Purse Charm with Suede Lace Cord, Purely Silk™ Thread and Labubu
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Design Idea SA2K
-- Designer --
Patti, Jewelry Designer, Exclusively for Fire Mountain Gems and Beads®
To learn more about Patti Miller, read her jewelry artist success story here.
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- Adhesive, Quick Hold®, clear
- Clasp self-closing hook, "pewter" (zinc alloy), 27x22mm oval, imitation rhodium-finished steel
- Cord, suede lace (dyed), turquoise blue, 3-4mm
- Drop, glass / glass rhinestone / imitation rhodium-finished "pewter" (zinc-based alloy), transparent clear, 15.5mm single-sided round
- Focal, silver-plated brass, 33x33mm top-drilled star
- Jump ring, silver-plated brass, 6x4mm oval, 4.1x2mm inside diameter, 18 gauge
- Jump ring, silver-plated brass, 8x5mm oval, 5.7x2.7mm inside diameter, 16 gauge
- Pliers, Wubbers® Designer Mandrel, extra-large round mandrel, steel and rubber, 7 inches
- Thread, Purely Silk™, pale green, size FFF
- Wire, ParaWire™, silver-plated copper, round, 18 gauge
Instructions
Step 1
Cut the following:
- One 6-inch length of ParaWire™ 18-gauge silver-plated round wire
- One 1-1/4 inch length of 3-4mm turquoise blue suede lace cord
Step 2
Find a cylindrical object of about 4-inch diameter (like a cleaning product container). Without detaching it from the roll, wrap 3-4mm turquoise suede lace cord twenty times around the cylinder in a compact way, near to the end. Cut the suede lace off the roll.
Step 3
Thread the wire under the suede lace and cross the tails of the wire tightly, with one tail about 2 inches long, to bind the lace. Wrap the short tail around the long tail twice, then cut off the short tail and tuck it in. Pull the suede lace cord off the cylinder. Make a wrapped loop with the long tail of wire, then cut off the tail and tuck it in.
Step 4
About one inch from the wire, tightly wrap the suede lace cord together using Purely Silk™ pale green size FFF thread. Make about 25-30 revolutions so that the width of the wrap is about 1/2 inch wide. Finish it with a whipping knot (binding knot). Use Quick Hold® clear adhesive to attach the 1-1/4 inch suede lace cord around the center of the pale green thread. Let it dry overnight.
Step 5
At the bottom of the tassel, insert one side of a pair of sharp scissors in between all the loops. Pull the scissors down to the end of the loops and cut them apart. Trim the ends to the desired length.
Step 6
Attach a 33mm silver-plated star focal to the front of the decorative center suede lace using three 6x4mm 18-gauge silver-plated oval jump rings in a chain.
Step 7
Attach a 15.5mm imitation rhodium-finished rhinestone drop to the front of the decorative center suede lace using three 6x4mm 18-gauge silver-plated oval jump rings in a chain.
Step 8
Attach a 27x22mm imitation rhodium-finished clasp to the wrapped loop at the top of the tassel using an 8x5mm 16-gauge silver-plated oval jump ring.
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