Making a Victorian Jet Necklace // DIY Beading Tutorial

Today I'll be talking you through how I made this sparkling black gothic necklace inspired by Victorian jet mourning jewelry! I had started looking for a necklace to wear with the costume I'm making and couldn't really find anything in my price range, so I decided to DIY some "jet" jewelry. I have been beading for even longer than I have been sewing, and really enjoy it as a "hobby" in my "off" time...whatever those things are. I hope you all enjoy this tutorial and let me know if you would like to see more jewelry making and crafting in the future!

Materials List:
-Size 15 black seed beads
-Flexible beading wire (preferably thin and very flexible indeed)
-Size 3mm opaque jet fire polished beads
-Size 5mm round black glass beads
-Size 6mm opaque jet fire polished beads
-Size 8mm opaque jet fire polished beads
-Size 5mm x 7mm black opaque faceted teardrops (center drilled)
-Size 8mm x 11mm black faceted teardrops (center drilled)
-2mm black crimps
-Black headpins
-Black ear wires
-Gunmetal or black clasp

Color Coded Pattern for this necklace : https://www.pinterest.com/pin/460563499397942919

Image Credits:
Black Gown, MET : https://www.metmuseum.org/art/collection/search/107007?searchField=All&sortBy=Relevance&deptids=62%7c8&when=A.D.+1800-1900&ft=mourning&offset=20&rpp=20&pos=21

Black Jet Parure, British Museum : https://www.britishmuseum.org/collection/object/H_1994-0706-1-5

Jet brooch, Detlef Thomas, wiki commons : https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mourning#/media/File:Schwarzer_Trauerschmuck2.jpg

Red and Black Ball Gown, MET : https://www.metmuseum.org/art/collection/search/107894?searchField=All&sortBy=Relevance&deptids=62%7c8&when=A.D.+1800-1900&ft=gown&offset=60&rpp=20&pos=63

Portrait, Portrait de Madame Fanny Léontine Gronkowska avec éventail, 189, Barbara MacKay: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Barbara_MacKay.jpg

Beaded Evening Gown, MET : https://www.metmuseum.org/art/collection/search/158227?searchField=All&sortBy=Relevance&deptids=62%7c8&when=A.D.+1800-1900&ft=gown&offset=200&rpp=20&pos=202

Music and Sound Effects from Epidemic Sound.

Where I get my pattern drafting paper: http://atlaslevy.com/Paper_c_13.html (not sponsored)

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