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Post by creativeminded on Jul 20, 2005 9:49:28 GMT -5
My friend handed me this stone and dichroic (spell?) glass and said let them talk to you. The first is the glass, full necklace, front and back.    The other one I think is a large piece of red jasper and the great thing about that stone is it had a hole drilled in the middle of it so I didn't have to rely on the wrapping to hold the stone. You can't see it very well but there are two heart shaped hematites on the bottom of the stone. First is the whole necklace, followed by one side and then the other.    Tami |
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Post by Cher on Jul 20, 2005 10:04:24 GMT -5
Very very nice Tami, I love that kind of beading but it looks too time comsuming to me. I like that necklace on the first one too, where did you find it? Is the first one copper?
Cher
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Post by creativeminded on Jul 20, 2005 10:30:03 GMT -5
I made both the beaded necklace and the chainmail necklace.
The chainmail necklace is called bizantine chain and yes it is copper, my friend really likes copper.
As for the beaded necklace it isn't really that bad, used a crimping bead up next to the clasp with three strands of beading wired then I beaded the wire to the length I wanted tied a knot in the wire next to the bead and then braided the strands, put all three strand in a crimping bead followed by the silver bead, then another crimping bead and repeated the process.
It took me about 2 hours to do the chain.
Tami
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Post by Cher on Jul 20, 2005 11:29:14 GMT -5
Wow I am really impressed, those necklaces are really nice. Would it be too much to ask if you could scan the chain mail one to get a nice close up?
Cher
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Post by stefan on Jul 20, 2005 12:29:38 GMT -5
Nice job- you got it going ON! Only 2 hours WOW
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Post by rockyraccoon on Jul 20, 2005 19:48:58 GMT -5
tami - your style is so unique. i love them both but the dichroic glass really spoke to you. keep up the great work!
kim
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Post by creativeminded on Jul 20, 2005 21:22:01 GMT -5
Here is a good close up of the chainmail necklace.  I usually let the metal and the stone work through me, and my family, pets, and I pay with my higher static electricity I shock just about everybody and everything. Tami |
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Post by joe on Jul 20, 2005 21:54:55 GMT -5
Those wirewraps are great! I love them. Beautiful work.
Joe
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Post by Cher on Jul 20, 2005 22:47:41 GMT -5
Do you have a jump ring cutter or do you just buy them? I can't imagine making those things one at a time for something like that. It's very nice Tami.
Cher
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Post by creativeminded on Jul 20, 2005 23:33:06 GMT -5
I have a coiling jig with two sizes of mandrels and putting an electric drill on one endand starting the wire on the other end I make a coil of the wire slide it off and if I need the rings to be open more I use the small mandrel and run it between the rings to seperate them before I cut them and if I need the ring to be closed I run a piece of half hard wire that I have bent at a 90 degree angle between the rings before I cut them apart. I then use Xuron flush wire cutters to cut the rings apart one by one, after that I take my needle nose plier and hold the ring opposite of the cut and use flat pliers to close the rings that are slightly open. Most of my chainmail I can speed chain and that means that I can add one or two closed rings to the open rings, it is a bit tricky at times but I can usually figure it out. This is one of the webpage that I learned most of my techniques from. www.chainmailconnection.com/after you go to this page click on Beginner's Guides, then click on The Art of Chainmail, followed by clicking on "Click Here if You Dare to Enter", then Kusari's guide to creating your own chainmail, and finally click on "Chainmail Patterns". As you scroll down the page you will find several different patterns to learn how to do the different chains. Tami |
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Post by stefan on Jul 21, 2005 9:04:57 GMT -5
Tami not to get personal but Static charges- Is this your creative energy? or just an annoying byproduct? If it is really annoying you I have a few solutions to shocks!
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Post by Tweetiepy on Jul 21, 2005 14:06:22 GMT -5
Tami I love your work! The wraps are amazing! Love the red but I really love the dychrotic piece!
Do you have the pattern for the byzantine chain? I checked out the site & that has got to be my favorite - bead & button had the pattern for free at some point, but it had problems with the loading & text part - I can't find it anywhere how to make that stuff
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Post by chassroc on Jul 21, 2005 14:37:16 GMT -5
Tami,
That is nice work, love those wire wraps!
csroc
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Post by krazydiamond on Jul 21, 2005 15:48:51 GMT -5
extremely nice work, Tami! you win the award for patience, tho, i made one bracelet from scratch in my silver class and i thought i was gonna lose my mind. i suppose if you get really good at it you could zip right along, but....i only have so much patience to go around.
i really like the wraps.
KD
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Post by creativeminded on Jul 22, 2005 0:45:47 GMT -5
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