leftover madness bead necklace

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1 Leftover Madness Bead Neckpiece With Convertible Viking Knit I have always loved turquoise so whenever I found a strand, it would always find a way into my shopping cart. The beads left over from all my projects started to add up over the years. This project is perfect for all those mismatched beads in your stash. Make a ton of bead dangles, throw them in a bag, pull them out without looking and string them. Every piece will be unique. Materials: 10” of bead stringing wire Two crimp tubes Two 5mm crimp covers 16” of 18 gauge round wire 48” of 26 gauge round wire 20” of 28 gauge round wire Two 8mm OD 18 gauge closed jump rings 20” of Viking Knit and two end caps to fit Variety of 4-10mm beads and LOTS of headpins Tools: Flat, round and chain nose pliers 6-Step barrel pliers Flush cutter ½” mandrel Ruler Ultra fine point Sharpie marker Directions: It is important to read through the directions before starting. If you need a refresher on bead stringing, crimp beads and crimp covers, see the tutorial “THE BASICS-Bead Stringing.” See “THE BASICS-Wire Wrapped Loops” to brush up on making wire wrapped loops with headpins. Step 1: Make wire wrapped loops using headpins and beads ranging in mm to 8mm. Step 2: Cut a 10” piece of bead stringing wire. Attach an 8mm OD jump ring to one end of the wire. Cover the crimp tube with a crimp cover. Slide an 8mm bead on the stringing wire (pearl shown).

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Leftover Madness

Bead Neckpiece With

Convertible Viking Knit

I have always loved turquoise so

whenever I found a strand, it would

always find a way into my shopping

cart. The beads left over from all my

projects started to add up over the

years.

This project is perfect for all those

mismatched beads in your stash.

Make a ton of bead dangles, throw

them in a bag, pull them out without

looking and string them. Every piece

will be unique.

Materials:

10” of bead stringing wire

Two crimp tubes

Two 5mm crimp covers

16” of 18 gauge round wire

48” of 26 gauge round wire

20” of 28 gauge round wire

Two 8mm OD 18 gauge closed jump rings

20” of Viking Knit and two end caps to fit

Variety of 4-10mm beads and LOTS of headpins

Tools:

Flat, round and chain nose pliers

6-Step barrel pliers

Flush cutter

½” mandrel

Ruler

Ultra fine point Sharpie marker

Directions: It is important to read through the directions before starting. If you need a refresher on bead

stringing, crimp beads and crimp covers, see the tutorial “THE BASICS-Bead Stringing.” See “THE BASICS-Wire

Wrapped Loops” to brush up on making wire wrapped loops with headpins.

Step 1: Make wire wrapped loops using headpins and beads ranging in mm to

8mm.

Step 2: Cut a 10” piece of bead stringing

wire. Attach an 8mm OD jump ring to one

end of the wire. Cover the crimp tube with a

crimp cover. Slide an 8mm bead on the

stringing wire (pearl shown).

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Step 3: Slide the wire wrapped loop beads onto the stringing wire, alternating them in a pleasing manner and

making sure they nestle together

with no gaps. The finished length

should be between 2½” and 6½”.

Finish the end with an 8mm bead,

crimp tube and cover and an 8mm

OD jump ring.

Step 4: Straighten and cut two 11” pieces of 26 gauge round wire.

Leaving a 1” tail, use one wire to wrap the jump ring at one end of the

beaded section. Wrap the short 26 gauge wire tail once around the

bead stringing wire above the crimp cover. Trim the short wire tail and

tuck into place with the tips of chain nose pliers. Do not trim the longer

wrap wire. Repeat with the other 26 gauge wire on the other end.

Step 5: Wrap the longer

26 gauge wire four times

around the bead stringing

wire above the crimp

cover. Trim the wire tail

off and tuck the end into

place with the tips of chain

nose pliers.

Step 6: Straighten and cut two 3½”-4” pieces of

18 gauge wire. Make a hook on one end of the

wire and attach it to the end of the Viking knit.

