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Post by liveoak on Oct 9, 2022 9:55:01 GMT -5
So I wanted to come up with a catch that went with wire wrapped stones & was interchangeable no matter what stone it was.
I got this out of a book by Sarah Thompson, although I down sized it a bit as I thought her version was way too big, and would seem uncomfortably behind your neck.
I'm pretty happy with it & I think it will suit.
Patty
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Post by rockjunquie on Oct 9, 2022 10:12:53 GMT -5
I like it- beautiful and functional.  I have to ask- does the weaving wire push up when you are slipping the jump ring on? |
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Post by liveoak on Oct 9, 2022 10:32:19 GMT -5
I like it- beautiful and functional. I have to ask- does the weaving wire push up when you are slipping the jump ring on? Thank you Tela. No the jump ring you see on the catch stays there, it's the other end of the "S" that's the working end.
We'll see it it holds up.
Patty
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Post by jasoninsd on Oct 9, 2022 15:13:05 GMT -5
Very intricate and beautiful design!
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Post by liveoak on Oct 9, 2022 15:30:50 GMT -5
Thanks jasoninsd. It was fun - might have to make another and patina that one. See how they hold up. Thanks for looking, Patty |
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Post by susand24224 on Oct 9, 2022 15:53:28 GMT -5
Great idea and great job! I always struggle when I complete a necklace to come up with something both basic and a bit out of the ordinary. You've nailed it!
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Post by liveoak on Oct 10, 2022 5:57:05 GMT -5
That was very gracious 
Patty
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Post by rockjunquie on Oct 10, 2022 6:27:07 GMT -5
You brought up a great point about a lot of the clasps you see being too big. First tute I followed for one was so big it was absolutely ridiculous. I made up my own for a line of rubber cords I was doing that were small and more in scale with the cords. Very simple, yet practical. I think a lot of them are meant to be focal when they inevitably fall to the front.
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Post by liveoak on Oct 10, 2022 7:59:09 GMT -5
The original one in the book was not quite double in size, big enough that I thought it would feel like something was crawling on my neck. 
I've also done ones for leather cords to make them adjustable,
I make them out of 16 ga copper, and LOS them black to match the cord.
I usually spray them with Clear Guard, as wax makes them too slippery, and you need the friction.
Note- this is an older photo, I came to realize that the adjusters only work if you curve them away from each other.
Flat copper with holes in it makes it adjustable, but curved ones stay in adjustment.
I'll have to take a current photo.
Patty
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Post by liveoak on Oct 10, 2022 10:20:02 GMT -5
Here's a photo of my updated leather cord adjusters. They work much like a line tightening thingy works on a tent cord.
Being 16 ga copper you can't just bend them like this.
I put one end in my bench vice & literally hammer them into shape.
Best to hammer before LOS.
Patty
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I have to ask- does the weaving wire push up when you are slipping the jump ring on?
