We’re still seeing lariat necklaces everywhere and it certainly will trend for a while because of it’s organic look! You wear it long or short, depending on how you dress it. In our DIY project today, is a lariat necklace using 1mm leather cord, brass beads and some gorgeous Terra Agate gemstones!
What you’ll need for necklace:
- 14×40 Terra Agate Barrel Gemstone – TRAG14x40BRL
- 1mm light brown leather cord – Z015514
- Brass Bead A022201 OR 5mm TierraCast TC01490 (10)
- 30mm Organic Hoop by Nunn Design – Z004552
Directions:
- Start with 2 meters of leather cord. Fold in half and at the loop, make a lark’s head knot through the Organic Hoop.
- On both leather cords, slide on a gold bead, Terra Agate bead and another gold bead.
- Make an overhand knot with both leather cords close to the last gold bead.
- Wrap your piece around your neck to determine where you would like the lariat gemstone dangle to hang from and the length of your necklace. Make an overhand knot there.
- Slide on both leather cords another gold bead, Terra Agate bead and gold bead. Make an overhand knot close to the last gold bead you added.
- On one leather cord end, slide on 3 gold beads and make an overhand knot about 2 inches below the Terra Agate bead. Cut off excess.
- On the other leather cord end, slide on 3 gold beads and make an overhand knot about 1.5 inches below the Terre Agate bead. Cut off excess.
Having difficulty putting both leather string thru the blue bead
Try cutting the ends at an angle to create a sharp point. Plus, make sure you are using 1mm round leather.