How to Make Rosary Beads

Getting rosary making supplies and making unique rosary beads is easier than you may think. Nothing that I have ever carried or used for prayer has ever worked as well as rosary beads made by hand with love. Choosing the rosary making supplies and creating rosary beads for yourself, your friends and family or even to give to someone less fortunate than you will bring a special peace to you and the recipient. Following these easy steps you can touch others, maybe not as many as Our Lady's Rosary Makers but reaching out to even one in spiritual need will help.

Things You'll Need

• 59 Beads
• Strong String
• Wooden Cross or Crucifix

Instructions

1. 

   Prepare the Cross: If you have chosen your rosary making supplies wisely, you can skip this step but there have been times when I have purchased a cross that did not have a hole in it so, you may have to drill a small hole through the top of the cross. Be sure to hold it as it will appear on the rosary beads and place the hole from the side so that your cross hangs correctly.

2. 

   Thread the Cross: Most string purchased with your rosary making supplies will be thin but strong so you just have to thread your cross onto your string, leaving enough on one side to tie back to the long end creating a loop that your cross will hand from.

3. 

   Knot the String: Now that you have attached your cross you need to secure it with a knot, this know should be fairly close to the cross, then you just have to start the beading process of your unique rosary beads.

4. Beading: I have chosen to select rosary making supplies that include 59 beads of the same shape, color and size but if you have chosen to make a a more traditional set of rosary beads with a unique bead for marking the change of prayers and decades you will want to start with one of you special beads.

   Just thread the first bead on to your string and knot it to secure it's placement.

   Make a knot about 1/4 of an inch away from your first bead and thread three beads onto your string and secure them with a knot.

   About a 1/4 of an inch away tie a knot, thread one bead and secure it with a knot. You know have the one bead, three bead and one bead pattern that will drape from your rosary beads.

   Decade: Make a knot about a quarter of an inch away from the last bead and then string 10 beads and secure them with a knot. This creates your decade.

   Marker: Make a knot three quarters of an inch away from your first row of ten, place one of your unique beads on the thread and secure it with a knot.

   Repeat the Decade and Marker steps 4 times creating a five decade rosary. Being sure to secure the decades and markers with a knot.

   If your rosary making supplies included a string that is too long for your perfect rosary you will have to trim it after tying it to the first three quarter inch gap in beads or the beginning of your first decade. But if your rosary making supplies are perfect you won't have to trim it just tie it off securely to complete your rosary beads.

Tips & Warnings

• Rosary bead supplies are easily found wholesale or retail.

• Rosary beads can be as unique as you are and this pattern can be completed with any materials, including wood, glass, semi-precious stones or even seeds.

• Children can get involved in making rosary beads, just purchase a kit or two to start and then you will be able to assemble your own rosary making supplies for them to use.

• Rosary beads contain small parts so children need to be well supervised