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How to Make a Hemp Necklace |
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Home Page With several yards of hemp cord and some interesting beads you can create necklaces, bracelets, earrings, eyeglass chains, and other accessories using simple knotting, braiding, and cord-weaving techniques.
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You will need the following materials:
It Really helps to have a project board and T pins but is not mandatory. Ok, lets get started. First, you will need to cut one 5-yard length of hemp and one 2-yard length. You will fold these lengths in half with the 2-yard length on the inside and the 5-yard length on the outside. The reason being because the longer 5-yard cord will be what is called the knotter cords, which will be used to make the knots and the shorter 2-yard cord will be what are called the carrier cords which is used as an anchor to hold the knots. The cords will tend to be very long at first so you will want to butterfly them by wrapping them in a figure eight pattern around your fingers. Wrap them in the middle with rubber bands so they will stay together.
Now you need to line up your cords with the shorter ones on the inside and the longer ones on the outside. If you cannot get them to line up just right you will need to untie your knot and retie it with the cords lined up better. You will now start tying your half square knots. You will do this by first making a loop with the cord to the far right. Bring the cord underneath the first two cords to the left and over the last one.
You will continue to do this repeatedly until you reach an inch in length, which will be about 17 knots. You will now string your first bead on the two middle cords. Tie the two outer cords underneath the bead and continue these steps until you have knotted 6 ½ inches.
You are now almost done and you will tie another overhand knot at the end. Be sure to apply Elmer’s glue as you are tying it. You will have some left over length and you should cut the excess cords about 5 inches from the overhand knot so you have plenty of length to adjust and tie with. You are now done and you have made a great hemp necklace. Doris Rose is a jewelry artisan who makes hemp, seed bead laced and gemstone beaded jewelry. You can check out her website at www.exoticprincessdesigns.com Home Page - Home Decorating - Home Improvement and Woodworking - Art Gallery - Photography - Garden and Outdoor Living - Crafts and Hobbies - Health and Fitness - Kitchen and Cuisine - Beauty and Fashion - Writing and Publishing - Living Mindfully - Christmas Copyright © 2001-2008 Netwrite-Publish.com
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Have you ever thought about making your
own hemp necklace but thought it would probably just be too difficult or
take too much time? Well have no fear! I am Doris Rose, owner of
bead-and-hemp.com and I am here to guide you step by step
through the process of making a beautiful hemp necklace.
You will start by making a loop at the
end by tying an overhand knot. Apply Elmer’s glue as you are tying it.
Bring the cord on your far left over
the two middle cords and through the loop.
At this point you may attach a pendent
to your necklace by stringing it onto the bottom cord. You will continue
to knot and bead for another 6 ½ inches.