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Here’s how to make a bracelet using beading thread and a needle!
I’m loving using nylon beading thread at the moment, so I thought I’d make a tutorial showing how to use it to make a cute beaded bracelet! Here are all the instructions plus some affiliate links so you can buy the materials to make your own.
You’ll need these tools and materials to make this beaded bracelet:
1: Some nylon beading thread. I used some thread that was cut to about 1m long.
2: A clasp. I used this sterling silver parrot clasp.
3: A jump ring. I used a sterling silver jump ring.
4: Beads. I used these handmade polymer clay beads and some red glass seed beads.
5: Scissors to cut the thread.
6: Super glue.
7: A beading needle with a thin loop of thread tied around the bottom.
Follow these steps to make your beaded bracelet:
1: Fold the piece of thread in half, loop and knot it around the jump ring.
2: Slide the thread through the needle loop and begin adding beads.
3: Add beads in your desired pattern.
4: Once you have your bracelet at a length you like, tie a knot to the end so the beads won’t slide off.
5: Tie the end of the string to the jump ring on the parrot clasp, be sure to do a few knots and loops around the clasp for a strong tie.
6: Trim the excess thread.
7: Add a dab of superglue to each knot and set the bracelet aside to dry.
8: Once the superglue is dry, your bracelet is finished! How sweet is it to learn how to use new beading materials?
If you like using beading thread, here’s a tutorial that shows you how to use it to make a beaded necklace.
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How to make a super cute bracelet with beaded diamond shapes!
This is a cute little bracelet that looks great! the beaded diamond bracelet design uses eye pins and beads to form a series of diamond shapes that link together to create a bracelet. This diamond shaped bracelet is eye-catching and fun to put together, perfect for constructing on a quiet afternoon at home.
You’ll need these tools and materials to make your beaded diamond bracelet:
1: Pliers. I used my round nose and flat nose pliers.
2: A bunch of eye pins. I ended up using about 25 pins. You may need more or less depending on your wrist size.
3: Some small jump rings. I used four, you may need more or less depending on the size of the bracelet.
4: Two larger jump rings.
5: A toggle clasp.
6: Beads of your choice. I used these green glass e-beads.
Follow these steps to make your beaded diamond bracelet:
1: Add beads to two of the eye pins.
2: Leave about 1cm without beads.
3: Bend the pins to form an angle with the beaded section.
4: Loop the end of the pins around the round nose pliers to create a loop that secures the beads onto the pins.
5: Link the two pins together.
6: Repeat steps 1-5 three more times so that you have 5 beaded pins.
7: Link two more pins to the first two, so you have a square shape.
8: Add the last pin to the middle of the four linked pins so that you have a diamond shape that doesn’t shift around.
9: Repeat steps 1-8 until you have enough diamond shapes to fit around your wrist. I ended up making 5 diamonds.
10: Attach each of the diamond shapes together with the small jump rings to form a chain.
11: Attach the clasp components to each end of the chain using the larger jump rings, this will finish the design off!
Now your beaded diamond bracelet is finished and ready to wear!
Here is another design you can make using this beaded diamond shape
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Here’s how to make a double strand bracelet out of memory wire!
This memory wire bracelet is pretty straight forward to make and is a fun way to create a layered look without having to keep track of multiple bracelets! Please note that this tutorial contains affiliate links.
You’ll need the following tools and materials to make this layered memory wire bracelet:
1: Two pieces of bracelet length memory wire cut to the same length. Make sure there’s some overlap at the ends of the wire as this is how it stays on your wrist.
2: Pliers. I used my cutting pliers, round nose pliers and flat nose pliers for this design.
3: Two jump rings.
4: Beads. I used yellow and green glass beads and four green glass decorative beads.
5: Two head pins.
Follow these steps to make your double strand wire bracelet:
1: Take one of the pieces of memory wire and create a loop at one end using the round nose pliers. Do this by curling the wire around the pliers towards the main body of the wire coil.
2: Add beads to the wire in the pattern of your choice.
3: Continue adding beads until there is approximately 1cm of the wire left without beads.
4: Curl the other end of the wire as you did in step 1, this will keep the beads secured on the wire.
5: Repeat steps 1-4 for the second piece of wire. I changed bead colours for this one.
6: Attach the two beaded wires together at each end by threading a jump ring through the loops you made. Once your beaded wires are attached you should be able to open them at the same time and put them on your wrist!
7: As a finishing touch, add two of the decorative beads to each of the head pins.
8: Bend each pin to form a right angle and trim off the excess wire so you only have approximately 1cm left unbeaded.
9: Create a loop at the top of each beaded pin using the round nose pliers to secure the beads onto the pin.
10: Attach each bead charm to each of the jump rings that are attaching the two bracelet wires together.
Now your double strand memory wire bracelet is finished! Make one in Christmas colours to feel a bit more festive!
Here are some other multi-strand bracelet tutorials you can follow:
- Make a triple strand bracelet using tiger tail wire.
- or a beaded double strand bracelet.
- Upcycle some broken headphones into a double strand bracelet
