- 1). Cut the stringing material you will be using. It should be four times as long as the actual bead length. It's always possible to cut long ends off, but you can't add more cord if you cut it too short, and you will use a good bit of the material tying knots. Tie an overhand knot in one end just to keep the beads on.
- 2). Choose a clasp or strand-end method and attach a bead tip, clasp or jump ring at the end of the string. String all the beads on the cord. Tie another overhand knot at the bottom to keep beads from falling.
- 3). Create a knotting work surface by using a small jewelry clamp to secure the clasp end of the beaded strand to a large piece of cardboard at the edge. Alternately, you can tape the strand end to your usual work surface, if you can rely upon being gentle and cautious enough not to pull it free while knotting.
- 4). Slide a bead all the way down to the clasp end and snug it up against the end. Lifting the rest of the string, make an overhand knot between this bead and the remainder of the strand, but leave the knot untightened, with a large loop of thread loose. Slide a sturdy corsage pin or tweezers into this loop. Straighten out the rest of the string.
- 5). With the pin or tweezers, work the knot upward toward the bead, making it slowly smaller until it is a few inches away from the beads and about 1 inch wide. Press the pin or tweezers up against the bead and close the knot, then pull the pin or tweezers out of the knot carefully. Give each strand of beading thread a yank to be sure the knot stays in place. Repeat the process until there is a knot between each bead.
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