Beebeecraft tutorials on How to Make beaded Chinese Abacus Crafts with Pearl

Summary: Do you want to DIY bead crafts? Here I will show you a beaded Chinese abacus craft.

The beaded abacus craft is a model of Chinese ancient calculator, on this DIY bead crafts, I use 6mm white glass pearl beads, silver aluminum wire and 5mm silver copper wire, now follow me learn how to make beaded crafts.

Materials on how to make beaded crafts

6mm white pearl beads
silver string materials aluminum wire
0.5mm silver copper wire
Wire cutting plier
Flat plier
Jewelry making tools Round nose plier

Tutorial on bead craft ideas

Step1: Make basic beaded abacus

1st, cut off three 14cm and two 10cm aluminum wire, make loop on both ends with the 5 aluminum wires, connect the three long wire to one short wire as the picture shows;

2nd, cut off a 20cm copper wire, wrap some loops on the top aluminum wire, add 2 pearl beads, wrap some loops on the middle aluminum wire, then slide 5 pearl beads, at last, wrap some loops on the bottom wire;

Step2: Complete all beaded pillars

Continue to wrap the rest ten beads strings, because the Chinese ancient abacus owns eleven pillars;

Step3: Finish DIY bead crafts

Connect the three long wires to the other short wire as the picture shows:

The final look of the beaded Chinese abacus crafts:

Now I have finished how to make beaded crafts, do you like this beaded Chinese abacus craft? Looking forward your bead craft ideas, thanks!