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A new bead stringing project: Aegean Seas

Aegean Seas
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This necklace features beautiful Czech beads from my friend Ekaterina at The Best Beads.  I designed it not only to show off her beads, but also to show you a way to take your basic stringing up one notch: by adding some very basic crocheted chain stitch!

Materials and Tools

Paua shell donut
C-lon cord from Marion's Jewels in Fiber
Czech glass 12 x 7 mm leaves, blue with white lines
Czech glass 6mm rounds, aquamarine
Chain and clasp set with 3 holes
G-S Hypo Tube Cement

Scissors
Crochet hook (I used size G)



1. Thread beads onto the cord without cutting it from the spool.  You'll need to experiment a bit to figure out how many beads you'll need in order to obtain the proper length.  I made 3 strands, one with a few extra inches of small beads in the center so that I could form a lark's head knot around the donut.




2. Crochet the strands by crocheting a few chains to start out.  Then crochet around a bead, form another chain with no bead, and crochet around the next bead.  Alternate across the strand, ending with a few chains.




3. Use the longest strand to form your lark's head knot around the donut.  Anchor the knot by slipping a few beds from the knot through holes in the strand.



4. Twist all the strands together as tightly as you wish.





5. Tie the ends to a chain and clasp set.  Glue the knots and allow to dry completely before trimming the ends.

 


Copyright 2013 Cyndi Lavin. All rights reserved. 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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