How to Make Hemp Jewelry

1. Materials and Tools
2. The Two Basic Knots
3. Adding Beads
4. A Simple Wrapping Knot
5. Finishing Your Piece
6. Learning More, Getting Supplies

Finishing Hemp Jewelry

Tie Ends Allow enough hemp to twist or braid the ends and then tie them together. This is the easiest and simplest way to finish.

Bead/Button/Knot clasp This requires some forethought. When you start your piece, instead of cutting 4 strands, cut 2 twice as long, fold them over in half, and tie a loop which will be one end. When you finish, put a large bead, button, or knot at the other end. When you stick the bead through the loop, it will catch and hold.

Slider-Knots If you don't want to use any metal or other objects in your piece, but you want to be able to adjust the length, you can end the necklaces using hemp slider-style knots. These are the type where there are two knots that tie over both strands and that slide apart to shorten the necklace here is an animated tutorial on another site. They are also covered in this book: Hemp Masters: Ancient Hippie Secrets (Amazon link - full review on resources page).

Metal Clasp You can use a regular clasp if you finish the ends of your hemp piece with metal or wire cord tips. These go over the ends of cord, leather thong, or in this case, hemp. There are two types, one has metal flaps that bend over the cord and the other has a coil, the bottom of which you crimp around your cord.