Mother-of-pearl Hoops woven on golden thread Page 2

Gold-plated 24K fine gold hoops adorned with mother-of-pearl beads woven on golden thread. Two versions to choose from: pure line 100% mother-of-pearl or “gem spiral” variant, where fine natural stones slip between each bead for a luminous relief.
A simple and quick step-by-step, ideal for beginners while achieving a professional finish, with the list of materials and our tips.

For this project you will need:
Hoops Gold plated with 24K fine gold 0.4mm thread Gold plated with 24K fine gold mother-of-pearl beads 2mm natural stone beads

The tools to use:
pliers for jewelry making

The assembly:

For the mother-of-pearl only version, cut a brass thread about 40cm long.

Secure one end of the thread in the hole of the hoop. Pass the thread twice through the hole then cut the excess flush.

String a bead, position it on the edge of the hoop, then make 2 turns with the thread to secure it. Make the thread turns right at the edge of the bead.

Repeat the operation until the entire hoop is covered. Normally you should place about 16 mother-of-pearl beads.

To finish, wrap the thread around 2 turns at the edge of the last bead, then pass the thread between the bead and the hoop. Wrap the thread tightly around the thread coming out of the bead. Cut the excess flush.

For the mother-of-pearl and Gem spiral version, cut a brass thread about 80cm long.

Pass the thread through the hole of the hoop, fold the thread in half to visualize the position of the hoop. Make another turn of thread to secure it well.

One thread will be used for the same mother-of-pearl assembly as before. The other thread will be used for assembling the small natural beads.

Resume the previous assembly to fix all the mother-of-pearl beads.

Next, string the natural beads onto the second thread. To know how many beads to string, multiply your number of mother-of-pearl beads by 8 because we will place 8 beads per curve and therefore per bead. For example, for an assembly of 16 mother-of-pearl beads, we strung 128 beads of 2mm.

To prevent your beads from slipping off the thread, make a small knot or loop at the end.

Now, place 8 natural beads on one side of the first mother-of-pearl bead, then make a turn of thread between the mother-of-pearl beads. Continue with 8 beads for the second mother-of-pearl bead forming a spiral. (once to the right, once to the left...)