Instructions for a Beaded Identification Lanyard
- 1). Take a piece of beading wire and fold the end about 1 1/2 inches from the end. Place one crimp bead and a split ring onto the wire. Thread the free end back through the crimp bead, forming a loop that contains the split ring.
- 2). Adjust the wires to lay parallel in the crimp bead and crimp the bead flat with the crimping pliers. Allow enough room for the split ring to move without hindrance. Repeat this process with the other length of beading wire. Clip the excess wire with wire cutters.
- 3). Place a lobster claw clasp on one of the split rings. This forms the clasp for the lanyard.
- 4). String a crimp cover bead on each string and slide it down to cover the crimp bead. This covers the crimp bead and adds a finished look to the lanyard.
- 5). String each beading wire with your own assortment of 6mm beads. Be creative and colorful in your selection of beads. Unique beads often make a lanyard memorable.
- 6). End each string of beads with a 4mm bead, a cube or dice bead and one 4mm bead.
- 7). Put the ends of both strings together and thread on one metal spacer bead, one 4mm bead, one cube or dice bead, one 4mm bead and one metal spacer bead. Add a 20mm focal bead and lock it into place with a metal spacer bead, a 4mm bead, a cube or dice bead, a 4mm bead and a metal spacer bead.
- 8). Pull apart the two pieces of beading wire and add to each of the wires a 4mm bead, a cube or dice bead, a 4mm bead and a metal spacer bead. Repeat the pattern of beads one more time on each string but in place of the second metal spacer bead thread on a crimp bead.
- 9). Guide the end of the beading wire through one side of a loop and then back through the last three beads. Apply pressure to make the beading tight and crimp the crimp bead. Repeat the process with the other strand of beading wire and other side of the loop.
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Use the wire cutters to clip the excess beading wire as close as possible to the metal spacing bead.
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