various yarns (we used Amerah #275 [Oh Girl], Melody #516 [Vixen], Shimmer #405 [Copper], Phoenix 100% Silk Soy #506 [I-Candy], and Fur Real [Circus Pony], all from the South West Trading Company)
glass bead with big hole
Small hook that fits through the heel hole.
Variety of beads, bells, shells, charms, etc. (for decorations).
scissors
pencil
1. Cut 8 pieces of yarn into 4-yard lengths.
2. Put all the threads together, matching equal lengths.
3. Find the center point and fold the threads in half, keeping the center double point.
4. Twist the laces together. Insert a pencil into the loop of the folded end and secure the other end.
5. Rotate the pencil between your fingers clockwise, until the strands are tight.
6. Grab the center of the wire and allow both ends to twist around each other, forming a wire that is twice as thick. Remove pencil.
7. Split the loose end in half, slide those ends through the looped end, and tie the 2 halves together tightly. The base of the necklace is finished..
8. To add the focal cord and make the tasseled end, first slip the hook through the hole in the cord and pull all the loose ends through.
9. Cut 20 or more 10" pieces of various fibers to hang from the bottom.
10. To create the tasseled end, make a bunch of strands and fold them in the center. Take 2 of the loose strands from the original bundle and tie them around the center of the bundle tightly several times. Repeat with 2 other threads, going through the bead.
11. Select a middle strand on the fringe tassel as the area to place a focal point embellishment. Continue stringing other beads, charms, shells, and embellishments at various points on the stripe and tying the knots underneath to secure.
