Stainless Steel Necklace with Rocailles beads and charm
In this article I will show you how you can make a stainless steel necklace in combination with seed beads. You can find all the products I used in our shop! See what you need below.
What do you need?
- seed beads (I'm using the 8/0 (4mm) here)
- metal wire
- stainless steel chain
- jump rings
- Closure
- pliers
- extension piece
- bead tray
Step 1
- I take the stainless steel chain with it, I chose a ball chain here. I'm still cutting this one not off to measure, because I still remember
not how long the piece with the beads will be.
- Then I attach one end of the metal wire to the chain. I do this with two crimp beads.
- I first thread the metal wire through the two crimp beads, then the chain and then back into the two crimp beads. I make sure to keep a piece of metal wire to hide under the seed beads.
Step 2
- I thread my seed beads onto the metal wire. I chose this purple and gold color. I also chose the pattern: 5 purple beads, 3 gold beads. Of course you can also choose something completely different!
Step 3
- When I'm done stringing I measure my necklace (including beads). I want him to grow to about 40 cm. You can measure this with yourself in advance, but 40 cm is the average length of a chain in the store.
- Then I cut the stainless steel chain with my wire cutters. The total length is now 40 cm. Now I also attach the other end to the metal wire.
- Again I first thread two crimp beads on the wire, then the chain and then I put the metal wire back into the crimp beads and a number of seed beads. I cut off the remaining end.
Step 4
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The chain is now attached to both sides of the metal wire. You are left with a round chain. I choose to let the beads hang on the side and hang a stainless steel charm in the middle. You can also choose to let the beads hang in the middle.
- I hang the charm at 20 cm so that it hangs in the middle.
- Then I cut the chain in half, where the lock and extension chain should come.
Step 5
- Finally, I fasten my lock with jump rings. Here I opt for a luxurious stainless steel (stainless steel) lock with a purple color.
- At the other end I attach my extension chain of 4 cm.
Finished!!
