Red "Beads as Fiber" Necklace - 21.5"

This Continuous Beaded Braid is elegant and very light to wear (1.3 oz) and measures 21.5”. The unique braided necklace is made by first loading cords with size 11/0 beads using a "bead spinner," then weaving those cords into a necklace - sometimes called "fiber as beads" or "continuous beaded braids. A pearl toned acrylic magnet with extra strong hold helps secure this on the neck.The process of creating a Continuous Beaded Braid entails much more than could be imagined. The process begins with loading hundreds of beads onto cords, these are then wound onto bobbins, braided, massaged very carefully,  removed from the Marudai braiding stand and finished with end caps. One wrong move and the entire braid crumbles - much like a soufflé. These stunning and comfortable  necklaces are made using hundreds or even thousands of glass beads. These are however very stable and are designed to be comfortable to wear.  Akalei is Hawaiian for "bead reflections" which describes this unique necklace l