Seed beads on elastic can have so many purposes.
- You could have them wide enough to slip on and off your waist, like a skirt, as waist beads.
- You could have them smaller to slip on and off a wrist as a bracelet.
As with bracelets using elastic cord for anklets follows the same principle. Worn under or over tights so that they won’t snag like harder findings such as silver clasps, etc would. And are less fiddly to take off after an evening out. Bending over putting on tights is bad enough without fiddling with clasps too!
- You could even wear them on your head. If you have long hair they can be clipped into place with a hairgrip.
Place or stretch the cord, so there is a little give, to fit on your head like a headband above or below the hairline. Be careful it doesn’t stretch too much as you’ll see too much cord and not enough bead!
If you have leftover seed beads that are not going down however much you use them make other jewellery out of them but solely of seed beads.
You could have all one colour. Or mix and match two different seed bead types together such as hex cut and a square.
When using elastic cord because of the thickness you would only be able to use seed beads that have a stringing hole of approximately 0.5mm or larger.
What I like about this method is there are no tools required only beads and a scissors, to cut the elastic cord.
You know it is knotted cord but other people don’t. They can’t tell. And if you are looking for a quick, easy and inexpensive gift for your children’s friend’s birthdays or Christmas presents, etc. This will be an unusual way to surprise them, and their parent too.