This lovely shell design looks more
complicated than it is. The foundation of the necklace is four 36”
strands of cording, knotted with shells. The accent in the piece comes
from four 20” strands of gemstones.
Sterling silver S hook F14-7310FN
Amazonite round tube beads F14-5604GS
Amazonite 6mm rondelle beads F14-5607GS
Golden lace agate beads F14-3646GS
Wooden agate beads F14-6756GS
Fancy jasper faceted rondelle beads F14-6016GS
Amazonite flat oval beads F14-5613GS
Botswana agate 14mm F14-7809GS
Ocean jasper 8mm F14-7007GS
Ocean jasper flat teardrops F14-5780CK
Sesame jasper teardrops F14-6012CK
Mother-of-Pearl marquis shell (3 pkgs) F14-7419GS
Gold-filled round beads 3mm F14-1580MB
Gold-filled round beads 4mm F14-1581MB
Brown macramé beading twine F14-1383BS
Light-Medium twisted beading needles F14-1040BS
Scissors
Jeweler’s Awl
1. Cut four 80” pieces of Brown twine. (This seems like a lot of
length, but the knots will shorten it up to a nice finished length of
36”.)
2. Pick up one strand and half of the clasp. Tie a Lark’s head
knot with the strand, attaching it to the clasp; make the knot so one
end of the strand is 8”. The longer end will be where you’ll
string the shells onto.
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3. Add a twisted beading needle to the end of the longer length of twine,
and string on one shell. Tie an overhand knot ½” from the
clasp so the shell is between the clasp and the knot. If the shell slips
over the knot, begin another overhand knot. Leave the circle open, put
the awl into the circle and slide the awl to the position where the knot
should be tightened. Slip the awl out and tighten the twine, making a
double knot.
4. Continue adding shells, placing a knot every ½”, until
you reach 36”. Tie another Lark’s head knot to the other end
of the clasp.
5. With the extra ends of twine, string and knot between 4 shells and
one Golden Lace Agate Bead. Cut the twine after the last knot.
6. Repeat Steps 3 -5 three more times.
7. Cut four 38” pieces of brown twine.
8. Attach the first thread to one end of the clasp with a Lark’s
head knot. Add a beading needle to the end and string beads in the following
order:
· Amazonite rondelle
· 4mm gold-filled round bead
· Wooden agate bead
· 4mm gold-filled round bead
· Amazonite rondelle
· Wooden agate
· Amazonite rondelle
· 4mm gold-filled round bead
· Golden lace bead
· Amazonite rondelle
· 4mm gold-filled round bead
· Amazonite round tube bead
· 4mm gold-filled round bead
· Amazonite rondelle
· Amazonite flat oval bead
· Amazonite rondelle
· 4mm gold-filled round bead
· Amazonite round tube bead
· 4mm gold-filled round bead
9. Continue with this pattern until you have strung 18”, then string
a Botswana agate. Repeat the pattern two more times; at the end, attach
a sesame jasper teardrop bead, stringing the twine back through the last
bead.
10. Using the left over twine, string and place knots between four Mother-of-Pearl
shells and one ocean jasper round bead. Knot and cut off the extra twine.
11. For the second gemstone strand, tie a Lark’s head knot to the
other clasp end and bead the configuration in Step 8. Once you’ve
strung 18”, string through the Botswana agate in the first gemstone
strand and continue the pattern. At the end attach an ocean jasper teardrop,
then string the twine back through the last bead. Using the left over
twine, string and place a knot between four Mother-of-Pearl shells and
one ocean jasper round bead. Knot and cut off the extra twine.
12. Repeat Steps 8-11, attaching two more gemstone strands, with the only
difference being, string 20” of beads before passing through the
Botswana agate.
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