How to make three strand pearl bracelet
Pearl bracelet is definitely unique piece of jewelry. You can easily make these beautiful pearl bracelets, you can very easily get components require to make this bracelet on inter net.
This bracelet is called three strand bracelets as it has three strands of pearls held together by spacer bars. Using same technique as we are using here you can even make four strand or five strand bracelet.
For making this three strand bracelet all you need is around 30 inches of stringing wire, I pair of three row clasps with secure lock, some spacer bars, then if you like some small sterling silver beads that you can put in between two adjacent pearls. It always advisable to use such small beads as they avoid sliding of pearls, then most important you will need around sixty round pearls. You will require some jewelry making tools like round nose pliers, flush cutter. But don’t worry you can use these tools over and over in all your jewelry making project.
Now take one part of three row clasps; cut stringing wire in three equal pieces. To connect this wire to clasps; take one piece of wire and insert it into one hole of three row clasps; using nose pliers make small loop and then tie a small knot. Make sure that tight enough otherwise pearls will slide down.
In many ways you can string this three strand bracelet. you can have many patterns using various combination of pearls, small beads and position of spacer bars. Now start stringing pearls and silver beads; after five pearls add one spacer bar, spacer bar is required to keep bracelet into position. For average length bracelet
Now connect all three strands to counter part of three row clasps. Connect strands same way in which first part clasps is connected. You can even add little glue on each knot for secure knotting. And your three strand bracelet is ready!
For more info click here, Pearls and clasps.
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