Create instant texture and interest by including fiber elements in your jewelry designs. These necklace projects include various types of fiber from waxed linen to ribbon and more.
Kimono Cord Filigree Necklace
Tammy Powley
Colorful Kimono cord provides instant texture and style, but add some brass filigree and you have an even more dynamic piece.
Serenity Ceramic, Wire, & Stone Necklace
Tammy Powley
With this unique assortment of ceramic, wire, hemp, and stone, you can create a unique necklace with an industrial flair.
Green Fern Shell and Silk Necklace
Tammy Powley
A beautifully ornate shell pendant is featured in this mixed-media necklace that also incorporates dyed ribbon and copper.
Raku Bead and Hemp Necklace Tutorial
Tammy Powley
Raku style lampwork beads are strung up with purple hemp and metal beads and finished off with a button toggle clasp in this easy to follow tutorial.
Braided Fiber and Silver Lariat
Tammy Powley
I accented the silver piece on this necklace with a bead from Peru and completed the lariat with waxed cord.
Polyester Chain & Bead Lanyard Necklace
Tammy Powley
Light-weight polyester chain is a perfect match to create a lanyard necklace for your school or work ID badge.
Vintage Key Necklace
Tammy Powley
This design has a mixed-media flare because it combines an assortment of jewelry items including brass chain, ribbon, crystals, gemstones, wire and a brass key-shaped stamping.
Retro Macrame Choker
Tammy Powley
Macrame chokers were popular in the 60s and 70s and are now popular again. This "Retro Macrame Choker" survived from the 70s, so I thought it would a fun project to revive.
Crochet Flower, Pearls, and Crystal Necklace
Tammy Powley
This necklace design mixes basic crochet techniques with some simple jewelry methods.
Turquoise Cotton Cord and Raku Lampwork Necklace
Tammy Powley
Raku lampwork beads are made using a burning technique most often associated with pottery. The results are an earthy affect with bursts of color here and there throughout the glass beads.
