How Do You Make An Elastic Cord Bracelet With Crimp Beads?
Working with elastic cord gives you the freedom to work with only a few tools and without worrying about sizing. If you use crimp beads with elastic cord, you eliminate the need for knots and beading glue and you give your pieces a professional, finished appearance. Choose some gorgeous beads and two crimp beads that are large enough to fit the elastic cording and make an elastic cord bracelet with crimp beads. Cut a 12-inch-long piece of elastic cording to make a double-strand bracelet. Determine the arrangement of your beads. Use a bead board (if you wish) to lay out your beads and experiment with different arrangements. Keep rearranging the beads until you have the beads in an order you like. Add all of the beads to the elastic cording in the order you arranged in step 2. Stop adding beads when you have approximately 1 inch of free cording on each end of the beads (without stretching). Insert one end of the elastic cording through both holes on the back of the focal bead (from the r
