Beads
Almost all representatives of the fair sex, regardless of age, know about beads, excluding only babies.
Many people love beads, but some, and believe me, there are many of them, cannot imagine themselves without this accessory.
Everyone also knows what they look like. These are beads strung on a thread, the length of which can vary. Beads can be single-tiered or multi-tiered, plain or multi-colored, made of different materials and with different sizes of beads.
Their main difference from other neck decorations is the absence of an intended middle, so when they are displaced on the neck it is absolutely unnoticeable.
How to choose beads?
Currently, a huge abundance of materials is presented on the shelves of specialized stores for creativity. These are Czech, Chinese, and Japanese beads. Materials differ not only in cost, but also in texture, size, and quality.
Please note that Chinese-made beads are a budget material and the beads in one package may differ in both size and shade, and this can negatively affect the appearance of the finished product.
Necklace
The main difference between the necklace is the clearly defined border of the middle, since in this place there is a more massive decoration element, different from the beads or stones on the side threads. This neck decoration is often used for the bride.
The length of the necklace is usually minimal, unlike beads. A small margin is left at the location of the fastener to slightly increase the length if necessary.
Pendant
The use of original pendants is stylish and fashionable. The pendant can be hung on a chain, decorative thread or cord.
Massive pendants can be hung on a twisted thin scarf. The material for making pendants can be natural or artificial.
Jewelry with pendants is worn in different lengths. For those who like long accessories, it is quite convenient to thread them over the head; short ones are no less convenient to use with an elegant clasp.
Choker
Many people have seen a neck decoration that looks like a collar, but not everyone knows what it is called. Wearing chokers has become fashionable quite recently. But during this time they managed to win the hearts of many beauties.
When worn, the choker fits tightly around the neck. It’s not difficult to create such jewelry with your own hands, which many modern girls do quite successfully.
The process requires a little diligence, a clasp, beads of the desired color and fishing line.
What manufacturing methods are there?
There are several options for making leather lace. The choice of a specific one depends on the purpose for which it was required.
If you plan to weave a bracelet, then simply cut several narrow strips of the required length from a piece of leather . The thickness of the initial workpiece is selected based on the cross-sectional shape needed to be obtained. For example, square laces can be used for shoes.
What to do when you need a round lace, for example, for shoes or to decorate a bag? There are different ways.
The simplest, but not always reliable, is to cut a wide strip from a piece of leather, fold it and glue it . To give it shape, you can put regular twisted twine inside. Carefully made, such a cord will look nice, but over time it can come apart.
The second way is to cut several very narrow strips from the workpiece and weave them into a braid . It will look unusual and original. The thickness of the cord in this case will depend on the size and number of strips used for weaving. To prevent it from stretching during use, a thread of nylon or waxed silk can be inserted inside the weave. This part, called a cord, will significantly increase the service life of the product.
Another method will require a sanding knife . To obtain a round cord, a strip of leather is glued in half, and then the edge is sanded - this is the name for the procedure of cutting material from the edge of a product in order to give it a given shape and profile.
Necklace
An equally popular decoration is a necklace that fits comfortably around the neck. Its length can be slightly adjusted due to the presence of a special chain.
To create a necklace, different materials are used in structure, shape and color. Necklaces in one or several tiers look attractive and interesting.
Suspension
In essence, the pendant is the same pendant. However, they have some differences that you need to be aware of.
The pendant is intended exclusively for wearing on a woman’s neck, and the pendants are universal, so they are attached to phone cases, bags, bracelets, etc., by both women and men.
In addition, pendants are worn in the singular, and pendants are worn in different quantities.
For beauty
It’s easy to make bracelets with your own hands, which are becoming more and more popular. Such products look elegant and beautiful. It all depends on the weave. You need to purchase pieces of leather that will become the base and cut them into strips. Manufacturing requires few materials and a lot of attention.
So, let's begin. Let's consider several weaving options that are suitable even for men. The first option is a bracelet bracelet.
It is thin, delicate and looks beautiful on the hand. This accessory is multifunctional because it can be worn at any time of the year.
We will need a leather blank. If there is no such thing, then cut a wide strip of leather and put buttons at the ends, as the diagram shows.
Depending on the fittings, the style of decoration changes.
The second option is “Women's secrets”. The accessory is suitable for bright summer outfits. You can choose the color yourself, depending on your ideas. The technique is simple, even a child can handle it.
Take three colors of thread, a strip of leather, some chains, a plug with a clasp, scissors and glue.
- Cut the thread into 9 parts (20 cm, two pieces each). We lay them out in threes, having previously secured the edges.
- Let's start weaving. Watch every movement so that the product is smooth and beautiful.
- Finally, pay attention to the clasp. Secure the bracelet before trimming the ends. Apply glue to the ends of the bracelet and clasp. The accessory is ready!
