Tahitian Goddess Necklace Tutorial

Use the Beadalon battery operated bead reamer to ream out the holes of the 10mm, 8mm, and 6mm round crystal pearls in Iridescent Tahitian Look so that they will fit on the TOHO Amiet beading thread in variegated brown.

Beadalon Bead Reamer Video Tutorial

Use a big eye needle to thread all of the required beads onto the Amiet thread, working from the spool of thread. Cheri used Tahitian Look pearls, 8mm faceted rounds in Crystal Copper and Crystal Golden Shadow, 6mm fire-polished beads in opaque red bronze luster, Czech glass 5x3mm rondelle beads in transparent light aqua blue with antiqued gold finish and opaque sage green mix with bronze finish, and Czech glass 9x6mm rondelle beads in aqua and ivory mix with bronze finish. Add the beads to the thread in a random order, making sure to space out the bigger pearls nicely. It doesn't hurt to string more beads than necessary, because when you cut your thread, you can always remove the beads you don't need. You can also add beads at that point if you need to. Keep in mind that one foot of strung beads is equivalent to about 1 1/2 feet of the crocheted design.

Pre-Stringing Beads for Crochet Video Tutorial

We used a size E 4-3.5mm crochet hook to crochet with the beads. Keep crocheting until your necklace is the desired length. Our necklace is about 48 inches long, so you can loop it around your neck twice.

Simple Crochet with Beads Tutorial Video

To add a clasp, tie a knot at one end of your necklace and then attach a 4mm antique copper-plated clam shell bead tip with 2 rings. Repeat on the other end of the necklace.

Bead Tip Tutorial
Closed-Loop Bead Tip Tutorial

Attach a 9x5mm antique copper-plated trigger clasp to one end of your necklace using a 4.5mm antique copper-plated 21 gauge open jump ring. Attach a 6mm antique copper-plated closed jump ring to the other end of the necklace using another 4.5mm open jump ring.

Opening and Closing Jump Rings Video

List of Components
5810 10mm Round Crystal Pearl Iridescent Tahitian Look (5810-CITAHI10, qty 10)
5810 8mm Round Crystal Pearl Iridescent Tahitian Look (5810-CITAHI8, qty 9)
5810 6mm Round Crystal Pearl Iridescent Tahitian Look (5810-CITAHI6, qty 16)
Czech Glass 9 x 6mm Aqua and Ivory Mix with Bronze Finish Faceted Rondelle Bead Strand by Raven's Journey (BEADS-4911, qty 1) (Not Available, try BEADS8193 Instead)
5000 8mm Faceted Round Crystal Copper (5000-COP8, qty 8) (Not available, try 5000-TO8 Instead)
5000 8mm Faceted Round Crystal Golden Shadow (5000-CGS8, qty 7)
Fire-Polished Bead 6mm Opaque Red Bronze Luster (50pc Pack) (FPS-BRLS-ORE6, qty 1)
Czech Glass 5 x 3mm Transparent Light Aqua Blue with Antiqued Gold Finish Rondelle Bead Strand by Raven's Journey (BEADS-4793, qty 2) (Not Available, try BEADS-4156 Instead)
Czech Glass 5 x 3mm Opaque Sage Green Mix with Bronze Finish Rondelle Bead Strand by Raven's Journey (BEADS-4797, qty 2)
5328 4mm Bicone Crystal Red Magma (5328-RMM4, qty 27) (Not Available, try 5328-SIALT4 Instead)
TOHO Amiet Beading Thread, Brown Variegated (20 Meters/22 Yards) (AMIET103, qty 1)
4mm Antique Copper-Plated Clam Shell Bead Tip with 2 Rings (BCA-BDTIP001, qty 2)
4.5mm Antique Copper-Plated 21 Gauge Open Jump Ring (BCA-OJR04-A, qty 2)
6mm Antique Copper-Plated Closed Jump Ring (BCA-CJR06, qty 1)
9x5mm Antique Copper-Plated Trigger Clasp (BCA-CL02, qty 1)