DESIGNER’S NOTES
Thecentral necklace piece is made in two
pieces and it needs three stages to complete.
Theaim is to maketwoclustersandjoin
those together.Thefirstclusterwillbethetop
section of the centrepieceandthesecond
cluster will be thebottomsectionandwill
have more ornaments.Thebasictechniqueis
simple; slip beadsin thewire,twistthewire
and arrange thebeadsin a freeformway.The
secret to arrangingthebeadswhentwisting
thewire is to playwiththebeads’shapesand
colours as you go.Simplyaddmorebeads
if you like to makeit chunkier,oraddmore
orless beads ofonecolourto bringyour
favourite colourup.STEP ONE
Stage 1 CentralNeckPiece
Cutone metre ofsilverwireandslipin one
large resin bead.Positionthebeadin the
centre of the wirelength,bendthewireends
to each other closeto thebead.Twistwire
twice close to thebeadbutnottootight.STEP TWO
Feed second large resin bead through one
of the wire tails. Using fingers, bend the wire
upwards, placing the wire close to the bead
butnot too tight. Leave about .5cm space
from the first bead, twist the new bead, twist
thewire twice. Take the wire end and pass
it behind the first bead’s twist towards the
unused wire tail and gently pull it upwards.
Thetwo wire tails should sit one next to the
other in a ‘V’ shape.STEPTHREE
Taketheunusedwiretailandrepeat Step 2.STEPFOUR
Alternatingthewire
tails,repeatStep2.
Usingyourfingers,
leaveonetailupthe
workbypullinggently,
andthelongesttail
downtheworkandset
theclusterasideto be
usedin thenextstage.
ThiswillbeCluster
Number1.STAGE 2 CENTRALNECK PIECE
STEPONE
Cutonemetreof silverwireand slip in one
largeresinbead.Positionthebead in the
centreof thewireandbendthe wire ends to
eachothercloseto thebead.Twist the wire
twicecloseto thebeadbutnottoo tight.STEPTWO
Feed an orange resin bead through one of
the wire tails. Using your fingers, bend the
wire upwards, placing the wire close to the
bead and behind it but not too tight. Leave
about 1cm space from the first twist and the
large bead. Twist the wire several times in
order to make a wired stem. Take the wire
end and pass it behind the first bead’s twist
towards the unused wire tail and gently pull
it upwards. The two wire tails should sit one
next to the other in a ‘V’ shape.A larger chunkier wire design by Maria Dao,
ethnic design with modern sleek.
PROJECT
Rating
52 Creative Beading
MATERIALS
3m Silver wire 22 gauge.
2 x silver base metal
cord foldable ends
1 x jump ring
1 x hook clasp
50cm x 1mm brown
cotton cord
BEADS
5 x large brown resin beads
3 x oval flat orange resin
beads
5 x amber bean resin beads
3 x round amber resin beads
3 x round yellow resin beads
3 x disk yellow resin beads
2 x large bi-cone silver
metal beads
1 x small silver metal bead
2 x small silver barrel beads
TOOLS
Round nose pliers
Chain nose pliers
Flush cutters
Length of finished piece:
As desired.
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