Making Jewellery - August 2016

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PROJECT

PHOTOGRAPHS: LAUREL GUILFOYLE, TANSY WHEELER

You won’t need to slide this knot up to meet

the knot made in Step 5 as each knot made

will naturally sit next to the one made before.

9. Keep repeating Steps 3–8 until you have
   made approx. 6cm in length of knots. Repeat
   Steps 3–8 again, with the other 80cm length
   of cord on the other side of the connector. You
   want a total length of approx. 15cm for an
   adult-sized wrist, including the connector.


10. Unclip the bracelet from the stiff card and
    add a drop of superglue to where the excess
    cord comes out of the very last knot on each
    side of the vertical cords. When completely dry
    you can cut the excess cord completely away
    using scissors and it won’t unravel. Do not cut
    the two vertical cords. Repeat for the other side.


11. Place your bracelet, connector side down,
    onto a fl at surface and take both sets of vertical
    cords and fold them so they pass each other
    going in the opposite direction.


12. Pick up the remaining 50cm length of cord
    and place it under all four cords so you have
    25cm of cord either side of the four cords. Take
    the right-hand side and pass it over the four cords
    and under the left-hand cord and take the right-
    hand cord and pass it under the four cords and
    up through the loop made on the right coming

10 11 12

13 14 15

out on top of the right-hand cord. Pull both ends

together to create a knot on the four cords.

13. Now take the left-hand side and pass it over
    the four cords and under the right-hand cord
    and take the left-hand cord and pass it under
    the four cords and up and through the loop
    made on the left coming out on top of the left-
    hand cord. Pull both ends together to create
    another knot on the four cords. Keep repeating
    Step 12 and 13 to make a line of knots approx.
    2.5cm in length.


14. Add a drop of superglue to the excess
    lengths of cord so you can cut them off as close
    to the body of knots as possible. This time
    you need to make sure you do not glue this
    knotted section onto the four cords. Once the
    glue is applied, slide the knots back and forth
    to check they move freely. Finally tie knots in
    the vertical cords to hold them together and cut
    away the excess cord beyond the end knots.


15. When you knot and cut the vertical lengths
    a nice detail is to decide if you want to knot
    each cord separately. You can then add a bead
    to each length fi rst, or alternatively add one
    large-holed bead through both cords and knot
    two at a time for a diff erent look.

RESOURCES

All tools and materials used can be

purchased from companies who advertise

in this magazine.

CONTACT

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