Single-Strand Necklace with Pyrite Gemstone Bead, Chainmaille and Gunmetal-Plated Steel Chain
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Design Idea CA30
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Jamie, Jewelry Designer, Exclusively for Fire Mountain Gems and Beads®
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- Bead tip, antique gold-plated brass, 6.5x4mm side clamp-on with closed loop
- Bead, pyrite (stabilized), 10mm round, B grade, Mohs hardness 6
- Chain, gunmetal-finished steel, 2.4mm ball, 27 inches with 2 connectors
- Clasp, lobster claw, gunmetal-plated brass, 14x8mm with swivel
- Head pin, stainless steel, 1 inch, 21 gauge
- Jump ring, stainless steel, 5mm round, 3mm inside diameter, 18 gauge
- Jump ring, stainless steel, 6x4mm oval, 4.1x2mm inside diameter, 18 gauge
- Jump ring, stainless steel, 8x6mm oval, 5.7x3.6mm inside diameter, 16 gauge
- Jump ring, stainless steel, 9mm round, 7mm inside diameter, 18 gauge
Instructions
Step 1
Using flush-cutters, cut one 17-inch length of gunmetal-plated 2.4mm ball chain.
Step 2
Using a pair of chain-nose pliers, close a side clamp bead tip over the last 2.4mm ball on one end of the chain. Repeat to attach a bead tip to the opposite side of the chain.
Step 3
Using a pair of chain-nose pliers and flat-nose pliers, open a 5mm jumpring. Pass it through the loop on the lobster claw clasp and
the loop on the bead tip on the first side of the chain. Close the jumpring. Repeat to attach a closed 8x6mm jumpring and bead tip attached to the opposite end of the chain.
Step 4
String one 10mm round pyrite bead onto a headpin. Using a pair of chain-nose pliers, round-nose pliers and flush- cutters, form a simple loop on the straight end of the wire, creating a 10mm round pyrite bead drop.
Step 5
Form a chain of four sets of one 6x4mm oval jumpring and one 9mm jumpring. Attach the last 9mm jumpring to the first 6x4mm
oval jumpring to create a loop.
Step 6
Open a 6x4mm oval jumpring. Pass it over the first 9mm jumpring in the loop formed in Step 5, and a 9mm jumpring (right side). Close the jumpring. Repeat this step 3 more times, this will complete the bottom of the jumpring box.
Step 7
Set the 10mm round pyrite bead drop into the jumpring box with the loop on the drop going through the center of a 9mm jumpring.
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