How to make adjustable sliding clasp for necklace
February/26/2019 01:15 PM Filed in: Beading Tutorials | Jewelry Patterns
How to make adjustable sliding clasp for necklace
I am showing to you how to make adjustable sliding clasp for beaded necklace with cotton cord strap. For this tutorial you will need to know simple even-count peyote stitch technique.
Step 1: On 28” of thread, and leaving 6” tail work in flat, even-count peyote stitch to make one strip of 10 beads wide ant 16 rows tall (one 11oE, eight 11oA, one 11o E) (photo a-1). Secure the 6” tail thread in beadwork with a few half-hitch knots between beads, and trim.
Step 2: Cut a 2” long peace of cotton cord (photo a-1). Wrap it around the necklace strap. Then pick up a finished strip and wrap it around 2” folded cord (photo a-2). Zip up the first and last rows together, retrace the thread path a few times, and with the sharp needle sew through the middle of beaded strip and two cotton cords (photo a-3), weave through the couple beads and repeat one more time. Secure the working thread in the beadwork and trim.
Step 3: On 14” of thread and leaving 5” tail work in flat, even-count peyote stitch with 11oAs to make a strip of 6 beads wide ant 16 rows tall (photo a-4). Secure the 5” tail thread in beadwork with a few half-hitch knots between beads, and trim.
Step 4: Wrap finished strip around the necklace strap (photo a-5), zip up the first and last rows together (photo a-5). Retrace the thread path a few times, secure the tail in beadwork with a few half-hitch knots between beads, and trim. This last strip should slide, be careful not to sew through the cotton cord.
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