This project is a great way to learn bead embroidery techniques. For more help with bead embroidery, check out our Guide to Bead Embroidery.
Glue your focal bead onto the bead backing using two-part epoxy adhesive and allow to dry. Create a row of 8/0 turquoise beads around the focal using the two-seed-bead backstitch. Create a peyote bezel on top of this row of backstitch using more turquoise beads. Add two or three rows of peyote bezel with the turquoise beads and add a final row with 11/0 seed beads to cinch up the bezel around the focal.
Using Two-Part Epoxy Adhesive Video Tutorial
Two-Seed-Bead Backstitch Tutorial
Peyote Stitch Bezel Around a Cabochon
Create a second row of backstitch using the amethyst fire-polished beads.
Trim the bead backing and then glue a piece of felt or fabric to the back. Create a beaded edge with the brick stitch technique using the TOHO 8/0 copper lined light topaz seed beads.
Finish the trim with a picot edge. For each stitch in the picot edge you will use a turquoise seed bead, a black diamond fire-polished bead, and a turquoise seed bead.
When you reach the three seed beads at the top center of the brick stitch edge, instead of adding a picot edge, make a beaded bail for your focal. Our focal has four seed bead loops for the bail, with 8 seed beads per loop.
Add a silk ribbon to your beaded bail to finish the necklace.
Nice choice! All or most of the products needed for this project are shown below with quantities. Sometimes we sell out of components and aren’t able to order more from the manufacturer (we know, it is very disappointing to us, too). Use the opportunity to mix up the design and make it yours by substituting similar products or altering the entire color scheme—it’s up to you!
This project is a great way to learn bead embroidery techniques. For more help with bead embroidery, check out our Guide to Bead Embroidery.
Glue your focal bead onto the bead backing using two-part epoxy adhesive and allow to dry. Create a row of 8/0 turquoise beads around the focal using the two-seed-bead backstitch. Create a peyote bezel on top of this row of backstitch using more turquoise beads. Add two or three rows of peyote bezel with the turquoise beads and add a final row with 11/0 seed beads to cinch up the bezel around the focal.
Using Two-Part Epoxy Adhesive Video Tutorial
Two-Seed-Bead Backstitch Tutorial
Peyote Stitch Bezel Around a Cabochon
Create a second row of backstitch using the amethyst fire-polished beads.
Trim the bead backing and then glue a piece of felt or fabric to the back. Create a beaded edge with the brick stitch technique using the TOHO 8/0 copper lined light topaz seed beads.
Finish the trim with a picot edge. For each stitch in the picot edge you will use a turquoise seed bead, a black diamond fire-polished bead, and a turquoise seed bead.
When you reach the three seed beads at the top center of the brick stitch edge, instead of adding a picot edge, make a beaded bail for your focal. Our focal has four seed bead loops for the bail, with 8 seed beads per loop.
Add a silk ribbon to your beaded bail to finish the necklace.
