Cobalt Crush Chain Link Bracelet
by Mykeall Shepherd for Halcraft USA, Inc.
Rating: 3 stars: stringing & crimping
Time: 2 hours
Materials:
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36 - Bead Gallery® Lt sapphire czech glass faceted
Bead Landing silver 6mm jump rings
Bead Landing silver crimp tubes with loop
Bead Landing silver lobster claw clasp closure
Bead Landing silver chain
20" silver .018"49-strand Beadalon flexible beading wire
Tools:
Round-nose pliers
Chain-nose pliers
Wire cutters
Instructions:
1. Gather the silver 6mm jump rings. Open a jump ring and loop 5 jump rings onto. Then
close the jump ring.
2. Take jump ring #3 & #4 and loop a jump ring onto them. Now add 6 jump rings onto that
jump ring and close the jump ring.
3. Repeat Step 2 fifteen more times.
4. Now measure 2 strands of beading wire approximately 12 inches each in length.
5. Now gather the lt sapphire czech glass faceted beads, one strand of the beading wire, and
the connected jump rings from Steps 1-3.
6. Thread 1 lt sapphire czech glass faceted bead. Then thread the beading wire through the
first 2 jump rings from Step 1.
7. Then thread 1 lt sapphire czech glass faceted bead. Then thread the beading wire through
the first 2 jump rings from repeated steps in Step 3.
8. Repeat Step 7 fourteen more times.
9. Now thread 1 lt sapphire czech glass faceted bead.
10. Now gather the lt sapphire czech glass faceted beads, the second strand of the beading
wire, and the connected jump rings from Steps 1-3.
11. Thread 1 lt sapphire czech glass faceted bead. Then thread the beading wire through the
last 2 jump rings from Step 1.
12. Then thread 1 lt sapphire czech glass faceted bead. Then thread the beading wire through
the last 2 jump rings from repeated steps in Step 3.
13. Repeat Step 7 fourteen more times.
14. Now thread 1 lt sapphire czech glass faceted bead.
15. Using the Bead Landing crimp tubes with loop and the end strand, insert the end of the
beading thread into the crimp tube until it meets the hole of the loop. Using your chain
nose pliers, fold over both open edges of the crimp tube and press firmly. Make sure the
wire is held tightly with the crimp tube.
16. Repeat this crimp tube closure step on the remaining end and trim any access wire. Add a
jump ring through the loop of each crimp tube with loop.
17. Gather the silver chain and remove 5 chain-links.
18. Attach 1 chain link through each jump ring from Step 16.
19. Add 1 chain link through 2 of the chain links connecting the strands.
20. Add a silver clasp closure to the end chain link from Step 19.
21. On the other end of the bracelet, add a strand of 6 chain-links to the end chain links to
connect the strands. Helpful tip: this will make the bracelet adjustable.