You know what people say about things they don't understand..... "That's strange..." Got your attention, didn't it? :-) It did for me!
It looks a bit strange (duh!), but in a very attractive way:-) Saw several gorgeous bracelets made in the weave, looked almost like fuzzy loops out of yarns. I want one!
So last night, I set out for my first go at Strangemaille; I was aiming for a short test strip. It was rather easy, to my surprise. So I kept going. Wow, this weave is additive! I couldn't stop! Went for nearly 4 inches when it happened again, my eternal nemesis: Running out of rings! Ugh!
So I broke off a section of the strip, counted a few multiples of 3 center rings, decided to connect it end to end for a finger ring, instant gratification, right?! But ahh..... (you may have guessed it) The connecting part took me longer than learning and making the 4-inch strip!!
Lucky for me, when I nearly decided to give up and call it a night, it clicked! Like a zipper!!
Not exactly prim and proper, more funky and loopy, LOL!!
It definitely is not as thin as a Oops ring would feel, but still pretty comfy on the finger, about the size of a chunky pinkie ring. I'm very happy with this:-)
This ring is now available for purchase in my online studio DaisyKreates.com. Please come by a visit.
This ring is now available for purchase in my online studio DaisyKreates.com. Please come by a visit.
As to the rest of that test strip? I put a pink drop bead on one end, a simple bail of triple rings on the other, and turned it into a funky little pendant!
More pictures of the pendant to come in my future blog entry. Please stand by! :-)
More pictures of the pendant to come in my future blog entry. Please stand by! :-)
(I noticed how many times I used the word "funky" here; it's either it really is very funky, or I should expand my vocabulary beyond "funky"....:-) )
Complete views of the "Strange" stuff, please visit my Picasa web album.
~~~~~ Credits ~~~~~
Strangemaille is a weave by lorenzo on M.A.I.L. To learn how to make this weave, I followed this tutorial by hysteria101, an excellent article. Several inspiring work there as well as on M.W.W.
up, down, middle, up, down, middle, up down, middle....
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up, down, middle, up, down, middle, up down, middle....
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