Why We Love This Tutorial:
I was completely inspired the moment I laid eyes on these amazing new Fossil Coral Jasper pendants. Each pendant is unique and the colours in the one I chose inspired the deep burnt orange of the carnelian gemstone beads and orange garnet chips. I added in some coral fossil jasper beads to lighten it up a little and tie in the light tones within the pendant.
This is just a simple knotted mala-style long necklace. We have used some of our new 0.65mm knotting cord (I am obsessed with this cord – it is waxed so it won’t fray and holds the knot super well), but you could also use silk or cotton cord. I’ve knotted between each bead, excluding the chips – I just left those as a continuous section.
Beads and Materials You’ll Need:
- Coral Fossil Jasper Pendant (please keep in mind these are mixed shapes and colours! If you purchase the other beads in this tutorial we’ll try to send a pendant that goes well with these colours).
- Banded Carnelian 6mm round gemstone beads
- Coral Fossil Jasper 8mm Round gemstone beads
- Orange Garnet Chip beads
- 0.65mm Polyester Micro Macrame Cord (we have used camel coloured cord)
- Clamshells
- Toggle Clasp of your choice (we have used these gold toned toggles. Once again our toggles vary often so please choose a different style if these are no longer available!)
- Pinch Bail
- Bead Caps (optional – I have used just 8 caps in this necklace, one either side of the section of 8mm beads. I have used some caps out of our mixed gold bead caps bags; however, each bag contains a different assortment of caps so you may need to use different caps. Any small cap will be completely fine)
Tools You’ll Need:
- Round Nose Pliers
- Flat Nose Pliers
- Scissors
- Sewing Needle
Method:
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- Start by cutting approx. 2 metres of 0.65mm cord. Attach a clamshell to one end (tie a knot inside the clamshell, and close the clamshell around the knot).
- Attach your pinch bail to the pendant, ready to attach to the necklace.
- Add your first bead, and tie a knot after the bead. I have used the technique of tying a knot around a large-ish sewing needle, pulling the needle close to the bead (as close as possible), then pulling out the needle. You may also like to use round nose pliers to push the knot as close to the bead as possible after pulling out the needle.
- See the image below for the pattern. This makes a necklace about 80cm long (plus the pendant drop). Each section of chips is about 5cm long. I have knotted between each bead, excluding the chips (which are a continuous section). Attach the pendant when you are half way through the necklace.
- Once you have reached the end of your necklace, attach another clamshell to the end.
- The clamshells we used have the loops that can attach directly onto the toggle, which is what we have done. Some other styles of clamshell with closed loops may require you to use a small jump ring between the clamshell and the clasp.
- And that’s it!
