[Salvation]

Any ideas?

[ex-snook]

I use my fingers.

[Petronski]

Any ideas?

[Aliska]

I taught myself how to make the cord ones with the knot tying instructions and little tool that comes with it, made a couple hundred or more and was fussy about getting my knots just so.

Then I made some beautiful ones with fancy beads. I just figured out how to do that myself using special rosary pliers I bought. I probably could have sold some people liked them so well, but I never wanted to do that.

I never learned how to make the kind where you pull wire into a chain, that takes some skill.

The only drawback about all of it are the little pins. One good yank and you'd have to do a repair job. But if the wire were too much heavier, they'd be hard to bend. I've still got a box and drawer full of stuff, could send you at least a tool, the instructions, some beads (several colors) and brown cord (use the green for gardening), don't know if I have any more colors or not maybe black, not sure what all is in there now, to get you started.

Here's where I got started and my supplies:

I found some fancy glass beads and other nice ones at a rock shop here and also on the web. I love what are called czech beads. Also the one place here had the smaller gold roses for the Hail Mary's and the other 3 small ones you need.

I'd have to teach myself all over again so it would be hard to teach someone else. We had a class here, but I already knew how to do it before I went to that, just sat with the ladies, made rosaries and chatted.

[Norman Bates]

I know there are rosary kits out there. I’ve made a couple rosaries myself using one but it has been a few years.