turquoise cube carabiner lariat necklace tutorial

Why We Love This Tutorial:

We just love of drape-y this scarf style lariat necklace is! The small faceted gemstone cubes and the gemstones wheels compliment each other so nicely; plus we have used a thread instead of tigertail to make sure it sits softly & drapes the way we want it to!

Beads and Materials You’ll Need (product name is clickable):

Tools You’ll Need:

Method:

  1. This is quite a short lariat necklace, at about 60cm (two strands). But you can make yours longer is you like! We have used fine 0.35mm white waxed polyester for this necklace, which means we need to finish it off slightly differently compared to using tigertail and crimps. Take approx. 150cm of thread, and thread on your pearl. step one turquoise carabiner lariat tutorial
  2. Next thread on a 2mm gold bead and loop the cord around this gold bead and back up through the pearl. step two turquoise carabiner lariat tutorial
  3. Tie a knot above the pearl.
  4. Pull the knot tight. Then tie a second knot, this time the reverse of the knot you just tied. This effectively creates a string reef knot. turquoise carabiner lariat tutorial
  5. Trim the tail and use a little drop of hypo cement glue on the knot.
  6. Then, slide on your bead cap followed by another 2mm round gold bead.
  7. Now you’re ready to thread your beads! We have gone for a random sequence, with the cubes grouped together and the wheels grouped together. We have used more cubes than wheels, with the wheels usually only containing two to four beads per section. Refer to the finished photo.
  8. After you have threaded on all of your beads (it should be about 120cm long), you will need to finish it off in a similar way to how we started it. However this time we need to work in reverse.
  9. Thread on your 2mm gold bead, cap, pearl then another 2mm gold bead. Take the cord around the 2mm gold bead and back up through the pearl.
  10. Now you will need to tie an overhand knot to secure the end of the necklace.
  11. Do two overhead knots; using fine round nose pliers to push the knot closed is helpful.
  12. Put a dab of glue on this knot, all let it fully dry over night before trimming (this knot by nature is not as secure as our previous reef knot, so you really want the glue to be set before trimming it off).
  13. Slide the carabiner half way along the necklace and loop it. Pop it around your neck, then take the two tail ends (with the pearls) and slide them through the carabiner. It is simply held in place by gravity, which is why this is sometimes called a scarf style necklace.
  14. And that’s it, you’re done! turquoise cube carabiner lariat necklace tutorial

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