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Elegant Necklace
Designed by: Jamie Hogsett
Skill Level: Intermediate

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Materials:

  • Trios™ Elegant wire set (Copper, Coral, Onyx)
  • 20 yards 24 gauge Bare Copper Artistic Wire - 1 spool
  • 16mm Copper Toggle Clasp - 1 clasp
  • 2mm x 2mm Copper Crimp Tubes - 25 crimps
  • 3mm Copper Crimp Covers - 31 crimp covers
  • 18-22mm Baroque Coin Pearls - 7 pearls
  • 8x5mm Black Tourmaline Faceted Barrels - 18 ovals
  • 6x4mm Red Coral Natural Beads - 6 beads
  • 25mm Red Sponge Coral Rounds - 1 round

Tools:

  • Crimping Pliers
  • Cutters
  • Bead Stoppers
  • Finished Size: 25 1/2"

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Instructions:

  1. Use 14" of Copper Artistic Wire, folded in half and doubled, to form a wire wrapped loop. String the Coral round and form a wire wrapped loop. Set aside.

  2. Use 6" of Copper Artistic Wire to string 1 crimp tube. Place the tube at the very end of the wire and crimp. Cover the crimp tube with a crimp cover. Use the other end of the wire to string 1 Pearl. Form a wire wrapped loop.

  3. Use 4" of Onyx wire to string 1 crimp tube. Place the tube at the very end of the wire and crimp. String 1 Black Tourmaline oval and 1 Coral bead. Pass through the wire wrapped loop formed in Step 2 and one of the wire wrapped loops formed in Step 1. Pass back through the wire wrapped loop formed in Step 1. String 1 Coral bead, 1 Black Tourmaline oval, and 1 crimp tube. Place the tube at the very end of the wire and crimp. Cover the crimp tube with a crimp cover.

  4. Repeat Step 3, using 5" of Coral wire.

  5. Repeat Step 3, using 6" of Copper wire.

  6. Cut 29" each of the Onyx, Coral, and Copper wire. Place one Bead Stopper at the center of the three wires. Use all three wires to string the other wire wrapped loop formed in Step 1 to the Bead Stopper.

  7. Use the Coral wire to string 1 crimp tube. Place the tube 3/4" from the center of the wires and crimp. Cover the crimp tube with a crimp cover. String 1 Black Tourmaline oval, 1 Pearl, 1 Black Tourmaline oval, and 1 crimp tube. Crimp the tube and cover with a crimp cover.

  8. Repeat Step 7, placing the first crimp tube 2" from the previous tube. Repeat entire step.

  9. Use the Coral wire to string 1 crimp tube and one half of the clasp. Pass back through the tube and crimp, wasting as little wire as possible. Cover the crimp tube with a crimp cover. Repeat to attach the Onyx and Copper wires to the same half of the clasp.

  10. Remove the Bead Stopper and repeat Steps 7-9 for the other half of the clasp.

  11. Attach one crimp cover around all three wires in six spots in order to keep the wires together at certain points on the necklace.


Projects not intended for children under the age of 13. The information on this instruction sheet is presented in good faith, but no warranty is given, nor results guaranteed. Soft Flex® Company disclaims all liability from any injury to anyone undertaking the construction of this project as a result of improper safety precautions.

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