crimp beod using Flatnozed pers. Propore the design tor the beoded ‘onel on squered peper deere {you start work, and ensure 0% you ‘ge along thet the eye pins are ‘exactly the some length. 2. StaktinG Ore tr nantes mee. 4. Frame or, 30 eos emencanl peningBt and make a loop ting the pliers, sscch end of a beaded eye pin ‘eye pin without beods by the eye and joing the fen each empty eve pin, an another beaded eye pin Attach the fine! eye pin in the Woy a you did the first (see 2). @ novelty bead on heod m. Form a clostd ring at the top. hang from the main pendant. for the required number of Ibeods. EVE PINS AMD EAB PINS Materials required © about 10 eye pins 8 mall glass bess and novely beads, in assorted colours ° wire cutters © rowd-nosed pliers ©] pump ving flac-reosed pliors © # bead pins © 4 doopler beads 2B Finsr eve Pw % # artis "a fai, add some cropler beass, say threading ober wn to bead pies aid 3 a hanging from the bottoms of the | | (pendant. 8353 FOP foe ot 5. avo 6. Ter massa ragoase, Reowtial beerden! jeeeoer) mBRASS AND COPPER wine Drops of Sunlight Materials required 1.3m (afe Tin) metal wire small glass beads (0.6m (fein) in diameter) ar novelty beads, in assorted loners © 1 clasp {avoid using barrel elaspi) Le Tuan nae os retin 10 Sremse Ta wine, 2 Reet! Bewctout pruesery © Stam trom the centre of the Aiecklace, Thread the first bead Into the center of the wire. Gently twist the ends et tha wire together ‘bene the bead for dem klslin). © Thwcod the wire inte the clasps, then wind some excess around the ‘ond af the necklace to secure. © Work om ong half of the ftchloce, then repeat the pattern on the ether hall, Thread on the second bead about Sern (in) from the first, amd gently twist the wire above it for 2-3 cm (i/e) fain), Repeat this process, varying the ahort and long drops, until yeu hove the mequized length, 5 2. Shect net ews a mask PROMS ALONE woUR mic Ae. 3. Wow re excess mane asoune Str Te secuRe mat Cua:BRASS AND COPPER WIRE Beads and Sequins ‘To make this necklace you will need between three and five lengths of wire and a dozen large novelty beads that are able Materiats required © Im (39%) metal cach necklace row « moveley beads, i assorted cofowrs © seguon for to contain alll the wires. © Te make the neckloee Stort at the centre of the necklace by threading all the wires through @ single bead, Bend the wire up, then tum the bead on itsetf twice to secure, © Worl with both ends of the wise ‘ot the some time, threading « © Repeat steps | and 2 every Seen (Zin) until you reach the desited length © Assembling the clo sp. At ang end of the nackloge: all tho wires thrauph @ bead then wind them around the end of the neckloce to secure, At the other narelty bead oe group of sequins ‘onto each length of wire. end, gently twist the wires to 4 button loop the size of chosen bead. > 1, Tear He Pau #tAo AROUND om THILO THE MSEOUE OF THE MECKLICE 2. 9 3. Leave Sou (200) arTTaEN EACH OF THE Wag aca, Beeld beaches IeneleyBRASE AND COPPER WIRE Bead Cascades ‘Annecklice and bracelet are made using the same technique. Matertals required -¢ beads int assorted colours 2 Im (39in) metal cvire for each necklace row, Hon (fein) for each bracelet © 2 leather crimp el clasp © 2 jump rings flat-nosed pliers 6 Seaviel beaded Jewsten, © To make a single row Take a length of site, threed © folrly lorge bead (19 fasten) ie the centre and turn the bead on taal ts gently twist the sire over Beem (e-Whin) @ Threod snather baad en ta-one longtls of wire then gently twist the wires together aver 2-4em (relia). Repost this precesk until you reach the required leagth. @ Make a butten loop the size of the starting bead wsing the remaining wire, then wind the ends around the end of the reeklaee fo: secure. Qo-= o 2, Thteaging oo THE HEAD @ To make several rows If the storting bood is wide enough, thread wil the lengths of swine through itthen wark the wires in paies in the sante way as far a angle ros. © Alternatively, moke up eoch row seperately then jain at the ends using a leather crimp ond a dab of gli, Crush the crimp et each ond of the necklace using flat-nated pliers and gttach a clasp.RASS AND COPPER WIRE 318 Spiky Style NECKLACE AND HEADBAND Materials required © 3am (26 ft Sin) metal wine wire extters © 1 sprang metal necelace wine or headband base «novelty beads and canal gloss beads in assoreed colanss © glee ¥ ie, Tatas ema tcan ane {ENO THE wR @ wae, a @e* Jo, Twesr He wine ow eae stil bowen! jeter, Acclever item of jewellery which you can use 4s. 4 secklace or headband. © Cot the metel wie in hall ar Into three pieces to mate it easier to work with. Stort atone and af the sprung necklace of headband Gand wine the metol wise tightly ‘around the bate three or taur ‘times. Thread o novelty beod onto ‘the metal wire beaving @ Bem (in) drop. Genty-twist the >wire by turning the bend around ‘on inci. © Repeat step 1, oltemating, between small gloss beods and inorelty beods, and vorying the langts of srop if desired, wotil you reach the ether end of the necklace or heodbond. Keep the et sash end and spaly a ‘dot of glue to secure. co a 2, Srace Tae staos ome, warn THE LENGTH OF BDH, of CtinetD. HAIRCLIP Materials required © 2-3m (Gt Tin-2ft 10%) metal wire «novelty beads I haivelip morne © Use the some