Black and White Heishi Necklace Tutorial | Awaken Your DIY Instinct

Do you want naturalness and sunshine around your neck in any season? To feel at one with the elements? Awaken your DIY instinct by following our express tutorial to create an irresistible Black and White Heishi necklace . A jewel with a primitive charm, but not devoid of sensuality. To do this, combine lovely shell and maple wood rondelle beads with small round millefiori beads. Simple, quick and effective: i-Perles explains everything to you, to create in the blink of an eye a lovely men's-women's choker with heishi beads. And find as a Bonus 3 necklace variations for stylish customizations!

Black and White Heishi Necklace: Material List

To make this choker, you will need:

Support and Supplies

• a spool of 7-strand 0.30 mm cable wire from Beadalon;
• 0.5mm Silver Tube Crimp Beads ;
• a 10 x 6 mm stainless steel lobster clasp with a 5 cm extension.

Heishi round beads

• 6 x 3 mm maple wood heishi beads , 2 mm hole (in 15 g bag);
• 6/6.5 x 1.4 mm natural white shell heishi beads (on 1 strand of 60 cm);

Round pearls

• small round black, white and yellow millefiori beads .

Why these choices of materials and beads

Explanations on the choice of support and supplies:

The cable wire

It will provide solidity and ideal support to your jewelry. That is to say, even if you move, the heishi necklace will maintain its perfectly rounded shape, whatever your movements. The only downside is that it is not recommended to take it to the beach to swim with.

Crimp beads

They gracefully secure the cable wire at the lobster clasp. Crimp beads are essential when purchasing any cable wire to finish your DIY jewelry. They also give a very professional finish.

The lobster clasp

With the help of its chain, it will allow you to adjust the heishi necklace to different lengths . This is particularly useful when you want to adapt your jewelry to your necklines. Indeed, thanks to its 5 cm chain, the rings will give you the possibility of playing on the diameter of the necklace and therefore of wearing it more or less close to the neck. So that it will fall perfectly.

Explanations on the choice of rondelle beads:

For a heishi necklace under the sign of authenticity we chose beads with the most raw and natural materials possible . Then, we associated textures: smooth or visually rough, but also hot-cold aspects which will make the style and personality of the jewel . Then we selected 2 basic and timeless shades which are black and white and softened them by incorporating the creamy color of heishi roundels in maple wood .

Explanations on the choice of round pearls:

The round millefiori beads added to the entire choker are the small twist that disrupts the alignment of the rondelle beads. In contrast to the heishi bead discs, and through the delicacy of the millefiori pattern, they bring a touch of originality while respecting the color codes defined beforehand for the project.

Black and White Heishi Beads Necklace: The 8-Step Tutorial

1. Take the measurements of the desired neck circumference (using a tape measure or thread) and add 14 cm more to be comfortable.

(To give you an idea, the heishi necklace in the illustration model is 42 cm. So 42 + 14 cm = approximately 56 cm of thread.)

2. Transfer this measurement to the cable wire and cut it to the desired length using wire cutters.
3. Secure one end of the wire using, for example, adhesive tape on a work table or tray.
4. Assemble the selected beads as follows:

• 1 black millefiori bead
• 7 white shell round beads
• 1 maple wood heishi bead
• 7 white shell round beads
• 1 black millefiori bead
• , and repeat, and so on

5. Finish the 2 ends of the choker with a round millefiori bead.
6. Check the length by holding it up to a mirror.
7. Thread the cable wire on each side of the necklace through a crimp bead, pass it through the clasp rings and count a good 1 centimeter before cutting the wire.
8. Pass the remaining wire back through the crimp bead and hide the end of the cable in the rondelle beads before crushing the bead which will secure the entire piece of jewelry.

Conclusion

With this lovely black and white choker, here is a very beautiful assembly of heishi beads made in very little time.

If you understand the principle and are dying to continue with other models , then endless possibilities open up to you. Even if only based on the same selection of rondelle beads.

The proof in pictures with, as a bonus, 3 examples of additional choker necklaces !

Tips and benefits

To save even more time and money, you can:

• Remove the cable wire, clasp and crimp beads.
• Use elastic jewelry thread (which will need to be adapted to the section of the beads and their weight).

Here in this case — and for the 3 necklaces that follow — we used Beadalon's 0.8 mm transparent elastic elastic thread .

Plus, this technique will allow you to put it on in the blink of an eye and maybe even be able to swim with it.

Complementary and common Heishi beads for the 3 jewels:

• Black lava stone heishi beads 6 x 3 mm (38 cm thread = 10.32).

BONUS: 3 variations of Black and White Heishi necklaces to die for

The regular Heishi with a predominantly black lava stone | Weight = 23 g

Visually more modern due to the numerical superiority of its lava stone washers , this choker necklace will certainly not go unnoticed.

To do this, plan:

• 55 cm of elastic thread for jewelry
• 100 heishi beads Lava stone
• 10 natural shell heishi beads
• 10 black millefiori beads

Then assemble the beads in this order and start again:

1 round black millefiori bead — 5 black lava stone washers — 1 white shell washer — 5 black lava stone washers and leave with 1 round black millefiori bead , etc.

Once all the beads have been used:

It is best to check the length of the heishi necklace on yourself, make a double knot and pull it slightly so that the elasticity thread locks itself (possibly add a dot of glue).

Finally, the ends of the elastic thread that have been previously cut will be hidden between or in the holes of the beads if possible.

The regular Heishi with a creamy dominant color in maple wood | Weight = 13 g

This choker features an equally rhythmic style, yet is more discreet. The maple wood heishi beads not only make it softer, but also much lighter to wear.

To do this, plan:

• 55 cm of elastic thread for jewelry
• 14 heishi beads Lava stone
• 35 natural white shell heishi beads
• 7 black and yellow millefiori beads
• 70 maple wood heishi beads

Then assemble the beads in this order and start again:

1 round black millefiori bead — 1 black lava stone washer — 1 white shell washer — 5 maple wood heishi — 3 white shell washers — 5 maple wood heishi — 1 white shell washer — 1 black lava stone washer — leave with 1 round black millefiori bead, etc.

Once all the beads have been used:

Do the same as for the black collar. That is to say: check the length + knot.

The Heishi central motif with a dominant maple wood | Weight = 13 g

Another model, with a version whose central motif, dominated by lava stone, is at the center of the choker. This will not fail to attract attention and give it a more sophisticated and sophisticated look.

To do this, plan:

• 55 cm of Beadalon elastic jewelry thread
• 10 heishi beads Lava stone
• 33 natural white shell heishi beads
• 7 black and yellow millefiori beads
• 72 maple wood heishi beads

Then assemble the pearls in the center of the necklace as shown in the explanatory sketch below:

Once all the beads have been used:

Do as for the other necklaces, checking the length and making a double knot.

Heishi Necklaces: In Summary

Heishi necklaces are a wonderful way to get started making beautiful jewelry at low prices without much difficulty.

So, don't wait any longer. Choose from the designs above or let your deepest creative desires flow.

By discovering all the other Heishi beads in the catalog and their sumptuous colors, you will inevitably create fantastic necklaces that cannot be found elsewhere!