Candy balls

Difficulty: 2
Technique: simply sewing

Sewn balls made from the PRECIOSA Candy Oval two-hole beads

Create some sewn balls using PRECIOSA Candy Oval beads in colors according to your liking. This tutorial will show you how to sew balls that can be used as part of a necklace or earrings and you can take pride in a homemade piece of costume jewelry. We wish you many pleasant hours of beadworking with Czech seed beads!
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Material and Tools

THE RED VARIANT - single-color

PRECIOSA Candy Oval

111 01 388; 4 x 6 mm; 93180 red; 24x
(C1)

PRECIOSA Candy Oval

111 01 388; 6 x 8 mm; 93180 red; 18x
(C2)

THE 2x SPIRAL VARIANT

PRECIOSA Candy Oval

111 01 388; 4 x 6 mm; 93180 red; 16x
(C1R)

PRECIOSA Candy Oval

111 01 388; 4 x 6 mm; 02010/01710 gold; 8x
(C1G)

PRECIOSA Candy Oval

111 01 388; 6 x 8 mm; 93180 red; 12x
(C2R)

PRECIOSA Candy Oval

111 01 388; 6 x 8 mm; 02010/01710 gold; 6x
(C2G)

THE 3X SPIRAL VARIANT

PRECIOSA Candy Oval

111 01 388; 4 x 6 mm; 93180 red; 12x
(C1R)

PRECIOSA Candy Oval

111 01 388; 4 x 6 mm; 02010/01710 gold; 12x
(C1G)

PRECIOSA Candy Oval

111 01 388; 6 x 8 mm; 93180 red; 9x
(C2R)

PRECIOSA Candy Oval

111 01 388; 6 x 8 mm; 02010/01710 gold; 9x
(C2G)

The central quatrefoil VARIANT

PRECIOSA Candy Oval

111 01 388; 4 x 6 mm; 93180 red; 24x
(C1R)

PRECIOSA Candy Oval

111 01 388; 6 x 8 mm; 93180 red; 6x
(C2R)

PRECIOSA Candy Oval

111 01 388; 6 x 8 mm; 02010/01700 silver; 12x
(C2S)

PRECIOSA Rocailles

331 19 001; 5/0; 98170 red; 1x for the cord; 4x for earrings
(R)

Materials

A 0.20 mm nylon line; a thin needle; scissors; cords for hanging; needle-nose and flat-nose pliers

Tools

A 0.20 mm nylon line; a thin needle; scissors; cords for hanging; needle-nose and flat-nose pliers

Procedure

Step 1

String 6x C1. Thread the line through one more time. Tighten it. Tie it off with two knots. Pull the ends of the lines into the holes and cut them off.

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Step 2

String 1 new C1 into each gap. Tighten the stringing, tie it off and finish.

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Step 3

String 1 C2 into each gap between the C1. Tighten the stringing, tie it off and finish.

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Step 4

String 1 new C2 into each of the gaps between the C2. Tighten the stringing, tie it off and finish.

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Step 5

String 1 new C2 into the gaps between the C2. Tighten the stringing, tie it off and finish.

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Step 6

String 1 C1 into each gap between the C2. Tighten the stringing, tie it off and finish.

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Step 7

String 1 new C1 into the gaps between the C1. Tighten the stringing, tie it off and finish.

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Step 8

Thread the line through the second holes of the C1. Tighten the stringing, tie it off and finish. You can hide the ends of the line inside the hollow ball.

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Step 9

Cut off 15 -20 cm of cord. String 1x R onto it. Thread it through the openings in the sewn ball. Tie off the ends. Place the knot inside the hollow ball.

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Step 10

The 2x spiral

Start creating the spiral in Step 1. String every third C1 as a C1G. Move the C1G or the C2G to the left or right in the following steps.

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Step 11

The 3x spiral

Start creating the spiral in Step 1. String every second C1 as a C1G. Move the C1G or the C2G to the left or right in the following steps.

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Step 12

The central quatrefoil

String every second C2 in Step 3 as a C2G. String all the C2 as C2S in Step 4. Use the same procedure from Step 3 in Step 5.

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Step 13

You can also create a simple necklace and earring set.

The necklace

Thread the chain through the hollow centre. Attach the carabiner and the counter-ring to the ends of the chain.

 

The earrings

For the earrings, string 1x R, a ball and 1x R onto an eye pin. Create an eye from the remainder of the wire. Hang it on an earring hook.

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Downloads

PRECIOSA Candy Oval - Product Sheet

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Project Candy balls

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