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Beaded Necklace Wire

Beaded Necklace Wires make quick and lovely gifts!

Supplies:

  • round wooden beads: two 8mm, two 12mm
  • silver beads : 14mm embossed cylinder, two 6mm roung, two 8mm rondelles
  • silver necklace wire with removable ball clasp

Instructions:

  1. Remove the ball clasp from the wire. String a 6mm silver, an 8mm wood bead, a silver rondelle and a 12mm wood bead.
  2. String the embossed silver bead. Repeat step 1 in reverse order so the necklace is symmetrical.
“Necklace wires are a flexible design element that make it to change beads frequently,” Katie Hacker says.

Beaded Necklace Wire by Katie Hacker, reprinted from Katie's Basics of Beading. In this 40-page instruction book, designer Katie Hacker teaches the basics of beading—plus more. You'll learn about stringing materials, bead styles, what tools to use and how to use them. Katie's Basics of Beading also features over 50 gorgeous, stylish beading projects. Retail $9.99.