step 1Anatomy of a rosary
The following will help you understand the process of creating a Rosary.
step 2Gather your parts!
Supplies:59 Beads - Can be 59 of the same, or 53 of one and 6 of another.. 8mm beads makes a 'normal' sized rosary. Use 8 or 10 for the. Our Fathers (never smaller)59 Eye pins3 Jump rings (4 if Crucifix does not have a jump ring)1 8" Chain,. OR: fourteen 3-link pieces of chain1 Center1 Cruc…
Supplies:59 Beads - Can be 59 of the same, or 53 of one and 6 of another.. 8mm beads makes a 'normal' sized rosary. Use 8 or 10 for the. Our Fathers (never smaller)59 Eye pins3 Jump rings (4 if Crucifix does not have a jump ring)1 8" Chain,. OR: fourteen 3-link pieces of chain1 Center1 Cruc…
step 3Cut your chain
If you are using a single length of chain, use your wire cutters (or side cutter equipped rosary pliers) to cut every 4th link, making 14 pieces, each with 3 links. The best method I have found is to hang the chain down in between the cutters, close the jaws so that they hold the 4th link, then …
If you are using a single length of chain, use your wire cutters (or side cutter equipped rosary pliers) to cut every 4th link, making 14 pieces, each with 3 links. The best method I have found is to hang the chain down in between the cutters, close the jaws so that they hold the 4th link, then …
step 4Put beads on eye pins
Here you will mount each bead onto an eye pin. Eye pins have one end already formed into a loop, so you only have to form the other end. It is important to use the right size eye pin. My supplier does a great job of making it easy to select the right size for the bead you use. I use 6 & 7mm b…
Here you will mount each bead onto an eye pin. Eye pins have one end already formed into a loop, so you only have to form the other end. It is important to use the right size eye pin. My supplier does a great job of making it easy to select the right size for the bead you use. I use 6 & 7mm b…
step 5String beads
This step will have you connecting the beads to each other and to the chain pieces.1. Group beads together. Five sets of 10 beads, one set of three, and six loose beads.2. Connect each set of 10 Beads together in a Decade as follows: a. Select one loop on each bead to twist open. b. Using th…
This step will have you connecting the beads to each other and to the chain pieces.1. Group beads together. Five sets of 10 beads, one set of three, and six loose beads.2. Connect each set of 10 Beads together in a Decade as follows: a. Select one loop on each bead to twist open. b. Using th…
step 6Assemble!
Here you place all the different portions together into the complete Rosary. 1. Connect (by twisting loops open and closed) a chain piece to one end of one Decade. 2. Connect the chain from one end of an Our Father to the other end of the first Decade. 3. Connect the other end of the Our Father …
Here you place all the different portions together into the complete Rosary. 1. Connect (by twisting loops open and closed) a chain piece to one end of one Decade. 2. Connect the chain from one end of an Our Father to the other end of the first Decade. 3. Connect the other end of the Our Father …
step 7Finished!
Your Rosary is now complete. You can accessorize with Saint Medals, Rosary bags or boxes, gift boxes, instruction pamphlets, or books about The Rosary.
Your Rosary is now complete. You can accessorize with Saint Medals, Rosary bags or boxes, gift boxes, instruction pamphlets, or books about The Rosary.