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How to Make a Fabric-Covered Bead Necklace

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How to Make a Fabric-Covered Bead Necklace

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Step 1 of 10
Iron your fabric

Iron your fabric

Step 2 of 10
Figure out how long you want your necklace to be/how many beads you want to use

Figure out how long you want your necklace to be/how many beads you want to use

Step 3 of 10
Cut a strip of fabric approximately 2 inches wide and the length you want plus about 4 or 5 inches.

Cut a strip of fabric approximately 2 inches wide and the length you want plus about 4 or 5 inches.

Step 4 of 10
Sew the long edges together about 1/4 inch from the raw edges, right sides facing each other. Iron the seams open.

Sew the long edges together about 1/4 inch from the raw edges, right sides facing each other. Iron the seams open.

Step 5 of 10
Pin a safety pin on one end and push it through the tube, bunching the fabric and pull the pin out the other side so the tube is now right side out.

Pin a safety pin on one end and push it through the tube, bunching the fabric and pull the pin out the other side so the tube is now right side out.

Step 6 of 10
Put the first bead in the tube and, leaving about an inch on the end, sew through the tube and then wrap the thread around the outside. Stick the needle through the fabric and bead. Details next steps

Put the first bead in the tube and, leaving about an inch on the end, sew through the tube and then wrap the thread around the outside. Stick the needle through the fabric and bead. Details next steps

Step 7 of 10
Stick needle through end of tube and then wrap thread around outside of tube 3 or 4 times.

Stick needle through end of tube and then wrap thread around outside of tube 3 or 4 times.

Step 8 of 10
Now that thread is wrapped around bottom of bead, stick needle back inside tube and thread it through hole in bead, then pull out other end and again wrap around the top of bead on the outside of tube

Now that thread is wrapped around bottom of bead, stick needle back inside tube and thread it through hole in bead, then pull out other end and again wrap around the top of bead on the outside of tube

Step 9 of 10

When the needle comes out the other end of the bead and tube, wrap the thread tightly around the outside of the tube. Put another bead in and stick the needle through it. Repeat until desired length.

Step 10 of 10
When it's long enough, cut two lengths of ribbon and tuck each end of the tube inside itself so the raw edges aren't showing. Out ribbon in tube ends and sew neatly across. Ta daa!

When it's long enough, cut two lengths of ribbon and tuck each end of the tube inside itself so the raw edges aren't showing. Out ribbon in tube ends and sew neatly across. Ta daa!

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ℐuℓⅈ@ L

Wow

ℐuℓⅈ@ L 5 months ago

Sally Hill

Cool!

Sally Hill 5 months ago

Nancy Hamm

Neat, I'm going to give it a try

Nancy Hamm 5 months ago

Yanah Fawaz

Wow

Yanah Fawaz 5 months ago

Lisa Bennett

If it's not too much bother could you please make a video of pages 7 & 8 for dummies like myself?

Lisa Bennett 5 months ago

Free Monkey Sani

Nice!

Free Monkey Sani 5 months ago

Molly Saunders

Awesome idea!

Molly Saunders 5 months ago

Soumya Pandharwar

Beautiful

Soumya Pandharwar 5 months ago

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Dose of Dash blog

I added a couple of steps to try and clarify. Let me me know if that helps

(author) 5 months ago

Dose of Dash blog

Yes you could definitely just sew it closed after each bead, but then you would have to cut and re-knot every time, which is time consuming. I did do this some of the time. I will try to draw a better pic for you.

(author) 5 months ago

Molly Saunders

I'm confused on this step. Can you clarify or show in more detailed pictures what's going on? When does the string come into the picture? Can you just not use a string at all? Can you just plop a bead in, sew it closed, plop another bead in, sew it closed... and so on? Sorry I'm just not clear. This is awesome and want to make Christmas presents!

Molly Saunders 5 months ago

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Molly Saunders

Yes! This helps a lot, thank you so much!

Molly Saunders 5 months ago

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Sarah Kimbrell

Very easy and looks great.

Sarah Kimbrell 5 months ago

Caron Carlson

Very nice, I will probably use bias

Caron Carlson 5 months ago

Noura Kuwait

Cute ... I like it😊

Noura Kuwait 5 months ago

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