A pebble necklace

A pebble necklace

How to make a pebble necklace out of nothing but a small piece of fabric and some stones.

This bold and original necklace is so easy to make out of small pebbles you have found on the beach, during a hike or just picked up from your garden!

Step 1: Cut a strip of fabric

Cut a strip of fabric which you will use to make the necklace. I used a 100 x 13 cm strip for my necklace of 9 pebbles of 2-3cm diameter.

Step 2: Fold the stip of fabric in half lengthwise and pin it

Fold the strip of fabric in half lengthwise with the pattern side of the fabric on the inside. Pin the fabric to prepare to sew it together. Once sewn, this fabric will make a tube into which we will put the pebbles. The two ends of the necklace will taper off into a piont, so at this stage I drew the diagonal line at each end to mark where I would sew.

Step 3: Sew the fabric into a tube

Sew the fabric from one end of the necklace up until just before the line starts to taper off at the other end of the necklace.

Step 4: Turn the tube of fabric inside out

Turn the tube of fabric inside out so the right side of the fabric is on the outside.

Step 5: Wrap the embroidery thread around the pebbles

Put the pebbles into the tube of fabric and wrap the embroidery thread around the fabric each side of the pebbles to keep them in place. Secure each thread with a few stitches so they don’t unravel. Start in the middle to to make sure the pebbles are corectly centered – but don’t forget to put all of the pebbles into the tube first! Do the same for all the pebbles.

Step 6: Sew up the other end of the tube of fabric

Sew up the other end of the necklace to finish it. Sew the edges together together as invisibly as possible.

Step 7: And you are done!

That’s it, your necklace is finished. Simply knot the ends together to wear it.