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Pendant
Stringing with embellished swags.
LESLIE ROGALSKI, EDITOR IN CHIEF
Photo by Jim Lawson;
all other photos courtesy of the author.
WHAT YOU NEED
• Porcelain beads from
Clay River Designs:
1 large star
washer, cocoa
18 ocean mist 10mm round beads
6 cocoa 10mm square beads
18 cocoa glazed 5mm rounds
5 plum glazed 5mm cubes
4 flat plum glazed “chicklet” beads
• 3 g size 6° matte brown or black
AB Czech seed beads
• 3 g size 8° matte brown or black
AB Czech seed beads
• Copper color stringing wire,
.018 or .015
• Fireline, 8 lb
• Two 3mm crimp tubes
• Wire cutters
• Crimping pliers
• Bead Stoppers
• Beading surface
• Clasp of choice
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I fell in love with Clay River porcelain beads on
my last trip to Tucson. I chose a focal pendant
with a sunburst graphic and enough matching
accent beads to let me play around with designs
back in my studio. Once I’d strung the basic
necklace with swags, I knew I wanted a more
substantial look, so I embellished using matte
seed beads to add texture and to contrast with
the glaze of the porcelain beads.
Sequence 4:
1 brown 5mm, 1 size 6°, 1 purple cube, 1 size 6°,
1 brown 5mm. Place a bead stopper on both A wires.
String the basic necklace.
A
Cut two 30" pieces of wire.
D
On wire B of each pair of wires, string 2 size 8°s, 1 size 6°,
2 size 8°s, 1 size 6°, 2 size 8°s, 1 size 6°, 1 blue oblong accent,
1 size 6°, 2 size 8°s, 1 size 6°, 2 size 8°s, 1 size 6°, and
2 size 8°s. Create a swag by skipping beads on wire A and
threading the end of wire B through the last size 6° in Sequence
1 and through all the beads in Sequence 2. Exit the last size 6°
after Sequence 2.
B
String 26 or enough size 8°s on
both
wires to loop around
through the center of the medallion, pushing the beads to the
center of both wires. Bring all four wire ends through an accent
ceramic bead and pull the accent to the medallion to tighten the
loop of seed beads. Make sure your wire ends are even. Divide the
four wires into two pairs, each pair having wire A and wire B.
g
C
On wire A of each pair of wires, string Sequences 1–4 two
times, adding a final Sequence 1 at each end.
Sequence 1:
1 size 6°, 4 size 8°s, 1 size 6°, 1 blue oblong accent,
1 size 6°, 4 size 8°s, 1 size 6°.
Sequence 2:
1 brown 5mm, 1 size 6°, 1 purple flat accent, 1 size
6°, 1 brown 5mm.
Sequence 3:
Repeat Sequence 1.
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E
Create a second swag by stringing the same sequence as
in Step 4. Thread through all the beads in Sequence 3 and exit
the last size 6° at the end of that sequence.
to left through the size 6°, the blue accent bead, and the size 6°
in the base strand of the swag.
F
Repeat Step 5 to create a third and fourth swag, but after
the fourth swag, bring the rest of the wire through all the
beads remaining; reposition the bead stopper on both wires in
that pair. Repeat Steps 4–6 on wire B of the other side of the
necklace. Each side of the necklace now has two wire ends in
bead stoppers.
I
Pick up 4 size 8°s and sew through the purple round from
left to right. Pick up 4 more size 8°s and tie a sturdy surgeon’s or
double square knot with the working thread and tail between the
size 6° and size 8° beads. Weave both thread ends into the bead-
work, hiding the knot inside the size 6° bead, and trim.
G
Remove a bead stopper on one end. Slide onto both wires
a 2mm crimp, a clasp, and bring the wires together back
through the crimp and through the last size 6° just strung. Pull
taut but allow the clasp a little slack to move freely, especially if
you’re using a bar and toggle. Crimp tightly and trim ends.
Repeat for the other end of the necklace, making sure to pull
both strands evenly so the necklace has only a slight slackness,
without open spaces between any beads.
Add designs inside the swags
H
Thread a 12" piece of Fireline. You will be creating a figure-
eight thread path. Leaving a 4" tail (just enough to tie into a
knot), sew from right to left through the size 6°, the blue accent
bead, and the size 6° in the loop of the first swag. Pick up 4 size
8°s, 1 purple round accent, and 4 size 8°s, and sew from right
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J
Repeat Steps 8 and 9 inside each swag.
Add drop embellishment between swags.
K
On a 12" piece of Fireline, string 8 size 8°s, 1 size 6°,
1 cocoa 10mm, 1 size 6°, and 1 size 8°. Go back through the size
6° and the 10mm, pick up 8 more size 8°s, and sew through the
beads strung in Sequence 2. Knot the working thread and tail
securely and weave the ends into the beadwork; trim ends.
Repeat for Sequence 4 sections between swags.
RESOURCES:
Porcelain Beads:
Clay River Designs, www.clayriver
designs.com, clayriverdesigns@yahoo.com.
Seed beads, wire, tools,
Bead Stoppers, and findings:
Check your local bead store.
LESLIE ROGALSKI
is editor in chief of Step by
Step Beads, and a contributing editor to Step by
Step Wire Jewelry. She has been an artist and
writer (among other things) all her life.
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