Creative Beading – October 2019

72 Creative Beading

4. TWIsTED WIRE nECkLaCE
   sTEP 1
   Cut a 3 metre length of wire from the roll.
   Fold the wire so that a bend is made one
   metre from the end. One side of the wire
   (strand 1) will be one metre long and the
   second side (strand 2) will be 2 metres long.

sTEP 2

slip a jump ring over the fold and twist the

wire twice to hold the jump ring in place.

sTEP 3

starting on the short side (strand 1), slip one

crystal from bag a on the shorter wire 25mm

from the jump ring. Holding the crystal in your

fingers make a loop around your finger and

twist like you would a twist tie on a plastic bag.

sTEP 4

Place a crystal from bag B. on the wire

approximately 25 mm from the first loop and

make another loop. Repeat the process using

a crystal from bag C. Continue making the

loops following the pattern (crystals from bag

a, B, C) until you are 50mm from the end of

the wire. Designer note: If you are not using

the kit purchased from Eureka Beads choose

3 colours. Each of these colours will represent

A,B or C for this project.

sTEP 5

Lay the wire flat then bend the loops so that

one is facing up and one down.

sTEP 6

Take the long strand (strand 2) and thread

through the crystal on the top of each

loop, adding a crystal between the loops

(first crystal B, then a. then C.) Wrap twice

around the end wire then repeat on the

bottom loops. This is the framework of your

necklace and should end up being about

400mm long.

sTEP 7

Work back through the necklace in a zig zag

pattern going through the loose crystals on

the outside framework and adding a crystal

between every second section. start with

colour C, then a, then B.

4. TwISTeD
   wIre neckLace
   MaTerIaLS
   10 metre roll of wire
   1 loop of necklace
   memory wire
   200mm of memory wire
   tubing
   4 jump rings
   1 parrot clasp

60 4mm crystals ( 3 colours )

TOOLS

Round nosed pliers

Wire cutters

strand 1.

strand 2.

A B CAB C

A

B

C

A

B

C

BCA B A

A A C B

C

C B