Creative Beading

I am looking to make a short necklace with heavy turquoise beads that are fairly large… how to string?

The beads are def. way larger than seed beads.. about an inch long each and oval in shape. they are fairly heavy and i want to string them and then attach a big toggle clasp. Any suggestions as to how to go about stringing? What do I use..? I would like to tie a knot between each bead.. any instructional sites you can recommend?! Thanks!

Maybe these two will help:

http://www.ehow.com/how_13436_make-beaded-necklaces.html

http://jewelrymaking.allinfoabout.com/features/pearlpendant.html

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