Selenite & Amethyst Knotted Necklace Tutorial

Why We Love This Tutorial:

This is just a very simple design using one of our beautiful new gemstone pendants. Of course, you could use any pendant design for this necklace (and if you are reading this in the future you may have to, as we sell out very fast of our pendants! We are constantly getting new styles in, so please be creative and see what you come up with!!)

For this design, we have knotted between each of the 6mm beads that make up the top half of the necklace. We have used 0.8mm nylon thread, but you could also use silk or cotton cord.

Beads and Materials You’ll Need:

• Gemstone Pendant (we have used a selenite with Amethyst pendant)
• Top drilled rectangular nugget beads (we have used Amethyst – please note the new stock is darker than the stock in the tutorial, but it would work equally as well!)
• 4mm Gemstone rounds (we have used 4mm White Jade)
• 6mm Gemstone rounds (we have used 6mm White Chalcedony)
• 0.8mm nylon cord (we’ve used white)
• Clamshells
• Clasp of your choice
• extension chain if you like

Tools You’ll Need:

• Round Nose Pliers
• Sewing Needle

 Method:

1. 1. This is quite a short necklace, but you may make it as long as you like. The quantities below make up a 45cm long necklace, but you may like to use more 6mm round beads if you would like it longer.
   2. Start by cutting approx. 1 metre of 0.8mm nylon. Attach a clamshell to one end (tie a knot inside the clamshell, and close the clamshell around the knot).
   3. Add a 6mm bead to the nylon, 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.
   4. Continue this process of 6mm round then knot. We have used 18x 6mm beads on each side of the necklace.
   5. Now it’s time to add the Amethyst drops, with a 4mm round between each drop. We have not knotted this section as the holes on the Amethyst drops were too large, and the knot would have simply slid inside the Amethyst. Add 6 Amethyst drops with a 4mm bead between each.
   6. At the middle point, we have used 4x 4mm round beads, so that the pendant sits nicely.
   7. Then, continue the other side of the necklace in the exact same manner.
   8. Attach a clasp to the clamshells. We have used a simple lobster clasp and a small section of chain as an extension chain.
   9. And that’s it!