Lightning Necklace

Zipper is one of the most popular types of fasteners. Recently, the zipper has been at the peak of popularity. Products with an abundance of zippers are considered very fashionable. A huge number of things are made from zippers: clothes, handbags, jewelry. You can make original zipper products with your own hands. For example, you can make a stylish necklace.

To do this you will need:
1. zipper (3 pieces, 18-20 cm each)
2. satin ribbon (40 cm)
3. clasp
4. beads (5 pcs.)
5. superglue
6. threads
7. needle
8. scissors
9. a small piece of adhesive paper or fabric

Step 1.
We take one zipper, trim the fabric from the bottom and along the edges, leaving 0.5-0.7 cm from the edge of the teeth. Burn the cut edges with matches or a lighter.



Unfasten the zipper. Sew a bead onto the top edge. We begin to wrap the right edge of the zipper clockwise, the left edge counterclockwise. We fasten each turn well with several stitches on the wrong side.



In this way we get a right and left circle in the center with a slider. This element will serve as the center of the necklace.



Step 2.
Take the second zipper and divide it into two parts. We save the slider, it will be useful to us.Trim off the excess fabric, leaving 0.5-0.7 cm from the edge of the cloves. Scorch the cut edges.




We roll each part of the zipper into a circle, securing each turn with several stitches.



Step 3.
We also divide the third zipper into two parts, cut and singe the edges. We save the slider. We divide each part in half, we get four parts. From each part we form an eight.





Step 3.
We divide the satin ribbon into two parts, singe the edges and connect it with the clasp. The necessary clasp can be removed from an already outdated and unnecessary decoration or purchased in the sewing accessories department.




Step 4.
We sew the prepared parts together one by one, getting the central part of the necklace.




Step 5.
We sew the already prepared ribbon with a clasp to the edges of the central part of the necklace. Thread stitches are visible on the reverse side of the necklace. To make the work look neater, they need to be closed. We take adhesive paper or just fabric, cut out the part in the shape of a necklace and glue it with glue, covering the thread stitches.





Step 6.
Glue three beads. We glue the two sliders previously removed from the zipper along the edges.



Step 7
In order for the necklace to fit well on the neck, we will place folds on both sides and secure them with glue. The necklace is ready to try on.



The result of the work.