how to make a rosary

Hi, Not sure if this is where to ask this question, new here  anyway here is goes.  Trying to make a rosary for my sister-in-law for christmas wondered if anyone can tell me how to make one, and if anyone has strung one instead of the loops.  Thanks

I can remember, that someone gave this link for everything about rosaries: http://www.rosaryparts.com/#

An option for making a strung rosary could be to use metal spacer beads iin between the rosary beads. The centerpiece and the crucifix could be attached by crimpiing the beading wire to the bails. But I'm not Catholic, so don't take my ideas too serious.

 I have strung many rosaries and rosary bracelets...it's my biggest seller and I hate doing them with the rosary turn.  The wire I like to use is beadalon .024 nylon coated stainles steel 4-5 feet.  You wil need 59 beads (53 hail mary and 6 our father), a center a crucifix crimp veads, seed beads or heishi beads, depending on what types of beads you are using, separator beads or crystals, you have to be creative.  I like to use tiger eye 4mm or 6mm and I like to use swarovski round crytals for the our father's. 

www.rosaryshop.com has a pattern for making flexwire rosaries and wire rosaries.  I hope this helps.

 Here's another link.  I've posted it before.  I haven't actually done this one but would like to try one day.

http://jewelrymaking.about.com/library/n_rosary.htm

Cathy

Thanks for the information it is just what I needed to get me started on one, hopefully  I won't have a problem making one.  For the our Father beads I'm using my glass beads so I hope it turns out like I want it to.  Thanks again

 The glass beads will look beautiful!!!!

 You might want to try www.rosaryworkshop.com  From the main page, click on Make a Rosary. They have  patterns for strung rosaries and they also have a huge selection of supplies.

Hope this helps