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Post by caeterle on Jun 26, 2020 4:58:28 GMT -6
It's coincidence that Dawn and I show macrame almost at the same time. While she made her anklets, I still had to fight with the wire to make my knots look regular. This is the first time it worked, only joining the ends was tough, so I hid them with a bead for a better look.  |
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Post by michelle on Jun 26, 2020 9:19:00 GMT -6
That is totally awesome, Cat!
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Post by caeterle on Jun 26, 2020 10:20:07 GMT -6
Thank you, Michelle! For those who remember Angie from the old days, she had once made a pair of silver macrame earrings that I was totally in love with. The idea of trying it myself eventually stayed with me. It was finally revived because my sister used some cord I had given her for macrame bracelets and at the same time I got a slightly used macrame board at a destash for very little money. I thought sis would like it, but then had to keep it  |
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Post by DawninCal on Jun 26, 2020 14:11:52 GMT -6
Love it, Cat! How funny that we'd both take up macrame at the same time. I was working on a wire weave ring a few months ago that had a similar pattern, but I never liked how it looked as I had difficulty keeping the weave even and the same all the way around. Your wire looks perfect!  Dawn |
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Post by caeterle on Jun 26, 2020 15:22:39 GMT -6
This was my seventh attempt or so, Dawn, so I'm very glad you noticed that I finally got better at holding the size of the knots, thank you!
I have a spool of 22 gauge copper wire that I hardly ever used and thought it might work for this, but I really have to pull steadily and be extremely careful. It will probably take more practice to get good at it. I learned the knot from a video tutorial and the artisan also makes wire bezels like this, so maybe I'll give that a try as well.
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Post by DawninCal on Jun 27, 2020 14:28:14 GMT -6
Well, your practice is paying off. Funny, I have a couple of spools of 22 gauge copper that I doubt I'll ever use. It's too flimsy for some things and too big for others. I'm glad you found a way to use your 20 gauge. Dawn |
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Post by lotty64 on Jun 28, 2020 15:08:48 GMT -6
Oh my, that looks really good. I love how you push the boundaries with your wire work.
I bet this would work really well as a bangle. Maybe with beads on.
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Post by caeterle on Jun 30, 2020 6:24:17 GMT -6
Thank you, Caroline.
I would think a bracelet needs a little stronger wire and I still have to check on how to add beads that I put on the holding wire/s. I didn't have the patience yet to watch another tutorial, but it's on my list.
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Post by Irith-Rita on Jul 8, 2020 12:34:42 GMT -6
Very beautiful ring. I can see how difficult it must have been to deal with the wires.
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Post by caeterle on Jul 9, 2020 1:25:01 GMT -6
Thank you, Irith! |
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