To make sure it works correctly, look at the photo:
The third option is an unusual braid.
- To get a wicker product, we take three identical leather ribbons.
- Remember the numbering of the stripes: 1-left, 2-middle, 3-right.
- Let's start weaving. We pass the edge of the product through No. 2 and No. 3, and lower it down. The stripes are twisted.
- We pass the edge between No. 1 and 2, lowering it down.
- We repeat the previous movements until the end of work on the product. Straighten it.
Craftsmen divide types of bracelets into categories. They vary in design.
- Thin and thick accessories:
- Accessory with buttons, fasteners:
- With patterns or rhinestones:
- With a few turns around the wrist:
In addition to regular weaving, there is circular weaving. In addition to thin leather, you will need a rope. It is this that the cords braid.
Progress:
- Take four birch cords about 2 cm. We prepare a rope of the same length. Pay attention to the diameter - from 3 to 5 mm.
- Using glue (preferably “Moment”) we connect the ends in a circle (15-20 mm in length). Secure the gluing area with thread.
- We divide the cords into two parts. Remember the left and right parts by mentally numbering them. We take the left ones in the left hand, and the right ones in the right.
- Let's use the diagram.
- When the length is about 130-140 mm, we secure the end with thread.
- Lubricate the unbraided ends with glue. Leave to dry.
- Flatten the ends of the tubes. Make a place for the fixer, install.
Here is the result, which looks like a whip:
Leather bracelets do not last forever because they are made of delicate material. You don’t always find high-quality products in stores, so when purchasing, check its strength and the presence of excess threads. Of course, the leather belt also needs to be checked. Often they can become worn, worn out and lose their shape. It is dangerous to buy products in online stores; there is no way to check the quality and verify the authenticity of the brand. Try making your own accessory. It's easy to enjoy the work. But it’s even nicer to wear something you made yourself.
Tourniquet
Women's woven neck jewelry - plaits, are mainly made of beads or leather. They can be worn in different weaves: in the form of braids, with knots, in several layers, etc.
Harnesses go well with both a business suit and evening dresses. Having a weaving pattern and the necessary materials at hand, it’s easy to make them yourself.
Master classes on making earrings
You can give free rein to your imagination and make long earrings from beads or threads with your own hands, jewelry from leather, stones, polymer clay.
Long tassel earrings
The basic technology for making any earrings from threads with your own hands is the same, the only difference is in the design of the top.
Fashionable tassel earrings
Materials:
- cotton and viscose threads,
- a piece of corrugated cardboard 7 cm wide,
- accessories for earrings.
Manufacturing step by step:
- On both sides, draw two lines on the cardboard exactly in the middle. Wind a viscose thread around it at 700 turns. The width of the winding should not exceed 1.5 cm; try to lay the threads parallel to each other.
2. Thread a thick needle with cotton thread and pass it under the winding. Secure the skein on one side exactly in the middle on the marked line, tying several knots.
Turn the cardboard over and use a blade to cut the wrapping exactly along the midline.
3. Remove the cardboard, firmly grasp one edge of the tassel with your hand, make three additional turns with cotton thread and tie two more knots to finally secure the tassels. There is no need to cut the fastening thread, just remove the needle.
4. Boil water in any container, hang the brush on a small stick and hold it over the steam until the threads straighten (a few seconds is enough).
5. Pull the steamed brush into the 6.5 cm long heat shrink tube and trim the threads using a blade.
6. Insert the pin under the fastening thread, hooking it with the edge loop, and close it with pliers.
Attach the end piece by pulling the brush into the hole using a pin, and place a decorative bead on top.
7. Bend the pin 90 degrees and trim, leaving no more than 7 mm. Using pliers, make a loop out of it and attach a wire to it.
Video instruction
Leather earrings with beads
Leather earrings will complement rock style clothing - a leather shirt or leather jacket.
And the beads will add a little romanticism to the image. Leather earrings with beads
Leather earrings are easy to make:
- Make a pattern - fold a sheet of paper 8 x 5 cm in four, draw a fourth part of an oval on it, cut it out. Unfold the sheet - this is the shape of your future earrings.
2. Fold the pattern in four, make marks every 5 mm along the long vertical side and draw horizontal parallel lines along them. Step back 2 mm from the long fold and draw a vertical line.
3. Mark the cutting lines. The first (topmost) cut comes from the middle and does not reach the edge by 2 mm. The next one is from the vertical line to the very edge. So they should alternate until the end of the pattern.
4. Cut the folded sheet along the marked cutting lines. Unfold the pattern, cut the middle. Check the symmetry of all cuts.
5. Secure the workpiece on a piece of leather with double-sided tape. Proceed with the cuts; it is better to make them along a ruler with a sharp stationery knife.
