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|  |  | This time pass your needle through the hole from the end where the clamshells join. This next part is a little tricky. Make a knot, but this time hold your tweezers around the thread in the beadtip as far down into the clamshell as you can get. Make a surgeon's knot, and carefully tighten it. Do not let go until you are as far down in the clamshell as possible, and don't tighten the knot until you are satisfied with its position. When you have your knot secure, trim the excess cord on both ends of the necklace. Place a drop of GS-Hypo glue on each knot. Pinch the beadtips closed. Attach a clasp and extender chain or toggle clasp to each of the beadtips and bend closed until metal touches metal. | |  | STEP 1 String a bead on. This time, the knot is a regular overhand knot. Make it close to the bead, and leave plenty of room in the loop. The easiest way to do this is to hold your left hand (if you're right-handed, opposite if you're left-handed) facing toward you with your ring and pinky fingers in a fist position, and your index and middle fingers held in a slight V. Hold the thread against your index finger with your thumb, letting the bead dangle down with the thread against the palm of your hand. Take the excess cord and wrap it around your middle and index fingers and hold the loop with your thumb. |  | STEP 2 Reach through the loop and pull the cord through from behind. Now take your tweezers, and reach through that loop, grasping the cord that is just exiting the bead with the very tips. Hold on tightly; it is very important not to let go too soon. |  | STEP 3 Pull on the cord and tighten the knot until it is on the very tips of the tweezers, right against the bead. |  | STEP 4 When the knot is as close as you can get it, pull your tweezers out and tighten the knot by pushing it against the bead with your tweezers. String on the next bead, and repeat. Don't worry if you don't get it right away; it does take practice. When your project has reached the length you want it, string one last bead and don't knot after it. Instead, string on another bead tip. |
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