Traditional Bead Knotting

First, you'll need to gather your choice of beads and stringing material. For knotting, you'll want to use either silk or nylon. You can purchase either of these materials with a pre-attached needle or purchase the needles and thread individually. Assuming you are learning knotting for the first time, I suggest the pre-attached needle option just because it is one less step to deal with and fairly inexpensive. Most cost just a few dollars.

Since you will use either silk or nylon cord, I suggest finishing one end of the necklace with a bead tip before starting to knot.

Once the necklace (or bracelet) is started, string on the first bead. Now, tie an over hand knot, but keep it loose.