MATERIALS
95cm of White Tigertail
110cm of White Ostrich Wool
1 x 14mm parrot clasp and tag
18 x silver crimp beads
2 x bead cones
2 x 40mm silver eye pins
2 x 5mm silver jump rings
BEADS
7 x 18mm Hollow Glass Beads
20 x 7mm White Button Freshwater Peals
4 x 11mm White Coin Freshwater Pearls
4 x 4mm Clear AB glass cubes
16 x Clear Quartz roundels
2 x 3mm silver round ball beads
12 x silver square spacer beads
TOOLS
Crimping pliers
Round nose pliers
Wire cutters
Scissors
Ruler or tape measure
Collapsible eye needle
GS Hypo Cement
Length of finished piece: 80cm
STEP ONE
Thread 1 x crimp onto Tigertail. Thread Tigertail through first eye pin then back through the crimp. Secure crimp leaving 5cm end.
STEP TWO
Thread onto Tigertail 1 x button pearl, 1 x square spacer, 1 x button pearl and 1 x crimp over both the main strand and the 5cm end and then crimp to secure. Trim off excess end. Designer note: A bead reamer may be required to expand the hole in button pearls to fit both strands through.
STEP THREE
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