Jewelry-Making Techniques

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The Braided Look: 4-strand Necklace

From the Fire Mountain Gems and Beads Collection
720H
Braiding multiple strands of small beads gives body to the design and creates visually captivating textures. These easy-to-follow instructions for four-strand braids will get you started.

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STEP 1
For each strand: 2 mother-of-pearl, 1 fossil and 1 garnet.
  • Connect a bead tip. Connect all our bead tips to one splitring. Fasten split jumpring with a pin to the work surface.
  • Thread 130 beads.
  • Connect a bead tip
STEP 2
Braid all four strands together, as illustrated on the left, for a length of about 19 inches, (strands will be in original order when finished).
STEP 3
Connect the four bead tips to the other split ring, being careful to retain proper order.
STEP 4
Connect each split ring to one-half of the clasp.

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