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beaded candy cane ornamentsBeaded striped candy canes are a good introduction to working with beads.Transferring beads to wires takes a little time, but twisting them into shape
is a joy. The ornaments are even more dazzling in multiples. The characteristic
red-and-white color scheme is one option, but you can use any color or
combinations of colors of beads, such as the green and blue ones shown.
WHAT YOU WILL NEED24-gauge tinned copper wire, wire cutters, round-nose pliers,
strands of rocaille and tri-cut beads (buy them in hanks), masking tape
1 Choose a color combination: A four-
strand candy cane in red, green, and
white, for instance, will be composed
of two wires with white beads, one
wire with green beads, and one wire
with red beads. A six-strand candy
cane with those colors has four wires
with white beads, one wire with green
beads, and one wire with red beads.
A five-strand cane in red and whitehas four wires with white beads and
one wire with red beads. Use only one
kind of bead on each wire.
2 Using the wire cutters, cut either
four, five, or six pieces of wire into
7-inch lengths. With the pliers, make
a tiny loop at one end of each wire.
3 Carefully take one strand of beads
from the bunch, and tape one end
to your work surface (see A, above
left). Pulling strand taut, transfer
strung beads to the wire by feeding
the wire through the holes (see B,
above left). Slide the beads down the
wire toward the loop; leave just
enough room to loop the open end
of the wire, preventing beads from
slipping off. The beads should be
slightly loose on the wire.
4Once all the wires are beaded,
shape them into a candy cane
by holding the wires together at one
end and twisting them together
(see photograph, left); keep the
beaded wires even and the surface
smooth. Bend wires at the top into the
gentle hook of a cane. Some ends will
be uneven; you can adjust them by
removing a few beads where neces-
sary and making those wires shorter.
choosing beadsBeads come in a variety of styles. Lookclosely, and youll discover that each
strain of bead has a distinct shape
and sparkle. Rocailles are small glass
beads with a square hole lined in
silver. Tri-cut beads are tiny and faceted
and have a round hole. Fire-polished
crystal beads are faceted and can be
large or small. And druks are smooth,
perfect spheres. The smallest beads
usually appear as spacers in beaded
jewelry and ornaments, but they can
be used to great effect by themselvesif a sufficient number are brought
together. All of these styles are usually
sold on strands, which often come
in hanks of 10 to 12 strands.
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