I have a fair bit of embroidery floss leftover from when I did some cross-stitching and some thread/string art jewelry (see link below). Got to bust this stash. Sound familiar? Then check out this asymmetric
colorful knotted and braided floss necklace tutorial over on the
Mollie Makes magazine's blog. The piece is by the
Coats Craft design team.
It is a a delightful and striking design that's easy to do. Make it in different color combinations. It doesn't have to be embroidery floss either. Fine cords used for macrame, kumihimo and so forth will work too.
The ends can be improved upon. I am not keen on necklace fastenings that require knotting as shown. That is a recipe for entanglement!
So finish them with either large cord end caps if you can get them. Or
Make Your Own End Caps from Metal Discs. The bundle of floss can then be wired up and a wrapped loop made on the other side of the caps.
Another option is to make your own wire coil ones such as shown in my past tutorial on
How to Make Secure Wire Cord Ends with Spirals or Scrolls.
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