6. Without removing the pattern, cut out the leather along it. Remove the paper and pull the skin vertically.
Insert the earring into the upper part of the earring in the center.
7. Take a thread with a needle, pierce the skin after the second cut from the inside, secure the thread with several neat stitches. Fix the remaining tip from the inside with transparent glue.
8. Thread the needle into the bead (the thread is on the front side). Make the next puncture from the inside to the front. Next, turn the thread inside out again (already on the next strip) and put the bead on the thread again. Insert beads in this way into all the slits on the earring. At the bottom, secure the thread in the same way as at the top.
Video instruction
Kerchief
The most voluminous and largest neck decoration is a scarf, i.e. a triangular woven lace fabric.
All the splendor of the assortment of different types of neck jewelry is presented in our photo gallery, where you can choose the right option for yourself. Wear accessories correctly and with pleasure.
Asymmetrical necklace
To make an asymmetrical necklace inspired by the “Diorganic Leafy Waterfalls” necklace from the spring-summer 2014 collection of the Dior brand, you will need very little - plastic beads strung on a thread, reminiscent of pearls, a headband covered with fabric to match the beads, a thread with a needle, scissors, thick fabric of a suitable color and glue.
Creating a necklace does not require a lot of effort, but it will take a little time - since you need to carefully sew on each individual bead segment.
First of all, you need to measure and cut fragments of different lengths from the main thread. Then each of them needs to be folded so that one edge is shorter than the other and you can begin to attach them to the base.
- First, long sections are sewn to the edge of the rim and gradually you need to move it in the middle, while the length of the bead threads decreases.
- Long fragments are also basted from the opposite end of the rim, creating a beautiful asymmetrical line - long in front and short in back.
- When the main work is finished and all the threads are attached, you need to make the final touch - sheathing the rim on the inside with thick fabric to cover all the errors and uneven seams.
Original and creative jewelry ideas
The variety of materials for making jewelry allows you to realize the most creative ideas, for example, making beautiful and unusual jewelry from fabric or jewelry mesh.
Jewelry mesh necklace
To create an original necklace with your own hands, you will need a mesh of white and black colors, artificial pearls of two colors, Rondelle beads, monofilament, a pendant for a necklace, a bail (decorative fastening of parts of the jewelry).
Beautiful necklace
Materials
Manufacturing technique:
Cut both meshes to the desired size (necklace length + 2-3 cm in reserve), thread the folded tubes into the bail.
Pour beads of different sizes into the tubes in random order, remembering that contrasting colors look better (for example, it is better to place dark beads in a white tube and vice versa). Instead (or together with beads) you can use crystals, sequins, rhinestones).
Thread both nets on both sides into metal beads with a wide hole (at least 0.5 cm), fasten them at the same distance from the central bail.
Trim the ends of the mesh, leaving 1.5-2 cm for attaching the fastener. Wrap the excess inside the tubes.
Insert the pin into the mesh about 1 cm and sew it with monofilament folded in half for strength. Secure the thread by tapering the ends. Sew the black and white mesh together.
On each side, thread the stitched ends into the cap using a pin and secure it. Attach the clasp.
As a finishing touch, you can attach a pendant with a large stone to the center of the necklace.
Felt collar necklace
An unusual felt collar, embroidered with beads, buttons and decorated with chains, looks original. This fabric decoration will definitely not go unnoticed.
Original neck collar
Materials
- You will need a piece of felt (you can choose the color to your liking),
- buttons,
- beads and chains of different sizes.
The order of assembling the necklace:
Fold a sheet of A4 paper in half, draw a pattern in the form of half a collar and cut it out.
Unfold the pattern, place it on felt, trace it with chalk, and cut it along the contour.
Attach the ends of the chains to the corners of the collar with glue. There should be three of them - each longer than the previous one.
Take a black ribbon 2-2.5 cm wide. Glue its ends on the back side of the workpiece to the upper parts of the collar. Cover them with scraps of felt.
Turn the collar right side out and start decorating the necklace. Glue a large button in the center. Then cover the places where the chains are attached with beads and buttons. In the middle of the collar, the decor should be placed often, almost close to each other. Alternate pieces of different sizes and textures. Closer to the ends of the collar, attach the beads less frequently.
Cut the ribbon in the middle, make knots at the ends, and tie a bow.
A stylish fabric decoration is ready.
Stylish bean necklace
To make a lasting impression with your appearance, you don’t have to wear designer clothes; you can just complete your look with an original necklace.
And what could be more original than a decoration made from beans?
In order to make such a non-standard creation with your own hands, you should stock up on the following components:
- printed necklace template,
- beans,
- gold-colored beads,
- sheet of thin plastic 2-3 mm thick,
- neon colored nail polish,
- chain with fastening,
- stationery knife,
- Super glue,
- tweezers,
- hole punch for eyelets.
