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Post by rockjunquie on Aug 13, 2014 17:53:06 GMT -5
Have you done that wrap? I love Lisa's work, especially her metal clay work. But, I think that is a pretty advanced design. It's very exacting, therefore, I think, more advanced, whereas the netting isn't too exact. Netting is far more versatile, too. Eni's work is much more free flowing and carefree, than Lisa's. (And, if you get a kink in the weave wire, which can happen, you can always straighten it and use a cigarette lighter to anneal the wire. I do it all the time. It works great on thin wire. In fact, you have to be careful not to melt it, even with a cigarette lighter. I've done it with heavier wire, too.)
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unclestu
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Post by unclestu on Aug 13, 2014 19:03:50 GMT -5
I want to start of in saying you both have some serious skills. You both serve as an inspiration to a neophite such as myself.
I clicked the link to the video you just posted and i had no sound. I spent the better part of an hour playing with the settings on my computer before I realized that I had a headphone pubed into the computer....DUHHHH
I will get both tutorials and I hope that between the utube video and the tutorials I will either be able to do a bezel wrap or a net wrap.
Thanks again
Stu
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Post by rockjunquie on Aug 14, 2014 13:50:39 GMT -5
I want to start of in saying you both have some serious skills. You both serve as an inspiration to a neophite such as myself. I clicked the link to the video you just posted and i had no sound. I spent the better part of an hour playing with the settings on my computer before I realized that I had a headphone pubed into the computer....DUHHHH I will get both tutorials and I hope that between the utube video and the tutorials I will either be able to do a bezel wrap or a net wrap. Thanks again Stu I think you'll do fine.  You seem like a quick learn. You'll need to get a bead with a big hole for Lisa's bail. They are sometimes hard to find. Personally, I don't like that bail. I used my own. It's hard to do and doesn't seem very secure to me. Here's one I did. I ended up taking it apart because I wanted to use silver for this covellite.  |
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Post by transcendental on Aug 14, 2014 21:49:39 GMT -5
Have you done that wrap? I love Lisa's work, especially her metal clay work. But, I think that is a pretty advanced design. It's very exacting, therefore, I think, more advanced, whereas the netting isn't too exact. Netting is far more versatile, too. Eni's work is much more free flowing and carefree, than Lisa's. (And, if you get a kink in the weave wire, which can happen, you can always straighten it and use a cigarette lighter to anneal the wire. I do it all the time. It works great on thin wire. In fact, you have to be careful not to melt it, even with a cigarette lighter. I've done it with heavier wire, too.) No I haven't done this wrap but did do something similar. I probably just needed more practice and patience to get the netting done well but got frustrated with it. |
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Post by rockjunquie on Aug 14, 2014 21:55:06 GMT -5
Have you done that wrap? I love Lisa's work, especially her metal clay work. But, I think that is a pretty advanced design. It's very exacting, therefore, I think, more advanced, whereas the netting isn't too exact. Netting is far more versatile, too. Eni's work is much more free flowing and carefree, than Lisa's. (And, if you get a kink in the weave wire, which can happen, you can always straighten it and use a cigarette lighter to anneal the wire. I do it all the time. It works great on thin wire. In fact, you have to be careful not to melt it, even with a cigarette lighter. I've done it with heavier wire, too.) No I haven't done this wrap but did do something similar. I probably just needed more practice and patience to get the netting done well but got frustrated with it. Netting can be frustrating. Until you kinda get the moves down, or, rather, the rhythm, it feels like all thumbs. I have found with weaving, which I avoid due to hand pain with it, that if you can find the rhythm of what you are doing it goes real easy. Takes a few times, though. The lighter trick saved my a** a few times. I had broken a few wires before that. Now that'll piss ya off! |
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You seem like a quick learn.
