Learn to create a macrame feather with waxed linen. Watch the video tutorial below:
Polymer clay bird
21mm Czech glass hibiscus flower
11 4mm English cut beads in color 1
6 4mm English cut beads in color 2
14mm brass rope jump ring
16" 20 gauge brass colored copper wire
10" 18 gauge brass colored wire
2 yards 4ply waxed linen
13 6mm rope jump rings
4mm o-ring glass bead spacer
30" copper plated chain
Shop for kits and beads needed for this project here: http://www.humblebeads.com/catalog/tgbe
Here are the lengths to cut the waxed linen and wire:
The finished feather is 1 5/8" long and and 1 1/8" wide at the top.
1. Feather center: cut the waxed linen into one 6" length.
2. Feather pieces: cut twenty-four 2 1/2" lengths.
3. Beaded pendant: 8" 20 gauge brass colored wire.
4. Bird bail: 10" of 18 gauge brass colored wire.
5. Beaded links on chain: six 1 1/2" inch 20 gauge brass colored wire.
6. Chain is cut into one 20" length for the back of the necklace.
You can use the same technique to create earrings too. I knotted 9 rows instead of 12 to make this mini version of the feathers. They were then trimmed smaller than than the pendant. The earring feathers are 1 1/8" long and 7/8" wide.