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Glamour Girl NecklaceJean CampbellOriginally published inBeadwork December 2005/January 2006

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This princess necklace project not only gives

you a chance to stitch beads together to make

a beaded bead, you get to string them, too.

Brilliant!

Glamour Girl Necklace

J e a n C a m p b e l l

M a t e r i a l s251 vitrial 4mm Swarovski crystal bicones4 amethyst 6mm Swarovski crystal rounds4 amethyst 8mm Swarovski crystal rounds5 rose AB 2×7mm Swarovski crystal bicones6 rose 10mm Swarovski 2-hole spacersSterling silver 2-strand box clasp with amethyst inset5 sterling silver 2mm crimp tubes80” of .014 beading wireMoss green PowerPro beading thread

T o o l sChildren’s Fiskars scissorsBig Eye needleWire cuttersCrimping pliersPink or purple Sharpie markerBead stop (alligator clip or Bead Stopper)

T e c h n i q u e sRight-angle weave, stringing, crimpingF i n i s h e d S i z e 18”

B E A D E D B E A D

Step 1: Use 3’ of thread to string 1 rose, 1 vitrial, 1 rose, and 1

vitrial. Pass through all the beads again to make a square

and exit from the fi rst rose strung. Note: use tight tension

throughout.

Step 2: String 1 vitrial, 1 rose, and 1 vitrial. Pass down

through the rose you just exited, through the fi rst vitrial

just strung, and up through the rose just strung.

Step 3: String 1 vitrial, 1 rose, and 1 vitrial. Pass up through

the rose you just exited, through the first vitrial just

strung, and down through the rose.

Step 4: String 1 vitrial. Pass up through the fi rst rose strung in

Step 1. String 1 vitrial and pass down through the last rose

strung in Step 3 and through the fi rst vitrial just strung

(Figure 1).

Step 5: Work another round of right-angle weave off the

round you made in Steps 1–4. Begin by stringing 1 vitrial,

one 6mm amethyst, and 1 vitrial; pass through the last vit-

rial strung in Step 4 and the fi rst vitrial just strung. Con-

tinue around, stringing 1 vitrial and one 6mm amethyst

in each stitch. Connect the ends of the round as in Step 4

and exit from a 6mm amethyst (Figure 2).

Step 6: Work a third round using all vitrial bicones (Figure

3). Exit from the second vitrial strung in this step and pass

through the 4 outermost vitrial to secure the bottom of

the beaded bead (Figure 4).

Step 7: Weave through all the beads in Steps 1–6 again until

the bead holes are full and the beaded bead is rock hard.

Trim the thread. Use the marker to color any unsightly

thread. Set the beaded bead aside.

S T R I N G I N G

Step 1: Cut fi ve 16” lengths of beading wire.

Step 2: Pair two of the wires and clip them together at one

end using a bead stop. Use both wires together to string

20 vitrial, the top hole of a spacer, 6 vitrial, the top hole

of a second spacer, 6 vitrial, and the top hole of a third

spacer.

Separate the two wires and use one of these wires to

string 9 vitrial, one 8mm amethyst, and 9 vitrial. Use the

other wire to string 11 vitrial, one 8mm amethyst, and

11 vitrial.

Use both wires to string the top hole of a fourth spacer,

6 vitrial, the top hole of a fi fth spacer, 6 vitrial, the top

hole of a sixth spacer, and 20 vitrial. Use a bead stop to

secure the wire ends.

Step 3: Pair two additional wires and clip them together at

one end using a bead stop. Use both wires to string 20

vitrial and the bottom hole of the fi rst spacer strung in

Step 2. String 6 vitrial, the second spacer, 6 vitrial, and

the third spacer.

Separate the two wires and use one of these wires to

string 13 vitrial, one 8mm amethyst, and 13 vitrial. Pair

this wire with the fi fth length of wire cut in Step 1. Pass

both wires through the second hole of the fourth spacer,

string 6 vitrial, the fi fth spacer, 6 vitrial, the sixth spacer,

and 20 vitrial (Figure 5). Use a bead stop to secure the

wire ends.

Step 4: There should now be two loose wires hanging from

opposite spacers at the bottom of the necklace. String 18

vitrial on each. Use both wires to string one 8mm ame-

thyst, the beaded bead, 1 rose, 1 vitrial, and 1 crimp tube.

Snug the beads, crimp the tube, and trim.

Step 5: Hold the piece against your neck to check for length,

adding 1” to account for the width of the clasp, then add

or subtract vitrial bicones at each end to adjust. String 1

crimp tube on each set of paired wires (you’ll be string-

ing 4 crimp tubes for the 8 wires). Pass through the clasp

loops and back through the tubes, crimp, and trim. (

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Figure 1

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Figure 3

Figure 4

Figure 5

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wire 2 wire 3

wire 4 wire 5

Jean Campbell is the founding editor of Beadwork magazine and cofounder of Shiny Bright Objects (www.shinybrightobjects.com).

RESOURCESCheck your local bead shop for any of these materials or contact:Clasp: Star’s Clasps, (800) 207-2805, www.starsclasps.com. Spacers: The Bead Monkey, (952) 929-4032, www.thebeadmon-key.com.

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CrimpingString a crimp tube and pass through the connection finding. Pass back through the tube, leaving a short tail. Use the back notch of a crimping pliers to pinch the tube into a U, leaving a wire on each side of the bend. Rotate the tube 90° and use the front notch to form the pinched tube into a clean cylinder.

Right-Angle Weave(Single Needle)String 4 beads and pass through them again to form the first unit. For the rest of the row, string 3 beads, pass through the last bead passed through in the previous unit, and the first two just strung; the thread path will resemble a figure-eight, alternating directions with each unit. To begin the next row, pass through the last 3 beads strung to exit the side of the last unit. String 3 beads, pass through the last bead passed through, and the first bead just strung. *String 2 beads, pass through the next edge bead of the previous row, the last bead passed through in the previous unit, and the last 2 beads just strung. Pass through the next edge bead of the previous row, string 2 beads, pass through the last bead of the previous unit, the edge bead just passed through, and the first bead just strung. Repeat from * to complete the row then begin a new row as before.