Fiber Beads

an easy peasy project that makes wonderful unique jewelry.
Excellent for "group therapy": switch & mix with everyone's wild and woolly warp ends.<  Plus,
hOw cool to use your leftover
  knitting/ crochet yarns and
embroidery floss to make
the perfect accessory!

• MATERIALS: fat pipe cleaner, fiber ends & floss, complementary beads, jewelry clasp, tiger tail or dental floss

• TOOLS: scissors, wooden skewer or knitting needle, white glue, needle

TECHNIQUE: Select several colors of fiber strands (This is the fun part!) and cut about 18" lengths to twist together as you go.

Wrap these closely around the pipe cleaner.

 

*Put a drop of glue on the end to hold the fibers together, and a drop of glue on the pipe cleaner when you begin.Make the wrap close together without crushing the fluff of the pipecleaner.

• Next, coil the embellished pipe cleaner around the skewer, as shown in the picture. Slide the rings tight against one another as you wrap, to form a close spiral.
• Slide it off and cut into bead lengths. 
• String these onto the tigertail/dental floss, with other beads between. 

    *Start the bracelet with one end of your clasp, and tie or crimp the linking piece at the end.

VOILA! 

Funky, Fun and Colorful ~

ready to wrap and gift!

COMPONENTS - BEADS, BLACK PIPE CLEANER, YARNS, SKEWER, S-CLASP