Mala Kit guide
Your mala is made from 108 beads, 1 guru bead and finished with a tassel.
Your kit contains: Bag A ~ cotton thread, 4 end beads, 1 guru bead
Bag B ~ 28 crystals, 2 decorative beads
Bag C ~ seed beads (more than needed)
Bag D ~ 78 carrier beads, embroidery thread for tassel
1. On a flat surface lay out your design
2. Thread 1 end bead from Bag A onto cotton thread, leaving about 25cm at the end
3. Thread seed beads in Bag C between all crystals, decorative beads and carrier beads, but not before or after end beads
Thread your 108 crystals, decorative beads and carrier beads as follows:
11 crystals in your desired order 1 decorative bead - Bag B
11 carrier beads 1 crystal
11 carrier beads 1 crystal
11 carrier beads 1 crystal
12 carrier beads 1 crystal
11 carrier beads 1 crystal
11 carrier beads 1 crystal
11 carrier beads 1 decorative bead - Bag B
11 crystals in your desired order 1 end bead - Bag A
4. You will now have 1 long thread. Check your design, make sure you have remembered seed beads between each bead and you that you have an end bead at each end of your long thread thread.
5. Now thread both ends of the long thread through:
1 end bead
1 guru bead - Bag A
1 end bead
Watch Threading Guru Bead video to show how to do this
6. Make sure all beads are tight along the mala, so there are no gaps and then tie a double knot after final end bead
7. Watch video showing how to make your tassel
8. Enjoy wearing your Mala
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