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Tied in

knots

by Linda Augsburg

I had so much fun making the polka-dot necklace for the July

issue that I wanted to do another, but the challenge was to make

it look completely different. Sleek cording and cube-shaped

Hill Tribes silver beads offer a contemporary combination,

much different from the free-spirited bright beads in

the first version. I like to twist the three strands

together for a unified statement.

1. Cut three 6-ft. (1.83m) lengths of cord. Apply a thin

layer of Fray Check to a 1 ⁄ 2 -in. (13mm) section on the

ends of each cord and let dry.

3. Fold the cord in half. Tie an overhand knot 3 in.

(76mm) from the cut ends.

2. String 14 or more beads on each cord. Set two

cords aside.

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4. Slide a bead along one cord to the knot. Tie

both cords in an overhand knot next to the bead,

allowing space between the bead and the knots.

Continue until the distance between the first and

last knot is 6 1 ⁄ 2 in. (.17m) short of the desired length

of your necklace (my necklace is 19 1 ⁄ 2 in./.50m long).

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5. Repeat steps 3 and 4 with the remaining cords.

Cut each cord at the fold and slide off any extra

beads. Tie a knot 1 3 ⁄ 4 in. (44mm) from the last knots

on each end. Apply Fray Check to the cut ends.

• 42 or more 8mm silver cube beads

• 6 ft. (1.83m) each of three colors of

1mm-diameter cord (Mokuba New York,

212-869-8900, item number 0925,

colors 9, 50, 57)

• 2 15 x 11mm beading cones (Dog and Dragon

Imports, 831-338-9309)

• 2 4mm round beads

• lobster clasp and soldered jump ring

(Rio Grande, 800-545-6566, riogrande.com)

• 8 in. (.20m) 22-gauge wire

• 6 3mm x .082 in. crimp tubes (Rio Grande)

• Dritz Fray Check

• chainnose and roundnose pliers

• diagonal wire cutters

• scissors

6. On one end, slide the cords in pairs through a

crimp bead and flatten each crimp bead (Basic

Techniques) 1 ⁄ 4 in. (6.4mm) from the knot. Trim the

cord near the crimp bead and apply Fray Check to

the ends.

7. Cut a 4-in. (.10m) piece of wire. Form a hook at

one end and loop it around the cord as shown.

8. Holding the tails with one pair of pliers, use the

other pair of pliers to wrap the wire snugly around

the tails. Bend the wire so it is parallel to the tails.

9. String a cone and a round bead onto the wire,

hiding the tails of the cord in the cone and nestling

the round bead in the cone’s smaller opening.

10. Make the first half of a wrapped loop 1 ⁄ 4 in.

above the bead. Slide the clasp on the loop and

complete the wraps. Repeat steps 6 through 10 on

the other end, using the soldered jump ring in place

of the clasp. ✤

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