Candie Cooper is back with Tory to show how easy it is to use the Beadalon Knot-A-Bead tool. Check out today’s video tutorial to knotting your own creating today!
Making knotted jewelry is a delicate skill that can be done with chain nose pliers, awl or tweezers. But with the Beadalon Knot-A-Bead tool, you can easily make quick and easy knots. Here is what you’ll need to get you started:
- Beadalon Knot-A-Bead tool
- No. 8 Silk Griffin Cord
- Beads – We are using Crystal Quartz Points from DakotaStones (CRY6-50PT) AND Hematite Beads
Video Tutorial
Instructions
- Make a loop with the end of your beading thread and make an over hand knot. This will create a loop for your necklace later.
- Slide on the silk cord, all the beads you’ll be knotting. It is helpful to layout your design ahead of time to determine your sequence.
- Slide a bead down to your first knot. Take thread and wrap it over the metal dowel/awl, and then under.
- Tie a knot and pull the silk cord upwards to cinch the knot together.
- Take the beaded portion and push it to the back to get it out of the way.
- Slide knot over to the right and hook thread under the yoke and pulling downwards and across to tighten the knot. There is a button lever on the left side. Push that to release the knot and thread.
- Slide over next bead and repeat.
- Once you’ve made a knot in between all your beads, repeat step 1 to other end of knotted beads to create a loop.
- Cut excess thread.
- Open a jump ring, slide through beading thread loop and a 6″-8″ chain end. Close jump ring.
- Repeat steps 10 to other end of knotted beads.
- Add your clasp to one end of your chain piece with a jump ring and your necklace is complete!
Along with the Beadalon Knot-a-Bead, you will get instructions on how to easily use the tool:
This is one of the worst videos I have watched. Not only is it noisy but without showing a constant close up the work you have NO idea what they are doing.!
We apologize for the noise. We film in an actual warehouse setting, where there are sometimes noises we can’t control. There are written and detailed instructions below the video. Plus, there are visual instructions on the box to help guide you to using the tool. Let us know if you have any questions. Thank you.
I Like the idea of using this tool. I don’t do knotted work because I have always been afraid my knots would not be placed right. This tool looks like it would make it so easy to do knotted work. And the visual instructions help. Thanks for the video.