A Russian Necklace

 In my last post I talked about the necklace I'm making for the gal that works at the liquor store. I finished it last night. It's 30 inches long.

This is a close up of the chain. It's done in Biva Nepal stitch, though it probably doesn't look like it because Biva Nepal usually looks like a chain of flowers. 

It had been a very long time since I've made Biva Nepal, so I used this tutorial to refresh the memory: Biva Nepal Stitch  However, I made some substitutions to get this rather lacy look. For the three black seed beads, I used one white size 11 seed bead. For the 5 red beads I used 4 white size 11 seed beads and one 7mm clear silver lined bugle bead.

This is a close up of the transition between Biva Nepal and the focal section. I used 4mm and 6mm silver filigree beads, and a couple glass coin beads in an iridescent white.

The focal section is made in Russian Spiral stitch with size 11 white seed beads and 7mm clear silver lined bugle beads. You can find a video tutorial for this here: Russian Spiral With Bugles.

It was easy and worked up fairly quickly. The clasp is a sterling silver toggle. I used a couple clam shells to attach the clasp to the chains.

I'm happy with how it's turned out. I hope the receiver will be too.

If not, I'll wear it myself and find out what color she would like. I can make another one.

Live long and prosper. \\//