disco double strand

November 27 2012, 10:13 pm

give me that stuff. that sweet funky stuff.

the request was for a double strand necklace with more shine and sparkle. and who am i to refuse? the recipient of this sweet piece is a big believer in gold chain, black, and glitter. time to rethink the ribbon construction of previous versions for something with a bit more 'tude. the chain is really the only difference, and although it was minimally more complicated to construct, it still didn't take an hour to throw together.

beads:

sparkly spacers
10mm, 18mm, 22mm plastic beads
1 16mm toggle clasp
4 6mm jumprings
about a foot of 6mm curb chain cut in half(couldn't find this on the internet anywheres. this came from beads world in NYC)
2ft. elongated box chain (make sure that this fits in the smallest bead hole!)
2 pairs of flat needle nose pliers, 1 pair of wire cutters

using the needle nose pliers, twist open all the jump rings. with 2 of them, attach each end of the toggle to a piece of curb chain. set aside.
at the end of the box chain, pinch the last link flat. this will help threading it through the smaller beads.

at the other end of the box chain, twist closed a jump ring on the last link.
string the top row of beads. close the last jump ring on the first link that's clear from the beads. use the cutters to clip the excess chain off.

head back to the jump ring on the left side of the box chain. twist it open. add one side of the curb chain, and the non-pinched side of the box chain.position the chains on the ring as shown.
thread the bottom row of beads.

when the last bead is strung, twist open the jump ring. add the other side of curb chain, and the first open link on the box chain.
position the chains as shown above, and trim off the excess box chain.