How Do You Make A Braided Necklace?
This is a fun project that allows you to be as creative as you like with the decorative item you choose to feature. That item can be anything that you can thread six jute or hemp cords through. Your braided necklace will be about 15 inches long. Cut six pieces of jute twine about 5 feet long (roughly four times the length of the finished necklace). Using strands that are this long will ensure that you’ll have enough to complete the project. Run all six pieces of jute through the hole in your decorative charm, bead, shell or stone. Position the decoration at the center of the twine strands, and then even up the ends. Affix all six pieces of twine to the craft board or a thick piece of cardboard with push pins or straight pins. Position the pins above the decoration. You will be completing one side of the necklace at a time. Separate the lengths of jute twine into three groups of two strands each. Begin braiding the jute by taking the set of cords on the left and crossing it over the cen
