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Collar-Style Necklace with Moonstone Gemstone Beads, Crystal Beads and Seed Beads

Courtesy of Fashion Magazine
E75K

Design by Galyna Musurivska

Full Moon Necklace

: : : Materials : : :

  • Bead, moonstone, 5x16x27mm flat oval (A)
  • Bead, moonstone, 9x16mm oval (B)
  • Bead, moonstone, 10mm faceted (C)
  • Bead, moonstone, 8mm round (D)
  • Bead, crystal AB, 4mm bicone (E)
  • Bead, crystal, moonstone, 3x5mm faceted (F)
  • Bead, rhinestone and metal (G)
  • Seed bead, Toho, silver­lined transparent matt, size 11/0 (H)
  • Seed bead, Toho, milky white, size 11/0 (I)
  • Seed bead, Toho, milky white, size 15/0 (J)
  • Seed bead, Toho, transparent, size 15/0 (K)
  • Clasp, 4-strand

Necklace

STEP 1

Figure 1

Attach A between 2H (Fig. 1).
STEP 2

Figure 2

Bead 10 beads in double needle right-angle weave between H on each side of the bead (Fig. 2). Go through all beads one more time (Fig. 2, 2nd row).
STEP 3

Figure 3

Bring the thread through H, marked on figure 2 * and work the top side of the bead. Work one row in circular peyote stitch, using K and one row, using J (Fig. 3, 1st, 2nd row). Go through the last bead row for several times and pull the thread taut. Tie off the thread and bring the needle to any H bead, marked on figure 2 *.
STEP 4
Work the back side in the same way (Fig. 3, 3rd and 4th row). Go through the last row for several times, pulling the thread taut.
STEP 5
Work all A in the same way.
STEP 6

Figure 4


Figure 5

Embroider three beaded A beads. Tie off the thread in any H of double needle right-angle weave chain, marked on figure 2 *. Work the top row in F (Fig. 4). Tie off the thread tail and bring it to any H bead of the chain, marked on figure 2 *. Work the bottom row in I, J, E (Fig. 5).

Assembling

STEP 1

Figure 6

Connect three embroidered A, using figure 6 as a guide. You will get the central part of the necklace.
STEP 2

Figure 7

Attach 5A to each side of the central part of the necklace (Fig. 7).
STEP 3

Picture 1

Work 2 loops in I on the edge A beads and attach a clasp, using the metal rings (Pic. 1).

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