Hand-crafted Knot Jewelry:
Decorative Marlingspike Seamanship rendered in precious metal. |
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This is a plain woven mat, referred to as "square" even though the side is one loop longer than the end, because it's as close to square as one can get in a single-line pattern of this sort. (Similarly, a Turk's head is referred to as "square" if it has a number of leads and number of bights that are different from each other by one, i.e., a five-lead by six-bight.)
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Looked like it was just itching to be part of a flat linked chain, so I made it into a bracelet. Here are the first few links, before fusing the ends within the knots.
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Now it's done, with seven links altogether. I'm not totally sure how to do the clasp, but this seems like a good interim solution. Scroll down further for a closeup of how it works.
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I've established that it is possible to put it on one-handed, as a matter of fact, though it might look a bit challenging.
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Here it is partially inserted... it's a little "sticky" and nas to be wiggled just a bit, but this is all to the good, since that means it's less likely to come apart unexpectedly.
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(This site last updated on 07-07-2008)
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