Cat’s Meow Necklace Beadwork Pattern Download

Description

Enjoy exploring this necklace project that uses ladder stitch, square stitch, tubular herringbone stitch, and right-angle weave. Use tubular herringbone to create three long chains; then braid, bind, and embellish them with crystals for a dramatic look.

Finished Size: 39&frac34″ (shortest strand)
Required Materials:

• metallic gold size 15&deg seed beads
• metallic gold size 11&deg seed beads
• shiny black size 11&deg seed beads
• metallic bronze size 11&deg seed beads
• gold aurum 3mm crystal bicones
• jet 3mm crystal bicones
• Dorado 2X 3mm crystal bicones
• bright gold 4mm crystal pearls
• mystic black 4mm crystal pearls
• bronze 4mm crystal pearls
• gold-filled 20&times10mm 3-strand tube clasp
• Black, gold, and brown size B nylon beading thread
• Smoke 8 lb braided beading thread

Tools: Scissors; Size 10 or 12 beading needles

Technique: ladder stitch; square stitch; tubular herringbone stitch; right-angle weave

Originally Published: Beadwork August/September 2014