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03.26

fabric bead and knot necklace with a bow

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Make your own beat and knot necklace! This fabric statement necklace is super easy to make and it is a great beginner project. You’ll want to make more and more because they are really fun. You can wear it as a statement piece or let it double as a teething necklace!

bead and knot necklace
diy fabric necklace

I first made this version of the bead and knot necklace when my son was a tiny teething babe. He got his first tooth at four months, talk about unfair!

fabric knot necklace

Watching a tiny baby suffer through teething pains is the worst. Anyways, the fabric and wooden beads can double as a teething toy for your babe.

necklace tutorial

Just make sure you use good quality fabric and supervise. The first version has ribbon ties at the end, but I thought it would be fun to make a second version that is all fabric! The ties make a little knot bow.bead and knot necklace tutorial

bow and knot necklace

Fabric Statement Necklace Materials

  • 10-12 (5/8″ or 3/4″) unvarnished wooden beads
  • 1 strip of fabric: 68″ by 4 1/2″
    • (you can just use a fat quarter and sew pieces together to make the long strip)
bead statement necklace

To make the necklace shorter use more beads, to make it longer use less. I used 11 5/8″ beads in these necklaces.

Bead and Knot Necklace Instructions:

Cut out strips of fabric 4 1/2″ wide and sew them together until you have a 68″ strip. Press the seams open.bead and knot necklace tutorial

Press strips in half with right sides facing.bead and knot necklace tutorial

Sew strips together along the long edge.

DIY statement necklace

You’ll have a long tube.

bead and knot necklace tutorial

Turn it right sides out.bead and knot necklace tutorial

Fold under 1/2″ on one side of the tube and press. bead and knot necklace tutorial

Stitch closed.

bead and knot necklace tutorial

Tie a knot in the tube 11″ from the sewn edge.

beadandknot91

Insert a bead and tie another knot.

bead and knot necklace tutorial
bead and knot necklace tutorial
bead and knot necklace tutorial

Keep adding beads and knots until you reach 11″ from the other edge. Make sure you end with a knot then turn under and sew the other end.

bead and knot necklace tutorial

Tie the long edges into a knot and slip it on over your head!diy statement necklace fabric diy necklaceDIY fabric necklace

Now here’s to hoping I don’t need these as teething necklaces for a while!

Fabric and materials used in this post:
-5/8″ wooden beads from Michaels
–b/w triangle fabric by ann kelle
–grey chevron by ann kelle
-asterisk light blue by lizzy house

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13 Comments

  1. Lauren

    03/26 at 6:36 PM

    I LOVE how these turned out! What a great idea! This will give me some more practice with my sewing machine too… thanks for sharing!

  2. Krista

    03/26 at 10:43 PM

    Perfect timing! I have been thinking about making some of these for my first flight with my 8 month old. Wish me luck! They look much easier than I’m sure the flight will be. So cute!

    • kate

      03/27 at 3:52 PM

      oh good luck!! flying with babies is so hard! the necklace will be so easy haha :)

  3. Jessica at Me Sew Crazy

    03/27 at 11:47 AM

    These are adorable Kate, love the fabric you chose!

  4. Cari

    03/27 at 12:42 PM

    I have seen this type of necklace before, and thought about figuring out how to make my own, but now I don’t have to! I LOVE the colors and patterns you chose — totally on trend :)

  5. Simple Simon and Co

    03/27 at 2:41 PM

    Cute! I love that black and white fabric!!!!
    (Grace’s Spring Look Book is all Black and White…I’m kind of obsessed with that right now.)
    -liZ

    • kate

      03/27 at 3:56 PM

      I can’t wait to see your Look Book!! B+W is really fun!

  6. Taja

    03/27 at 5:39 PM

    So cute!

    These were popular in the 80s (I think–might have been early 90s), but were made with bits of fiberfill or cotton balls instead of beads. As so many have noted, the beads are a terrific idea for supervised teething/ear pressure pains!

    • kate

      03/27 at 6:29 PM

      How funny, I guess big necklaces are coming back!

  7. Jen @ Eat. Sleep. Make.

    03/29 at 1:28 AM

    Kate! Great crafty minds think alike because I made some very similar to this that I plan on posting Monday! I love your fabric choices (the triangles are my fav)

    • kate

      03/29 at 4:30 PM

      Cool! Can’t wait to see it!

  8. Christina Garcia

    04/30 at 9:10 PM

    I’ve been wondering how to make these. Love these! Now I can make some to match my outfits. Thanks so much!

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