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Making a resin bead necklace

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Technique Tuesday!

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There are several different methods that are popular for creating woven bead necklaces: a figure-8 style of finger weaving, spiralling half-hitch macrame, and flat square-knot macrame. My preferred technique for this necklace uses all three stitches!

  1. 1 Each half of the necklace is woven separately, starting at the ends and working towards the middle. For the loop, I used figure-8 finger weaving, starting in the middle of my cords, and then folded them in half and proceeded with square-knot macrame for an inch or so.
  2. Once I began adding beads, I switched to half-hitches so that the work would spiral around. Beads are added only to the central cords, not to the outside working cords which are used only to do the knotting. It takes a little trial and error to figure out how many knots to add between each bead. For this necklace, I used a 8/0 seed bead to anchor each resin bead in place.
  3. When each half is as long as you desire, switch back to square-knots to make sections long enough to pass through the pendant bail from opposite sides. Knot the cords to keep them from slipping back through, and add more beads to the ends of the cords to finish.

These are not terribly detailed directions, because there are so many variables that must be considered. Also, there is a wonderful book that is available to teach the finger-woven method, which I’ve mentioned before, written by Robin Atkins. My method is highly trial and error, and lots of errors went into figuring out how I wanted to make this particular necklace. The next one will be different, I’m sure! My best piece of advice is to start with a smaller piece like a bracelet, or even just a small sample that you’ll cut apart when you’re done. That way you can figure out how much cord you need based on the tension you keep in knotting and the size beads you use.

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6 Responses to “Making a resin bead necklace”

  1. Bead Babe Bloggers 07/20/07 Says:

    [...] Bead Arts Resin beads give jewelry a great summer look. Cyndi shares one way to wear ‘em! [...]

  2. Tammy Says:

    I’m still warming up to resin, but I like the colors in these beads.

  3. Cyndi Says:

    Some of the colors of resin look like sea glass…others look like stuff found nowhere else on earth!

  4. Bead Arts » Blog Archive » Wild caterpillar bracelet! Says:

    [...] wrote up some tips on making these finger-woven pieces awhile back.    The process was quite similar, except that I used short lengths of ribbon yarn [...]

  5. Rob from Julesgems LTD Says:

    I like the way the central hammered donut contrasts with the beads.

  6. Cyndi L Says:

    Thanks for stopping in, Rob, and for the compliment! I’m not writing this blog anymore, and unfortunately no one else is either. However, I’d like to invite you to join us at http://www.jewelryandbeading.com where things are alive and kicking!

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