Japanese inros are hollow pendants with a close-fitting lid that slides up and down on the suspending cord. They were originally worn on kimono sashes by men in Japan, but are now mostly women's necklaces. Wearable vessels may contain small trinkets, notes, herbs, or whatever the wearer desires! I made these inros with my own variations on the basic instructions of Carol Zilliacus in Bead & Button magazine.

For sizes of cord and O-rings, see: http://thenimblesprite.com/resource_links.php To make adjustable necklace: (1) Cut a piece of cord 36" long, center a bead on it, and insert it through the hole(s) in bottom and top of vessel. (2) Insert a 2-inch piece of wire through a #107 O-ring and twist firmly; insert needle-nose pliers into a #103 O-ring and stretch it open as far as possible while inserting the wire through the ring and pulling to center the large O-ring in the small one. This will make a tight "figure 8." (3) Insert one end of the cord from right to left in the top half of the figure 8 and the other end left to right in the bottom half. (4)Put two small O-rings on each end of cord, secure with super glue, and cut the cord ends flush with rings. (5) To wear, put the cord over your head, grasp the two ends and pull until the necklace is the desired length. The tightness of the figure 8 will hold it in place at that length.