Tila Bead Bracelet Tutorial
Learn how to make a stretchy bracelet or two or three with beautiful tila beads.
Equipment
- small scissors
Materials
- tila beads with .8 mm holes
- elastic string .8 mm
- clear nail polish or super glue
Instructions
- Cut two 15 inch pieces of the elastic string.
- Tie a knot on one end with both pieces
- Add a drop of clear nail polish to the knot to secure it.
- Start threading on the tila beads in any order you like
- When you reach the 25th bead check the bracelet on your wrist and add as many more beads that you need to cover your wrist. Mine ended up around 30-31 beads.
- Next, move all the beads into the center of the strings leaving plenty of room to tie them together.
- Tie the cording into a double knot as tight as possible.
- Dab on some clear nail polish to secure the knot.
- Once the polish or glue has dried slide your new bracelet onto your wrist and start a new one.
Notes
I used clear nail polish to my knots but you could use super glue or jewelry glue if that's what you have on hand.
You can make a multi-colored bracelet or one with all the tiles in the same color.
Stretch Magic is a popular elastic thread or stretch floss that you can get at many craft stores. I just used a standard elastic string from Amazon.
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