Craft instructions: Grasping ring with name

Make your own grasping ring out of wooden beads

Making your own grasping ring with name is a nice creative activity with a cute and practical result. It is a baby accessory that promotes the child's sense of touch and sight. These craft instructions for a grasping ring show you how it's done! We hope you have lots of fun.

Crafting a grasping ring takes about 30 minutes. If you have never done much or any crafting with wooden beads, we recommend that you try your hand at making a dummy chain with a name beforehand.

Video tutorial on how to make a grasping ring

The craft materials and tools for making a grasping ring with a name

The craft materials:

• approx. 1,5 m polyester cord
• 1 wooden half ring
• 2 wooden rings in 36 mm
• colourful wooden beads
• motif beads
• 3 safety beads
• optional: wooden lenses
• letter cubes for the desired name
• 1 little bell

The tools:

• scissors
• lighter
• tweezers
• 1 piece of satin cord

Step 1: Stringing the first safety bead and the half ring

Cut a piece of the polyester string long enough for the bottom bead strand. Lay it double. Knot the piece of satin cord to the loop end. The satin cord makes it easier to string the wooden beads. On the other hand, you can use it to get through the side holes of the half ring.

String a safety bead with the larger hole facing outwards. Make a double knot and pull it into the safety bead. Weld the cord ends and the double knot's outer part with the lighter's flame. If necessary, push the knot neatly into the safety bead with the tweezers.

Thread a lentil bead and pass the polyester cord through the side hole of the half ring from top to bottom using the satin cord.

Step 2: Stringing the wooden beads and rings

Now string on the wooden beads and letter cubes of the lower bead strand one by one. Slide the 36 mm wooden rings over the half ring. Using the satin cord, thread the polyester cord from the bottom up through the other side hole of the half ring.

Step 3: Attaching the second safety bead

String on a lentil bead. Cut the satin cord off and cut the polyester cord loop open. Melt both cord ends. Tie a simple knot with both ends. String on the second safety bead so that the larger opening is facing outwards. Slide the safety bead with the smaller opening over the pre-knot.

Tie a double knot into the larger opening of the safety bead. Shorten the ends of the cord and fuse the knot. If necessary, push the knot neatly back into the opening by using tweezers.

Step 4: Stringing the middle strand

Double the remaining piece of polyester cord. String the bell over one of the ends so that it is at the end of the loop. Melt both cord ends and weld one of the ends so that it is stuck underneath the other.

String on the wooden beads that are to lie under the half ring. Now push the cord through the half ring's middle hole from below. Then string on a lentil bead.

Step 5: Attaching the last safety bead

Pull the two cord ends apart again. Tie a simple knot on the lentil bead. Slide the last safety bead over both cord ends with the larger opening facing outwards. Pull the safety bead with the smaller opening over the pre-knot. Tie a double knot into the larger opening. Shorten the ends of the cord and fuse the double knot. Push the knot into the safety bead with the tweezers if necessary.

Done! We wish the child lots of fun with your homemade grasping ring.