Charming Beaded Book Thongs

1. Decide on the order of your alternating beads and spacers. Optional: You can preview your beaded designs with a pair of 2" eye pins or head pins to hold the beads temporarily.

2. String the charm on the waxed linen thread and tie a slip knot near one end, leaving a short tail of thread. (See our Knot Tying Guide for illustrations of the three knots used in this project.)

3. String one "E" bead and the first larger glass bead on the working thread. Also pass the thread's tail through both of these beads. Slide the beads toward the charm. Cut off only the excess tail thread above the second bead.

4. String your first spacer, then continue with the rest of the top half of your bead thong, alternating beads and spacers and ending with a single seed bead.

5. Tie a loose overhand knot above the seed bead. With tweezers through the loose overhand knot, grasp the working thread immediately above the seed bead. Holding the tweezers in place, tighten the knot against the seed bead. Remove tweezers and make sure this knot is snug against the seed bead.

6. Tie a second overhand knot 10" beyond the first. String one seed bead. Continue to string the remainder of your beads and spacers, ending with a larger glass bead followed by the last seed bead.

7. Tie an overhand knot twice, again using tweezers to keep this knot close to the last seed bead. Coat all four knots with clear nail polish and allow to dry. Trim off the excess tail thread close to the final knot, and apply a second coat of nail polish to all the knots.