Jewelry-Making Techniques

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Collar-Style Necklace with Seed Beads and Glass Beads

Courtesy of Fashion Magazine
D173

Design by Dariya Gagarina

Purple Flower Necklace

: : : Materials : : :

  • Lobster clasps
  • Bead, glass, amethyst, 5mm round (P)
  • Bead, glass, yellow (Q)
  • Seed bead, glass, transparent light purple, #7 (I)
  • Seed bead, glass, lilac pearl, #8 (G)
  • Seed bead, glass, purple, #8 (H)
  • Seed bead, glass, transparent lilac, #10 (B)
  • Seed bead, glass, metallic lilac, #10 (C)
  • Seed bead, glass, transparent purple, #10 (D)
  • Seed bead, glass, dark amethyst, #10 (E)
  • Seed bead, glass, black, #12 (A)
  • Seed bead, glass, purple, #15 (F)
  • Seed bead, glass, silver, #15 (S)
  • Seed bead, glass, deep amethyst, cut (J)
  • Seed bead, glass, yellow, cut (R)
  • Seed bead, glass, rainbow, 4-10mm twisted bugle (K)
  • Seed bead, glass, deep amethyst, 4-10mm twisted bugle (L)
  • Seed bead, glass, light amethyst, 4-10mm twisted bugle (M)
  • Drop, glass, light amethyst (N)
  • Drop, glass, grey (O)

  • Optional:

  • Seed and bugle beads
  • Jumprings

  • The capital letters above are the bead key identifiers, which are referenced throughout the instructions.
STEP 1
Figure 1

Figure 2

Bead the left half of base netting, using (D) (Fig. 1). Bead the right half of the base netting (Fig. 2). A note: One sector of this netting is made of (A) beads. That's why the cells in this sector should have a different number of seed beads comparing to the other cells. Attach a clasp.
STEP 2
Figure 3

Figure 4

Figure 5

Figure 6

Bead a big flower (Fig. 3), changing bead color and size as shown on the photograph. Now bead a small flower in almost the same way. The only difference is that originally you thread a fewer number of beads. String some (Q) beads and (R) cut seed beads for the pistils and attach them to the flowers.
STEP 3
Fold the flowers cornet-shaped and sew them to the base netting (see the finished image).

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