Black earrings with Miyuki heart-shaped pendants

Craft Idea Black earrings with Miyuki heart-shaped pendants

Black earrings with Miyuki heart-shaped pendants

Difficulty

difficulty

Duration

120 min
Instructions in 16 steps The black & white Miyuki hearts are especially filigree-worked out and fit perfectly into the hoop earring. And this is how it works:
1

Step 1

Thread on successively the Rocailles (see diagram), slide the Rocailles towards the centre of the strand. Then thread back through the last Rocaille (stairstep stitch).

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2

Step 2

Repeat until all of the Rocailles are joined together. In order to densify, thread again through the penultimate and the last Rocaille.
3

Step 3

Brick stitch: thread on the first Rocaille of the second row and thread it between the Rocailles of the first row.
4

Step 4

Thread back through the Rocaille.
5

Step 5

Repeat the steps 3 and 4 until the tip of the Heart Charm is threaded.
6

Step 6

Thread on the last Rocaille and thread back through the Rocaille that underlies next to the strand.
7

Step 7

Thread once more through to densify it, then sew the strand up and cut the rest off.
8

Step 8

Thread the upper section of the Heart Charm with the other half of the strand (see diagram).
9

Step 9

Thread one side of the heart’s arch.
10

Step 10

Thread back.
11

Step 11

Thread between two Rocailles with the strand, then thread the other arch.
12

Step 12

Thread on seven Rocailles, thread back and then through this loop 3-4 times in order to densify it.
13

Step 13

Sew the strand up and cut the rest off. Make another heart.
14

Step 14

Open a creole and thread on 5 black rocailles. Close the creole and press it shut with flat nose pliers.
15

Step 15

Hang a heart with a small ring in the middle of the creole.
16

Step 16

For your other earring, hang the heart with the loop on the left. Finally, hang the earhooks into the eyelets of the creoles.
Used products For this craft idea, you need the following products of Rayher:
Creole, 30mm ø, silver
item no. 2233622 Creole, 30mm ø, silver
tab-bag 2pcs., silver
Ear hooks, silver
item no. 2227622 Ear hooks, silver
20mm, tab-bag 4pcs, silver
Ring, 4.6mm ø
item no. 2231522 Ring, 4.6mm ø
1mm, tab-bag 20 pcs., silver
(2 pieces)
Delica-Rocailles, 1,6 mm ø, black
item no. 14761576 Delica-Rocailles, 1,6 mm ø, black
metallic matt,box, black, 6g
(0,5 g)
Delica rocailles, 1.6mm ø, anthracite
item no. 14762572 Delica rocailles, 1.6mm ø, anthracite
w. silver inlet, box, anthracite, 6g
(0,5 g)
Delica-Rocailles, 1,6 mm ø, snowwhite
item no. 14764100 Delica-Rocailles, 1,6 mm ø, snowwhite
opaquw,box , snowwhite, 6g
(0,5 g)
Threading yarn for Delica-Rocailles, black
item no. 89300576 Threading yarn for Delica-Rocailles, black
0,27 mm, reel 50 m, tab-bag 1 reel, black
(2 × 80 cm)
Special needle to thread beads
item no. 2154800 Special needle to thread beads
0,5x90 mm, tab-bag 2 pcs., for Delica Rocailles
Craft scissors
item no. 8937800 Craft scissors
17 cm, tab-card 1 pc
Flat round pliers for jewellery
item no. 8954100 Flat round pliers for jewellery
13,5 cm, 1 pc on blister card