Farmhouse Beads - Quick, Simple, and Inexpensive

You only need 3 items, and 15 or 20 minutes to make a basic strand of farmhouse beads. You will need wooden beads, tassels, and some type of cording - (I use leather string to make sure they are durable or multiple layers of jute cording).

If you want to spice things up, especially seasonally, you can add some glass beads. For example you can do red and green for Christmas, orange, dark brown, and yellow for fall, or some beautiful pastels for Easter.

How long you want your bead strand depends on how you plan to use it. I have made them everywhere between about 2 feet and about 6 feet long.

Cut your string a little longer than you want your bead strand. You will need extra length for the knots.

Use a few knots to attach your tassel to the end of your cord. You will want to keep the knots as flat as possible so that you can slide the first bead over as much of the knot as possible. This will give your bead stand a cleaner look.

Add beads until you have reached the desired length, then simply slide the cording through the loop on the tassel.

Typically, you want to tie the tassel as close to possible to the last bead on the strand. Use multiple loop-type knots to secure the string without adding lots of bulk. (I have one example where that isn’t the case - check out my full blog post for details!)

Trim off the excess cording leaving enough length to tuck it into the final bead. Tuck the last bead over the excess string and the knot for a clean, finished look.

Thanks for reading. I hope you enjoyed this quick, simple, and inexpensive way to make farmhouse beads. Pop over to my blog to see a few more detail on the strands of farmhouse beads I made; or pop over just to say, “Hi!”.

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