My son loves to wear hemp chokers with a few beads in them. It's a simple square knot pattern and he'd even started making his own before he left for the Air Force this summer. I did a quick search to see if anyone had examples to maybe give you some ideas. Here's a site that shows pendants on leather honchos as well as hemp necklaces with beads in them:
http://www.amigaz.com/category/12men...FQdTHgod8THx9A