I created this necklace base on one that I saw in the book called Les bijoux (see credits on the side). On the way, I had to modify their plan to suit my needs, so this is my “How to” for this project.
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Fold 6 of the 7 strings in two and form a loop that you will tie with a knot. Make sure the loop is not too big, about one inch long.
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Tie the 7th string at the base of the loop to consolidate your loop by making this simple knot around the loop.
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To make the knot around the loop, insert the end of the string inside the loop.
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Then, bring back the string towards you and insert the end of the string in the small loop the string is now making.
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Pull the string to tie the knot (don’t pull to much. The knot must be loose a little bit.)
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Repeat steps 3-4-5 until you have made your way around the loop.
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When you are done, tie the string by a simple knot around the base of the loop and cut the exceeding string.
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It should look like this :)
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Slide small and medium pearls on 8 of the strings leaving 4 strings without a pearl. Try to alternate small, medium and empty strings to create an interesting pattern.
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Leaving about 10 cm for the pearls to take their place, make a big knot with all the strings.
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Repeat steps 8 and 9. Try to put the pearls on strings that did not have one on the previous block and keep one medium pearl to make the closing. You will do five blocks of 8 pearls and the last one will contain only 7 pearls.
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To finish the necklace, insert a medium pearl in one of the string.
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Then, make a giant knot containing the pearl.
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To wear the necklace, you will need to insert this knot into the loop at the other end. Finally, you can cut a little bit the exceeding strings beside the finishing pearl if you want to.
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Voilà :)
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ale_corason
04 Sep 19:10
Pretty, it's really beautiful!
Mi.ezekatze
04 Sep 20:25
This is SO hippy, I have to make one of those. Thank you for the how-to!
Faith McKay
05 Sep 01:46
very very pretty, I like it! It really does look like the perfect summer necklace.
Betty K.
05 Sep 02:01
that is gorgeous!
DIS.AR.RAY
05 Sep 02:07
That is actually really cool! I Love how you made the loop more.. "neat" looking by puting the knots all around it :D It looks fabulous! :D
This would be cool with hemp string and some dread beads ;D
Lady Lolita
05 Sep 03:18
Really nice, I love what you did to the loop!
CRYSTALHY
05 Sep 03:23
I'm lovin' the design(= Great job.
Carotte & Lychee
05 Sep 18:46
Thank you everyone for your comments :) This is really a cool necklace indeed. I wore it all summer long and I'm not rired of it! The only thing is that the hemps string tend to get "dirty" with time.
AdvocatusDiaboli
06 Sep 18:52
In general I don't like to wear pearls very much, but I have to say that this is too cool to resist... Great idea to combine them with hemp!
Rae Rae The Jet Plane
06 Sep 20:32
Do you glue or tie the pearls in place or do you just leave them loose?
Carotte & Lychee
07 Sep 01:36
The pearls are loose :)
Eve S.
07 Sep 01:41
amazing! Im going to try this when I get some pearl beads.
Montse L.
07 Sep 18:45
Cool!!!! IT'S SOOOOOOO CUTE
CONGRATULATIONS
Holly C.
09 Sep 15:12
Oh wow...so you are terrific! I love this necklace. I'll try one day but not sure if it would come out as great as yours. Thanks so much for sharing!
Carotte & Lychee
09 Sep 19:55
You should try, its really EASY!!!
Caely L.
11 Sep 04:19
oo i really like that!
Katie B.
25 Nov 18:44
I sat down to make this today and the holes in my pearls are much too small. Doh! I'll have to give it another shot later. :-)
Jane C.
10 Mar 01:51
this is sooo beautiful i am definitely going to have to try this one out ;D
i might also have to do a bracelet version!
Tanis F.
20 Mar 19:34
Very cute, thanks for sharing!
ǝןןǝɥɔıɯ
21 Mar 05:29
Very, very pretty! :3 Insanely nice job, looks classy but it is easy to make!
hüseyin d.
22 Mar 20:43
Hi! bee I love jewelry, I am very happy to share the page ...
Isis
13 May 21:37
This is soo pretty, but I don't understand, how does the necklace stay on? It doesn't seem like the bead through the loop would keep it very secure...
CHAOS
29 Jun 08:11
This is georgeous!!! I'm going to make one! This inspires me.
CHAOS
16 Jul 05:03
This is georgeous! Im making one and the only thing I'm getting frustrated in is with the loop at the top. The hemp isn't the same thickness in some spots and its making it look kinda bad. BOO. But other than that it's georgeous!!!!
Tracy L.
22 Jul 16:43
best for summer party