To make the following Necklace:

The Necklace:

1. Use tigertail to string the necklace. (The tassels are made separately and attached later.)
2. Each end has a small spring ring for stability and to have a place to attach the tassel. (If you want to wear the necklace as a conventional strand you can always remove the tassels and you will have a way to attach a clasp.) If you use a jump ring, put a drop of glue on the opening of the ring & let set. A spring ring is more secure.
   You need to decide the correct length before you start. Remember that the strand is doubled. I used about 140 pearls for the necklace, excluding the tassels.
3. The first step is to cut the correct length of tigertail. It should be about 8" longer than the length you calculated for the necklace.
4. Start by stringing a crimp on one end of the tigertail, then the spring ring, then go back through the crimp. (If you don't understand this please read our instructions for basic stringing .) Adjust the tigertail so there is about a half inch on one side that you will conceal inside the first few pearls you string. Squeeze the crimp tight & make sure it does not allow the tigertail to slip.
5. String the pearls. Try on the necklace to make sure it is the correct length. Add or remove beads.
6. It is very important to adjust the tension correctly on the necklace. If tension is too loose, the tigertail will wrap around & make it difficult to get the smooth "sliding" effect you want. If the tension is too tight the necklace will break. You will be able to test this before you complete the last step below.
7. Finish the end with a crimp, spring ring, and conceal the left over tigertail inside a few beads. Before you squeeze the last crimp try the necklace on to see if it slides easily thorugh the loop and that the tension is right. If you are satisfied then you can squeeze the crimp, push the cut end of tigertail through a few beads, and trim the tigertail close to the bead.

The Tassels:

1. Decide how long to make the tassel. Since tassels are attached separately you can always change them.
2. I strung mine on heavy thread for flexibility and drape. You can also use jewelry wire--24 gauge would be the right size. The tassels should not be stiff. You could also put each bead on a separate looped wire (like a rosary).
3. Attaching the tassel is easy. If you use thread, cut a length of thread about 2 feet long and thread your needle (make sure the needle will go through all your beads).
4. Start by making several half hitches (buttonhole stitch) around the spring ring. Leave about a 6" tail of thread to conceal later.
5. Then start stringing the beads onto the tassel making sure you fit a smaller bead inside the spring ring. When you come to the end, skip the last small bead and go back through all the beads to the spring ring. Tighten so no thread gaps show. Don't pull too tight. Make a few half hitches around the spring ring. Sew back through two necklace pearls, turn a few half hitches on the tigertail, and remove the needle.
6. Thread the tail from the start of the tassel and conceal it within the pearls in the same way. Put a drop of glue on the knots and let set while you make the second tassel.
   If you use wire to string the tassel, you attach the tassel after making it by turning the wire around the spring ring a few times and then pushing it through a few of the pearls. Turn the wire around the tigertail between the pearls a few times. A drop of glue here doesn't hurt. After the glue has set you can trim the ends.

From: beadsbymail.com