DIY Christmassy Purple Beaded Napkin Rings

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Since the last bunch of beaded napkin rings, I've gone a little obsessed with napkin rings and have made another set with different coloured beads and design. I managed to make 5 with the leftover beads from making my choker necklace and a beaded belt.


I think they look really good with my mostly white table setting and crockeries.



Unlike the turquoise napkin rings, these ones have a slightly more complicated design so it took me almost 2 evenings to complete. Here is the step-by-step process in illustration:

1. I use a 0.35 nylon fishing thread (that's what I have in my drawer), but you can use a thinner one as the napkin rings are only small. I measure it to about 1.1m for each napkin ring. It's always best to use 1 whole thread for each, to save rejoining work halfway through.

Start with the beads in the middle of the thread and criss-cross to make shapes:
2. Here's to complete the first circle and move on to the next row (then repeat for the row after that):


3. To finish off, tie two meeting ends of the thread into a dead knot (about 3-4 times will do). Slot the remaining thread into a few beads to hide and secure the ends, then tidy it up by snipping off the extra bit.

Comments

  1. Muici Game Creating Dude8 December 2009 at 00:43

    They look fab and will add extra sparkle to the Christmas dinner table. You are an Eco-Creative Star!

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  2. Mad About Sustainability8 December 2009 at 22:37

    Thanks Dude, I like your game site (http://muicigame.appspot.com/) too :D

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