technique as the necklace, winding the wire around the upper part of the hairclip and threading an beads os you work © Secure the ends of the wire in the holes at eoch end of the hoirclip. Va Stamm ontBRASS AND COPPER WIRE Crazy Bead Creations Materials requived @ Preporing the rows © Assembly © 5m (éft Lim) metal wire Ofvide the beads up inte ox many Twict the nds of ll the sire rows ri roi, 60emg —Pile2- 05 youthove rows, then moke togathar Threcd the large bead 2 for euch necklace row, up each row separately Teed ane and af tha bracelet or (2#inx) Jor each drracelet row yaveral bouts an to tha wie ond! sacckiace, band back the excess © novelty beads, in assorted band the'wlte 9 ceeate a tigiog wire and wid it ground the wines colours ‘gotten. Position a beod every two to secure. At the other end, make Z or thron carat. ‘a button loop the size of your 8 1 Larger steed Bead with eerie ee 4 Large opening © Continue-all the wey along the orcund tire ond of the necklace to row, then make up thé remaining SOCUNE. rows using the same technique, © Finishing touches. Bend the necklace with your hhonds, intertwining tho wires to moe the nestlocs or bracsict the comectare ~O Vn so 1, Trtimanena Con THe meas. - ia 3 Amacom not onan cick f ¢ am Spevry* 36, Mande euTten oe, 0 Howie Benged jessienWVLON THREAD Delicate Droplets Materials required @ Moin neckloce ve roughly 58cm (201) thick Thread a erimp bead, two:boods Cut the fine nylon threed into cond enather crimp beod an tothe — 10-25 —_ 1, Steume raew ntan wins rw. 2. Space voun staus nw wur rons AT REGULAR ln HAD. wrens. —— \ ‘ 2a. Secumnes tax uTTONE, eS ATTACHING THE Chin® AND CLASP.Delicate Trinket Threads Materials required © roughly 50en (20H) © Preparing the rows Divide the beads up into as many © Repect step 2, spacing the beads roughly Zem (sin) apart, i les as you want rows, until you reach the required ace sad for ence ous ou onstoolerosce haw length ~ mecklace vow, 20cm the finished eHeet will look. (iin) for exch bracelet © Assembling the clasp row © Start trom the centre of each Tis fasten o single-row necklace or ley beadleg row of tiger toll Crush o crimp bracelet, thread on a crimp bead a novelty beads in beod using your flat-ased pliers, then take the tiger tail hrough the assorted colours then threod en a bead and crush ring af the clasp and back through «crimp beads another erimp bead ta secure. the erimp bead. Ceush the bood § Piebnoseslplicrs Using the flet-nosed pliers. To ‘ fosten o multi-row necklace, eT dasp (avoid using thread the lengths of tiger toil barrel dasps when cy gcrimp bead pee making bracelets) pabe e eehen aad oghe dob of glue to the crimp and place © 2 bead tips in a bead tip. Attach it to the clasp. Repeat this process at the other end of the necklace or bracelet. we oe 13008 You sum alo sce donbled-up bicgele brake cable as the raain thread for this jewellery (see left). However, bicycle brake cable is made sp of several very fine sixands of metal tht may css injury if the ends are left hanging free, so take special care.Stardust Materials required O To make the necklace © Thevad the two lengths of tiger © Im (39in) tiger tall or Cut the tiger tall in halfondenach — tail through the same erimp bead sen (24a) for esbort each length to the clasps using. ond crush the beod. crimp beod (see poge 6). necklace @ Te make the medallion © I clasp @ Working symmetrically thread — Thread both lengths of tiger tail © 12 novelty beads ona ccrimp bead, a novelty beod _theugh a nevelty bead and secure ® crimp beads crimps with flat-nosed pliers to @ flat-nosed pliers secure, Repeat this pattem spacing the beads roughly 2cm Pian) apert until you ore roughly Wem (4in) feom the end of cach length of tiger tail a a 8 @ v i ® ms, ond nother erimp bead, Cruth the with a crimp bead. © To moke the pendants Thread a novelty bead on the end of cach length of tiger tail ond secure with crimp beads. Trim the excess wire, 5 Pinos,Novelty Party Necklace © Te make the necklace Eu o 50cm (26in} length of tiger toll for the base wire, then cut the romaining wire into Vem (in) pieces. Materials required e vonghly Int (6ft Fin) tiger tail a wire cutters s assorted novelty beads scvtnip beads © Thread « crimp: bead, a noraity beod ond onother crimp beod to eflarnosesl pliers the cantee af the bse wine 0 2 bead tips Thread « 10cm (4in) length of it clasp tiger fail through these three beods, cenire the short length of ‘wine then crush the twa erinap beads using the: flat-nesed pliers. © Work outwords, repesting this process amd spacing the beads % roughly 5cm (Zin) oport. 2% Contes noe sroer 2. Stace Te sean swint concen ettoat ‘a RELA Ccvioed Pui Ch ine & ® \ se ‘\ ‘So 1 ‘er =~ F — 4. Manic urns PeNDAGeTS BY Une THO SHORTER LENGTHS OF TIGER TAL. © Pendants Join each 18cm (4in) length of tiger tail to its neighbour by threading the two wires through o tingle novelty beod. Crush o 5 ¢ wie 2. Bus ‘Pasraneng, Burrow Looe Ex, @ The clasp At one end, thread all the string rows through the same bead. Fold the sting bock, keeping two lengths aside to secure with @ herringbone knot pattem (see diagram below). Apply a small deb ‘of glue to the knot. Atths other ‘end, make 9 button loop the site ‘af the chosen bead and finish with the same herringbone knet.(es “iil