Step by step instructions showing you how to make a beaded tie back for a girls room presented by crafty corner
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What you need to make a curtain tie-back:
- Wire
- Side-cutters
- Round nose pliers
- A selection of beads
- Clasps
Step 1
Take a 20cm piece of wire and add a big bead (in your choice of colour) to the one end. Place a bead with a big centre over the end to hide the wire.
Step 2
Add a smaller bead onto the wire. You may want to see if you can match the colour of your small beads to the colour of your curtains.
Step 3
Add a bigger bead in a clear or neutral colour.
Step 4
Add four smaller beads in a variety of colours, or try to match the beads to the colour of your room.
Step 5
Cut your wire about 1cm away from your last bead. Make a loop with your wire on top of your beads.
You need to make two of these for each tie-back
Step 6
Take a 50cm piece of wire (or beading trace), and add a clasp on one side by threading it through the loop of the clasp. Fold it over and clamp it shut with a crimp.
Step 7
Fill the beading trace with beads, following a design of your choice. I have chosen a repetitive nine bead pattern.
Step 8
When you are done, close your tie-back by adding a crimp onto the beading trace. Fold the beading trace over and back through the clasp. You can thread it back into some beads if you like. Crimp it closed.
Step 9
Choose where you want your pendants to hang. Gently open up your hook, hook in place and close the hook again.