Titanic relic necklace.pdf

Titanic relic

by Nealay Patel

I had a dream where my mother and I were at a formal dinner.

, 2MC, 1AC,

and 2MC. Go through the last 6

String 1MC, a 6

She was smiling at me, and I remember she was wearing a

beautiful necklace. Days later I could not forget the necklace,

so I sketched a picture of it. Once the piece was constructed, it

reminded me of something from the movie Titanic .

strung in step 1 (photo b) . Then

go through the first MC strung in

this step (photo c) . Repeat three

more times for a total of five

loops (photo d) .

Sew through the first AC and

stepbystep

Make this simple but lovely neck-

lace with three medallions joined

by seed bead strands. The beaded

portion of the necklace measures

12 in. (.3m). The clasp and chain

add another 3 1 ⁄ 2 in. (89mm) to the

finished length.

medallions

Start with 24 in. (.6m) of

conditioned Nymo and leave a

5-in. (.13m) tail. String a main

color (MC) 11

strung in step 1. String 2MC,

an AC, and 2MC. Go through the

last 6

and MC strung in step 2

(photo e) to create the top of the

sixth loop. Tie the tail and

working thread in a surgeon’s

knot (see “Basics”). Weave it

through several beads, tie a

half-hitch knot (see “Basics”), dot

seed, 2MC, an accent color (AC)

seed bead, a 6

. Sew through

the first bead strung in the oppo-

site direction as before (photo a) .

, 2MC, and a 6

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S imple beadweaving and stringing techniques

recall the elegance of another era

figure 1

figure 2

figure 3

figure 4

outer strands

To string the necklace, use hex-cut 11

seed beads.

String an AC to the middle of 1 yd.

(.9m) of conditioned thread. Go

through it again in the same direction to

make a stop bead (which will be

removed later). Starting at figure 1,

point a sew through the top right 6

of a

medallion. Pull the thread through the

it with glue, and then trim the tail close

to the beads.

Go back through the first MC and

until the stop bead rests against it.

String five hex-cut seeds and an AC,

twice. Then string five hex.

Sew through a 6

strung in step 1 (photo f) . Moving

clockwise, continue through 2MC and

the AC at the top of the loop.

String 2MC, a 6

on the edge of

another medallion. Then go through two

hex, an AC, and two hex (figure 1, b-c) .

Go through the next 6

, and 2MC. Go

through the AC at the top of the next

loop (photo g) . Repeat five times. Sew

through the first AC exited in step 4 to

complete the medallion. Weave the tail

through several beads and tie a half

hitch. Glue the knot, but do not cut off

the thread.

Repeat steps 1-5 to make two more

of the medallions.

. String ten

hex and an AC (figure 2, a-b) . Repeat

this sequence seven times. To make a

longer necklace, string more sets of

beads. Be sure to add the same number

of beads to all strands on both sides of

the necklace.

Go through the top hole on one of

the three-hole spacer bars. String six

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figure 6

figure 7

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hex, a bead tip with the hook facing out,

and a hex (photo h) . Wrap the thread

with tape to hold it temporarily.

To string the bottom strand, start at

figure 3, a and repeat steps 1-4, but go

through the bottom hole of the spacer.

To make the other side, remove the

stop bead from the top strand. Attach a

needle and weave to the top left 6

materials

• 5g seed beads, size 110

, hex cut

(fig-

main color (MC)

• 1g seed beads, size 110, (MC)

• 1g seed beads, size 110, accent color (AC)

• 1g seed beads, size 60, (AC)

• Nymo D, conditioned with Thread Heaven,

color to match beads

• 2 3-hole spacer bars

• 2 bead tips

• 2 soldered jump rings

• 3-in. (76mm) small link chain

• 6mm heart or crystal

• S-hook or lobster claw clasp

• 3mm crystal

• head pin

• tape

Tools: chainnose pliers, wire cutters

ure 4, a-b) . Repeat steps 1-5.

. String three

hex, an AC, five hex, an AC, and three

hex (a-b) . Sew through the correspond-

ing 6

on the center medallion.

Go through all the beads just strung.

Start at point c and sew through the 6

and two hex. Weave the tail through

several beads, knot, glue, and trim.

Start with 24 in. of conditioned

thread and leave a 6-in. tail. String five

hex and an AC. Repeat seven more times.

End with three hex. Sew through the 6

dangle. Sew through the 6

back to

on the right medallion (figure 6, a-b) . Go

back through the beads just strung (b-c) .

Sew through the middle hole on the

spacer. String five hex, and go through

the bead tip. Wrap with tape.

Repeat steps 1-4 to complete the

other end of the necklace.

point a .

Remove the stop bead and tie the

thread ends with a surgeon’s knot. Glue

the knot. Weave each of the tails

through several beads, then trim.

closure

Use a seed bead inside each bead tip to

secure the strands’ ends.

Carefully remove the tape from the

strands at one end of the necklace.

Arrange them so the five-bead strand

sits inside the two six-bead strands

(photo i) . Slide an 11

swags

Work the bottom two swags with a con-

tinuous thread.

String a stop bead 6-in. from the

end of 24 in. of conditioned thread. Sew

through the 6

bead over two of

the threads (photo j) . Use both sets of

threads to tie two surgeon’s knots. Dot

with glue. Trim the tails when dry.

Use chainnose pliers to close the

bead tip (photo k) .

Slide a soldered jump ring and an

S-hook or lobster claw clasp into the

hook of the bead tip. Use chainnose pli-

ers to close the hook.

Repeat on the other end of the neck-

lace, sliding on a 3-in. (76mm) piece of

chain instead of the clasp.

To make the dangle at the end of the

chain, slide a hex, a 3mm crystal or

bead, and a hex on a head pin. Begin a

wrapped loop, (see “Basics”). Slide the

end loop of chain into the wrapped loop

and close the loop. Photo l shows the

completed clasp. w

(figure 7, a) and pull the

thread through until the stop bead rests

against the 6

. String a hex, an AC, five

hex, an AC, four hex, an AC, four hex,

an AC, six hex, an AC, and three hex.

String an AC, then reverse the sequence

just strung. Go through the correspond-

ing 6

on the opposite medallion (a-b) .

Sew through two hex (b-c) and tie a

half-hitch knot. Go back through the

hex beads and exit the 6

String 10AC and a hex. Repeat

twice. Then string 6AC. To make the

dangle, string a hex, 7AC, a hex, a 6mm

heart, and 1AC (d-e) . Skip the AC and

sew back through the beads to point d .

String the second side of the swag by

reversing the sequence strung before the

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central strand

Using the thread tail remaining on

the right medallion, weave over to fig-

ure 5, a . Go through the 6

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