Jewellery making: floater necklace

We show you how to suspend beads on a wire to create an illusion necklace

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1. You will need tiger tail, flexrite or illusion thread, beads, crimps and a clasp. You can make this with any size of bead.

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2. Start at the centre it is easier to get the piece even when you do. Use a bead design board to help with positioning

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3. Thread beads onto the tiger tail, put a crimp on either side of each group of beads.

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4. Crush the crimp using crimping pliers firstly in the "u" section and then......

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5. ......in the tube section of the pliers to make a neat clean tube from the crimp.

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6. You need to get the crimp right next to the beads to keep them still on the thread.

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8. Decide on your groups and how long to make the necklace. Thread & crimp until you have them all in place.

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10. Example of a Venetian necklace with matching earrings

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10. Example of a Freshwater Pearl illusion necklace..