- Before starting work, you should paint the beans with varnish and wait until they dry.
- Then you need to print out the necklace template and attach a sheet of plastic to it.
- On a transparent surface, you need to carefully glue one bean after another, after greasing them with glue.
- After this, fill the remaining spaces with beads. You need to form the necklace in parts - first assemble the circles, and then fill in the small details.
- Let the filled blank dry for a couple of hours. When the semi-finished product is completely dry, it must be placed on a cutting board and carefully cut along the contour of the glued components. Finally, you need to drill holes along the edges of the necklace and insert the chain mount into them.
Making a leather cord with your own hands
It would seem - what could be difficult in the process of cutting a strip of leather from a large piece? But what to do when you have a small workpiece at your disposal, but the cord must be long? Here a simple method will come to the rescue, allowing you to get the desired result and minimize the amount of waste.
What will you need for work?
To make the cord you will need:
- workpiece in the form of a piece of leather;
- scissors or a knife with a sharp thin blade;
- pen or pencil for marking;
- ruler;
- round bottle.
Preparation
Preliminary work includes marking the workpiece. To reduce the number of scraps, the lace is made from a spiral . Therefore, before cutting it out, you need to draw it on the skin.
To do this, mark the center on the workpiece, and then, using a ruler, small sections corresponding to the given thickness of the lace are laid on both sides of the center. The marks are connected to each other, and a spiral is drawn on the skin. This can be done in other ways - for example, using a regular drawing compass.
Step by step process
After the workpiece is marked and ready for work, the process of direct manufacturing of the cord begins:
1. Using scissors or a knife, carefully cut the skin in a spiral. The quality of the finished product will depend on the accuracy of cutting . So far the workpiece is far from the desired result. The lace looks uneven and folds, that is, it forms cone-shaped folds. The closer the center of the spiral, the more noticeable these folds or folds are.
2. At the next stage, get rid of the folds on the cord. To do this, you need to wet it in water. should lie in this position or a little longer.
3. At the final stage of work, the wet cord is wound around the bottle or jar. During the process, it must be stretched so that the folds are straightened as much as possible. The number of winding layers does not matter, only the drying time depends on it.
4. The ends of the cord are secured to the bottle using simple tape. It should remain in this position until it dries completely . Usually 10-12 hours is enough. After this, the lace is removed and used for its intended purpose.
An alternative option for drying the finished cord is to hang it on a clothesline. In this case, the upper end is fixed with a simple clothespin, and a weight is attached to the lower end that will pull it out . You can use keys or another similar object as a weighting agent. In this case, you should be careful so that the load does not break the lace.
Using this method, from a 15 by 15 cm piece of leather you can get a leather cord about four meters long. Quite a decent saving of material and a good result.
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Cord necklace
A cord necklace seems so banal and familiar that you simply don’t want to buy another one for your collection. But even such a hackneyed model can be diversified by decorating the rope with sequins and beads to match.
- For the alteration, you will need two types of twisted laces in black, one of them with gold thread, large sequins in the same palette, thread and needle to match, suitable beads, scissors, pliers, glue and clasps for the necklace.
- First, you need to measure the length of the ropes to suit your size, while the pure black one should be longer than the other. Then you need to glue the ends for the fastener onto the longer cord.
- Black sequins should be sewn to the strand interspersed with gold thread, stepping back a few centimeters from the edge.
- Black sequins should be sewn to the strand interspersed with gold thread, stepping back a few centimeters from the edge.
- And the final touch - a lace with sequins and beads is carefully sewn to the main cord with fasteners.
Bead bracelet
Bead bracelet - an original decoration idea
- To make a bracelet you will need:
- thread, needle,
- beads,
- metal button,
- leather cord with a diameter of 2 mm and a length of about 1.5 m,
- glue, stationery pin.
Jewelry manufacturing technology
- Place a button on the leather cord and fold it in half, aligning the ends. Tie a knot under the button, but do not tighten it. Thread a thick thread into the needle (it should be slightly longer than the lace), fold it in half, thread it into a knot and tighten it as tightly as possible.
2. Apply glue to the knot and wrap a thread around it so that it sticks well.
3. Pass the thread under the right side, string the first bead onto it, then pull the thread under the left lace and tighten.
4. Put on the next bead and pull the thread under the right cord again. String beads along the entire length of the bracelet in this way.
5. When there are 10-15 cm left to the end of the lace, fasten the thread so that the bracelet does not unravel. To do this, wrap it around the laces, glue it and carefully trim the ends.
6. Connect the laces and tie a knot. Try on the button for size and tie another knot, making a loop in this way.
7. The bracelet is wound around the hand in several rows and secured with a loop placed on a button.
