Materials Needed
Pearls:

• Cultured freshwater white stick pearls F14-1399PL
• Cultured freshwater pink center drilled pearls F14-1395PL
• Cultured freshwater pink top-drilled pearls F14-1400PL
• Freshwater faceted potatoe shape gold pearl F14-1409PL
• Sterling Silver Drop with 2 pearl cabochons F14-1663FD
• Glass Pearls Mixed colors F14-7740GB

Turquoise:

• Turquoise Nuggets 7-13mm F14-4136GS
• Turquoise Nuggets 4-6mm F14-4386NB
• Turquoise 4-5mm round beads F14-K09-5207CK

Rose quartz:

• Tumbled Faceted 8-10mm Rose Quartz Nuggets F14-7624GS
• Natural Rose Quartz Chips F14-6619GS
• Faceted Rectangle Rose Quartz Beads F14-6951GS
• Rose Quartz Heishe 4x2mm F14-6573GS

Amazonite:

• Rectangle faceted Amazonite Beads F14-7592GS
• Amazonite Chips F14-3458GS
• Lapis 8mm Heishe F14-5558GS
• Bamboo Coral F14-4707NB
• Citrine Coins F14-3253GS

Czech glass:

• Pink/Gold 8mm flowers F14-7560MD
• Pink/Gold 6mm round beads F14-1263MD
• Glass Aqua Quartz 17x13mm twist diamond F14-1527GL
• Peanut Pink Coral F14-4426NB
• Quartz Crystal Chip F14-7551GS
• Tiger Cowry Disc F14-4590NB
• Red Lip Manol Shell F14-3752NB
• Red Lip Heishe F14-3135GS
• Mixed Heishe strands F14-3827PB

Mother-of-Pearl:

• Marquise F14-7419GS
• Free Form F14-3953GS
• Rhodonite rectangles F14-7591GS
• Fancy Jasper rectangles F14-7588GS

Golden Jade:

• Cubes F14-6101GS
• Heishe F14-6099GS

Hill-tribe silver:

• Small tube beads used for ends of beading wire F14-5707MB
• Silver Clipped Cube Beads F14-4981MB
• Silver Cut out Drum 3x3mm F14-4969MB
• Etched Round 3x2.5mm F14-4985MB
• Tube 8.5 x 3.5mm F14-5038MB
• Silver Melon Bead F14-5075MB
• Melon 17x5mm F14-5040MB
• Hourglass 13x11mm F14-5105MB
• Antique Shell 13x13mm F14-5173MB
• Tube 25x4.5mm F14-5041MB
• Antique Puff Round F14-5196MB
• Silver Pendent s-swirl F14-8110FN
• Round Circles 11mm F14-5103MB
• Round Swirl 10.4mm F14-8145FN
• Antiqued Round Puff F14-5197MB
• Oval 3x2mm F14-4966MB
• Round Sun face 7mm F14-4996MB
• Long Tube 12.5x4mm F14-5006MB
• Barrel with Leaves 10x9mm F14-5098MB
• Corrugated Oval 5.5x4.5mm F14-5039MB
• Puff Spindle 17.5x14.75mm F14-5110MB
• Diamond shape F14-5068MB
• Flat Stars, oval F14-5072MB
• Antiqued Melon F14-5160MB
• Antiqued Puff Melon F14-5161MB
• Tube 5.5x3.5mm F14-5007MB
• Light Hammered Round Bead F14-5133MB
• Scalloped Oval Bead 23x9.8mm F14-5107MB
• Long Puff Shell F14-5114MB
• Flattened Cube 5x5mm F14-4999MB
• 20-gauge Half-hard round sterling silver wire F14-1170WR
• Crimp Beads F14-6914FN
• Crimp Beads F14-4934FN
• Crimp Ends with hook-loop end F14-4799FN

Suede lacing:

• Turquoise F14-1395BS
• Tobacco Brown F14-1391BS
• Mouse-tail Satin Cord Light Beige F14-1485BS
• Head Pins with 3mm Ball end F14-8443FN

