Turquoise Seed Bead Rope Necklace

$42.00

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MTN-233

Forty fine strands of turquoise seed beads fall together in a long, soft V, the parallel lines building into a single saturated wash of color that reads almost like woven fiber across the chest.

Material: Glass seed beads, crocheted cotton thread
Color: Turquoise
Length: 30 in
Closure: Button and loop
Origin: Nepal
Strands: 40

At 30 inches, it sits low as a single long drop rather than at the collarbone. The crochet binding keeps the strands flexible enough to fall in a soft V, gathering to a knotted point at the base — the one piece in an outfit, worn against a plain neckline.

Details

40 individually strung strands
Hand-crocheted construction
Button and loop closure
30 in drop

Each strand is hand-strung and crocheted individually, so slight variations in bead spacing and strand length are part of the piece.

The Story

Multi-strand seed-bead necklaces are a working craft form among Tibetan artisan communities in Nepal, where fine glass beads are strung and crocheted by hand into long, ropelike necklaces. Binding dozens of individually beaded strands into one cohesive cord is what produces the density of color here — a solid wash of turquoise rather than a single delicate line.

The crochet element is what lets the piece fall in a flexible rope rather than a stiff bib. Each of the 40 strands is strung bead by bead, then worked together with a crochet hook that binds them into a single cord. A loose or uneven strand shows immediately against the others, so consistency depends entirely on the maker's hand — from the first bead to the final button-and-loop knot.

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