Flamenco braid a
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1) The document provides instructions for making a Flamenco Braid Necklace using Italian glass seed beads, a gold clasp, and crystals. 2) The beads are transferred from loose hanks onto beading cord using knots. Multiple strands of each color are knotted together. 3) The strands are then attached to the clasp using epoxy in the bell caps and around the clasp. The strands are loosely braided together before attaching the second half of the clasp.
Flamenco braid a
- 1. techniques >> stringing • gluing beadworkonline Flamenco Braid Necklace Linda Arline Hartung From the mantilla-shaped clasp set with coordinating crystals to the flowing curves of braided iridescent Italian glass seed beads, you’ll feel the rhythm of flamenco as these dramatic elements swirl together into one passionate necklace. Olé! Copyright Beadwork® magazine, Interweave Press LLC. Not to be reprinted. All rights reserved. BEADWORK online 1 of 2
- 2. FINISHED SIZE: 17 1⁄ 2" Transferring Seed Beads Materials 1 spool (50') Hastings Bonded Nylon to Permanent String 10 olive gold 19" strands of size 14° Italian white bead cord, size 1/OX The string that holds a hank of beads glass seed beads G-S Hypo Cement together is not sturdy enough to hold your 10 tan 19" strands of size 14° Italian 2-part all-purpose clear-drying epoxy beadwork together. You can easily transfer glass seed beads the prestrung beads onto your chosen 10 purple 19" strands of size 14° Italian Tools beading cord: glass seed beads Scissors Unleash one end of a strand of beads and 6 gold 4mm bell end caps Knotting tweezers or awl make a loose overhand knot at the end. 1 gold 25×65mm “Flamenco” clasp Chain-nose pliers Insert the beading cord through the knot 2 amethyst 6×8mm oval fancy stone Bead stoppers, clamp, or tape with a 2" tail (Figure A). crystals Toothpick Tighten the knot and fold the cord tail back, sliding the beads over the knot and onto the bead cord (Figure B). 1: De-hanking. Transfer the seed beads from knot and about 1⁄8" up the cords; allow to dry the hank strings onto 24" lengths of beading and then trim to 1⁄16" from knot. cord, leaving a 4" tail at each end; use a ten- sion bead, tape, or a bead stop to prevent 3: Epoxy. Mix the 2-part epoxy according the beads from sliding off (Figure 1). String to the manufacturer’s specifications. Use a 10 strands per color: two groups with 16" of toothpick to half-fill a bell end cap; place a beads (tan and olive), and one group with 151⁄2" trimmed knot in the cap and let dry (Figure 3). of beads (purple); the shorter group will be Apply a thin line of epoxy around the rim Figure A attached along the center to compensate for openings of the clasp, set the crystals in place, the curve of the clasp. and let dry. Figure B Figure 1 2: Knots. Gather 10 strands of one color and Linda Arline Hartung is co-owner and producer of Alacarte tie a single overhand knot at one end. Slide the Clasps and WireLace. Linda is an internationally published beads down to the knot and adjust as needed Figure 3 designer and teacher for Swarovski’s components division. so that all strands are exactly the same length. Tie a single overhand knot at the other end, RESOURCES using a tweezers or awl to snug the knot up to 4: Clasp. Use chain-nose pliers to open the Check your local bead shop or contact: Kits: the seed beads (Figure 2). Repeat for the other end-cap loops, rotating rather than pulling www.alacarteclasps.com. For retailers who carry these two colors. Use the cement to saturate each the ring apart. Attach one end of each group components: linda@alacarteclasps.com, (707) 887-2825. to one half of the clasp, with the shorter 151⁄2" group at the center loop. Hold the clasp up to let the beads hang straight, then loosely braid them together. Attach the other half of the clasp, making sure the 151⁄2" group is on the center loop and the other two groups are on alternate loops. ! Figure 2 beadworkmagazine.com BEADWORK online 2 of 2