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superioragates driving up their electric bill Member since June 2009 Posts: 2,808	Chain Maille & stone beads Nov 10, 2010 18:14:26 GMT -5 Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by superioragates on Nov 10, 2010 18:14:26 GMT -5 My very first Chainmaille in copper, with 2 different jaspers, agate, and tiger eye beads (3 & 4 mm) for a nice Fall combo. Thanks for lookin' Marie

tkrueger3 driving up their electric bill Liquidating in HOT San Antonio, Texas! Member since May 2009 Posts: 2,279	Chain Maille & stone beads Nov 10, 2010 18:26:33 GMT -5 Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by tkrueger3 on Nov 10, 2010 18:26:33 GMT -5 Wow! Did you also make the beads, and if you did, is it hard to do? I know that some people do make their own. It boggles my mind to even think about doing something like that. Tom
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Toad misunderstood rock expert Only rocks understand me. Member since September 2004 Posts: 12,798	Chain Maille & stone beads Nov 10, 2010 18:32:20 GMT -5 Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by Toad on Nov 10, 2010 18:32:20 GMT -5 Wow! That is complex - and very fall-like.
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tanyafrench driving up their electric bill Great Grandson, Next Generation Rockhound! Member since May 2010 Posts: 2,229	Chain Maille & stone beads Nov 10, 2010 18:39:23 GMT -5 Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by tanyafrench on Nov 10, 2010 18:39:23 GMT -5 Marie, that is awesome. How long did it take and it appears that there is an individual wire for each bead, us that truly what I am seeing. I'd love to know how you did that. Tanya
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Post by superioragates on Nov 10, 2010 20:52:32 GMT -5

The chain is a chainmaille "byzantine" weave......my first ever, so probably took waaaaay longer than it should have, 8 hours about for the chain. Today I spent all doing the beads.
So a grand total of about 15-16 hours.....
Yes they are all attached individually.......there are 4 strands....16" long....of beads, 2 strands were 3mm, and 2 were 4mm beads. I saved out 8 of each bead, thinking I will make a set of dangle earrings to go with the necklace.

LOTS and LOTS of wire.......have a 50 foot coil of copper on hand before even beginning a project like this, the necklace is approx. 22" long stretched out, without the toggle clasp. toggle is purchased. The chain itself took almost a coil of wire to do.
The beads are wired on individually with 24 gauge round wire, as these are LITTLE beads, and that's bout all that would go through them. I think it took more patience and concentration to wire those beads on, than it did wire! hahahahahaha
I did the chainmaille from a free tutorial posted by a fellow artisan on facebook.......I WILL be doing more...very addicting.
The original idea was to attach a Laker wire wrapped pendant to it, but...when I saw these beads I got in the mail, I new they would look better like this.
Thanks!!! Glad you guys like it!!!

NDK Cave Dweller Member since January 2009 Posts: 9,440	Chain Maille & stone beads Nov 10, 2010 21:29:28 GMT -5 Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by NDK on Nov 10, 2010 21:29:28 GMT -5 Marie, you never cease to amaze! Quite extraordinary for sure! Nate
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superioragates driving up their electric bill Member since June 2009 Posts: 2,808	Chain Maille & stone beads Nov 10, 2010 21:45:30 GMT -5 Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by superioragates on Nov 10, 2010 21:45:30 GMT -5 Thanks Nate!!

drocknut no longer being taken for granite I'd rather be rockhounding Member since December 2008 Posts: 8,176	Chain Maille & stone beads Nov 13, 2010 22:19:37 GMT -5 Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by drocknut on Nov 13, 2010 22:19:37 GMT -5 Very beautiful Marie. You are so talented and creative. I have never tried anything like that and doubt I'd have the patience to do it anyway. You seem to have a knack for making beautiful and unique items.
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mc2 fully equipped rock polisher Member since April 2009 Posts: 1,147	Chain Maille & stone beads Nov 14, 2010 9:14:03 GMT -5 Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by mc2 on Nov 14, 2010 9:14:03 GMT -5 Very,very good!! It would probably take me a month to try to make that,lol! Looks great, fantastic work. Mike
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