Tools:
Beadalon® wire cutters

• Beadalon® round-nose pliers
• Beadalon® Chain-nose pliers
• Beadalon® Flat-nose pliers
• Beadalon® Crimper
  

Instructions

1. Cut a 6” piece of 20-gauge wire. Hold the round nose pliers so the jaws are horizontal and grasp the piece of wire 1 1/2" below one end. With your free hand, bend the tip of the wire to a 90 degree angle. Place the pliers so the jaws are now vertical with one jaw above and the other below the angled section of wire. Bring the tip of the wire up and over the top jaw of the pliers so it is now facing down at about an 80 degree angle. Place the pliers so they are now horizontal again, one jaw in the loop and one jaw out and to the right. With chain nose pliers or your free hand, grasp the tip of the wire and direct it behind the length of wire.

Grasp the loop with chain-nose pliers. Grasp the tip of the wire with flat-nose pliers and wrap it around the straight length of wire below the loop, wrapping for approximately three revolutions. Trim any excess wire and press in the cut end with chain-nose pliers. You’ve just created a wrapped looped and now have a secure anchor to begin your necklace. Repeat to make 8 wrapped loops.

2. Cut a length of beading wire, 18” long, string one crimp end, nine small Thai-silver beads, and one wrapped loop. Pass the beading wire back through the crimp end until ½ - ¾” is sticking out past the crimp end. Hold the wires so they are parallel then compress the center section of the crimp end with chain nose pliers. Press until the wire is secured to the wrapped loop.

3. String on an assortment of beads for approximately 5”.This will be one tassel for below your focal bead.

4. Repeat to complete 8 tassels.

5. Pass all eight wires through the focal bead, separate them into 2 groups; four for one side of the necklace, four for the other side.

6. Begin stringing beads onto one length of wire for approximately 7”. Add one crimp bead and nine small Thai-silver beads.

7. Repeat for all eight strands, stringing beads so they blend well together, i.e. if you’ve strung a large bead on one strand, string smaller beads on the other strand, to rest opposite the large bead, so they lie well together when worn.

8. Repeat Step 1 to make 2 more wrapped loops using 8-10” of wire – the wire should be 3” longer than the beads you’re using at the top of your strands.

Loop one strand through one wrapped loop and pass the beading wire back through the crimp bead. Crimp the crimp bead using crimping pliers. Repeat, attaching four strands of beading wire to the first wrapped loop. Repeat attaching the remaining four strands to the other wrapped loop.

9. Add your large bead above the wrapped loop and make another wrapped loop above the bead, trim any excess wire. Repeat, adding a bead to the other half of the necklace.

10. Cut four lengths of suede lacing, 48 – 60” long. Pass one length of lacing through the wrapped loop made in Step 9. Pass another length through the same loop. Repeat, adding two lengths of lacing to the wrapped loop on the other half of the necklace.

11. Cut a 3” piece of 20-gauge wire. Begin wrapping the wire around one nose of the round-nose pliers, creating a small coil. Slide the coil over two lengths of suede lacing. Using chain- or flat-nose pliers, compress the coil gently, securing the lacing to the necklace.

12. Take one length of suede lacing from each pair joined by the coils in Step 11. Lay 2” of satin cord down the lacing, having the tail facing up, away from the necklace. While holding the 3 layers of cord together, begin wrapping the rattail up until you reach the tail. Secure them together by compressing another coil around all three cords.

13. Thread beads onto all the cords as your design dictates. As an added element you can add pieces of coiled wire like a bead.

14. Add a crimp end with a loop onto the end of one length of lacing. Compress the center section with chain-nose pliers, securing the crimp-end to the lacing. Repeat, adding the crimp end onto as many laces as you’d like.

Thread beads onto a head pin. Begin a wrapped loop, and before making the wrap, open the loop and slide it onto the loop of the crimp end. Finish wrapping the loop, securing the dangle onto the end of the lacing. Repeat, adding as many dangles to the ends as you like.