This course explores bead weaving techniques using a beading needle and thread. We are going to make some pretty jewellery with a Christmas bauble theme. It is slightly tricker than the Daisy jewellery we made previously. I will demonstrate earrings in this course but again the skills can be transferred to larger pieces such as bracelets and necklaces – I will show you how to do this. me. It is the second course of a series of courses which will progress in difficulty. Whilst earrings will be demonstrated, this bead netting technique can be used to make either a bracelet or necklace and the adjustments for this will be demonstrated too. I will also introduce you to some basic jewellery making tools such as pliers, jump rings and magnetic and lobster clasps.

Materials

• Size 15 seed breeds in a colour of your choice

• Size 11 seed beads in a colour of your choice

• 4mm glass pearl beads in a colour of your choice, you will need 16 for the earrings, about 150 for a bracelet or approximately 400 for an 18” necklace.

• 2 no. head pins with a ball head, about 3” or 8cm long.

• 4 no. shaped bead caps

• A beading needle size 12

• KO or Nymo beading thread in a matching colour or Fireline beading filament in Crystal.

• A pair of Earring fishhooks, A lobster clasp and jump ring for a necklace or a magnetic clasp for a bracelet.

Tools

• 2 pairs of chain nose pliers if making the necklace. These have a flat inner edge to the jaw like flat nose pliers but have more tapered longer jaws, more like round nose.

• Either chain nose pliers or round nose pliers to make the earrings.

• Snips or sharp craft scissors for cutting beading thread.

• Beading mat

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