November 30, 2009

JPL

Jens Pind Linkage, or JPL for short.

CGMaille listed this weave as level 3 out of 4... Any way, it looks so nice, I so want to learn how to do it; after many sleepless nights of Googling, YouTubing (is that a word?), I think I finally got it.

This is my first try. Rings are from C&T Designs. Gorgeous rings! Almost impossible for me to work with though! These 16 gauge stainless steel square wire rings can be weapons; nearly killed me the first time I tried to open one. These rings sat on my table for over 8 months before I gathered enough courage, and put on a pair of leather gloves (it's a good thing, trust me) last night... and voila!

Specs:
Stainless steel square wire rings, 16 gauge, body of bracelet is 6.75", with the toggle makes it 8" in total length. Toggle is store bought (from the best bead store ever - San Gabriel Bead Company), connected with 2 sets of graduating sizes of smaller stainless steel round rings, just so that the bar can go thru the circle, if I wiggle it right.