A Plaited Necklace with a Fish Pendant

This necklace is made from a piece of plaited cord, decorated with a fish pendant, inspired by a fish lure. The fish pendant is made from neon beads and silver fish beads decorated with a tassel made from neon-coloured macram cord.

A Neon-Coloured Plaited Necklace with a Fish Pendant

1

Thread the neon beads and the large fish (i.e. the fish parts that make up the large fish) onto the macram cord. Use a pin or a piece of wire on the cord making it easy to thread the beads onto the macram cord.

A Neon-Coloured Plaited Necklace with a Fish Pendant

2

Make two or three bead pendants using the same procedure as the one described in paragraph 1.

A Neon-Coloured Plaited Necklace with a Fish Pendant

3

Put the small silver bead fish and one or two neon beads onto a ball head pin and twist the end to form a loop. See the next paragraphs for instructions.

A Neon-Coloured Plaited Necklace with a Fish Pendant

4

Bend the wire 90 degrees to one side over the round nose pliers.

A Neon-Coloured Plaited Necklace with a Fish Pendant

5

Then bend it to the opposite side around the round nose pliers.

A Neon-Coloured Plaited Necklace with a Fish Pendant

6

Twist the end of the wire around the stem.

A Neon-Coloured Plaited Necklace with a Fish Pendant

7

Continue twisting the wire all the way down to the bead.

A Neon-Coloured Plaited Necklace with a Fish Pendant

8

Nip off the end with wire cutters as close to the bead as possible.

A Neon-Coloured Plaited Necklace with a Fish Pendant

9

Using crimping pliers squeeze in the end of the wire completely.

A Neon-Coloured Plaited Necklace with a Fish Pendant

10

Make a tassel and attach a round jump ring.

A Neon-Coloured Plaited Necklace with a Fish Pendant

11

Assemble all the pendant parts in a lobster claw clasp.

A Neon-Coloured Plaited Necklace with a Fish Pendant

12

Cut a piece of plaited cord to the desired length. Attach sellotape to both ends to secure them prior to gluing each end into an end cap using Super Attak instant glue. Attach a swivel clasp to the end cap as a fastener.

A Neon-Coloured Plaited Necklace with a Fish Pendant