You may want to bend the hook over to lock it

into place. Slide an end cap onto the wire.

Repeat with the other end.

Step 7: Make a wire wrapped loop using Step 4 of your 6-step barrel pliers. The loop should be the same size

as the closed jump ring used on either end of the bead section. Repeat with the other end of the Viking knit.

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Step 8: Straighten and cut two 11” pieces of 26 gauge round wire. Wrap

each loop, starting at the base of the loop and working around to the base

on the other side. Trim the wire tails off and tuck them in as flat as

possible using the tips of chain nose pliers.

The following directions are for one hook. Repeat for the other hook, but

wrap, bend and bead the wire in the opposite direction.

Step 9: Straighten and cut a 4”

pieces of 18 gauge round wire.

Mark the wire 1½” from one end.

Step 10: Centering the mark between the two smallest steps on the

6-step barrel pliers, bend the two wire ends down on either side of

Step 2 of the 6-step barrel pliers.

Step 11: Cross the wire ends, using your fingers to push the crossed portion of the wires up to the barrel of

the pliers. This creates an eye that can be used as an attachment point to any project.

Step 12: Spread the eye loop

open just enough to slip it onto

the wrapped jump ring on the

bead section.

Step 13: Using the tips of your

chain nose pliers, grasp the small

loop just above where the wires

cross. Twist the two wire ends ¼

turn.

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Step 14: Place the eye loop on a ½” mandrel. Bend the wire ends

around the mandrel. Make sure that the wire that comes from below

the eye goes above the other wire on the opposite side of the

mandrel.

Step 15: Use the tip of your round nose pliers to make a small loop

on the end of the shorter wire. This loop should end up exactly

opposite the larger loop created in Steps 10 and 11. A line drawn

from the center of one loop to the center of the other loop should create two equal halves. Both the left and

right hook are shown below.

Step 16: Grasp the long wire tail

between Step 3 and 4 of the 6-Step barrel

pliers. Make sure that Step 4 is on top

and large wire loop is pushed up to Step

3 of the pliers. Use your fingers to push

the long wire tail up and over Step 4 of

the pliers until the wire tip almost

touches the large circle.

Step 17: Use the tips of your round nose pliers to make a small

loop at the end of the hook. Twist the hook to the back and

perpendicular to the large circle, in line with the small loop

below it, as shown. Lift the hook end slightly away from the

circle and to make it easier to attach the

beads.

Step 18: Select a variety of beads 3mm-5mm in size to fill the large circle.

Note: Through Step 21, you will be working from the back so periodically check the

beads on the front of the hook.

Step 19: Leaving a 1” tail, wrap 3 times around the frame between the lower loop

and the large circle. Trim the short wire tail off. Tuck the end in with the tips of your

chain nose pliers. Wrap around

the area two more times,

covering the cut wire tail.

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Step 20: Going toward the

hook, wrap the frame 6-8

times. Find beads to fit the

space and slide them onto the

wrap wire. In this case, the

bead sizes were 3mm and

5mm. Wrap the other side 8-

12 times going toward the

hook.

Step 21: Find beads to fit the space and slide them onto the wrap wire. In this case, the bead sizes were 3mm

and 5mm. Pull the wrap wire around the base of the small loop and the base of the hook, securing both

together. Wrap the area three times. Then continue wrapping down the opposite side of the frame 6-8 times.

Step 22: Find a bead to fit the space and slide it onto the

wrap wire. In this case, the bead size was 5mm. Continue

to wrap down the frame toward the first bead added. Trim

the wrap wire off close to the frame. Tuck the end in with

the tips of your chain nose pliers. Note: You have been

working from the back. This photo to the left shows the hook

from the front.

Step 23: Use the hook to

attach the bead section to the

Viking knit. You may need to

twist the wire wrapped loops

and wrapped jump rings so

they are perpendicular to the

horizontal hook.