You may not always be able to sew a new dress for a celebration, but you can make an unusual accessory that transforms even the most modest dress. You need only a few things: about 1 m of wide lace, matching beads, beading wire, findings, and a pendant.
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You may not always be able to sew a new dress for a celebration, but you can make an unusual accessory that transforms even the most modest dress.
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You need only a few things: • wide lace, about 1 m; • 50 beads to match the lace; • beading wire; • jump rings, clamps, and a clasp; • a pendant and bail; • a clamshell bead tip; • a crimp bead; • wire cutters and needle-nose pliers; • a needle and pinking shears.
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How to make it If you already have experience making handmade jewelry, this will be very easy. If not, first look up how to attach crimp beads and clamshell bead tips. There is nothing tricky about it, but it is a useful skill to learn. Begin by securing the crimp bead and clamshell bead tip to the wire.
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Trim one side of the lace with pinking shears.
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Thread the wire through the holes along the lace edge. About 1 cm from the edge, string on the first bead. Pass through the lace again and string on the second bead. Alternate a bead and a lace section until you reach the middle of the strip.
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The lace should gather into even little folds.
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After stringing half the lace strip, add the pendant to the wire.
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Continue stringing beads, alternating them with lace folds.
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At the end of the lace ribbon, secure the clamshell bead tip and crimp bead. Attach the clasp.
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