Chain Gang Necklace

Add a touch of glamour to that Little Black Dress with this vintage style necklace.

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Materials

• 2 x metres light chain black antique (CHLBA)
• 1 x 100g silver pearl mix (GLXHP31)
• 12 x 10mm faceted black (GLPA1001)
• 1 x 100 eyepins black antique (EPBA)
• 1 x multi pliers (PRMT)
• 1 x free project sheet (MJ0911P)

Stage 1

Measure 130cm of your chain. With the cutting part of your multi pliers, cut the chain.
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Stage 2

Use your pliers to open the loop of the eyepin, attach the eyepin through a link close to the end of the chain and close the loop.

Stage 3

Take a bead of your choice from the silver pearl mix, thread onto the eyepin. Trim the eyepin a good centimetre above the bead and bend the eyepin over.

Stage 4

Wrap the chain around the bead and hook the eyepin through a link in the chain as close to the bead as possible. With the round nose part of your pliers, bend the eyepin into a loop and squeeze it to close.

Stage 5

Continue adding the beads in the same way, adding the black faceted beads after every four or five pearls. Vary the size and colour of your pearls along the length of the chain.

Stage 6

When you have finished adding your beads, use your pliers to join the chain together by opening the end link of the chain, adding the other end of the chain and closing the link.

Stage 7

This is what your finished necklace will look like.

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