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Wire Crochet....
Topic Started: Jul 8 2007, 07:08 PM (124 Views)
twinthing
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I wasnt sure weather to put this here or in the bead section, but I had a go at something quite different today, wire crochet! I got a book from the libary and had a bash at this wire wrist cuff, I am pleased with the way it came out although I found working with the wire very difficult, having to thread the beads on before crocheting it, I am hoping to make christmas gifts with both gold and silver colour wire and some gemstone chips and beads.....
I am quite pleased with my first ever attempt!

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Sally
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Hi Catherine :wave:

I like the bracelet, they will be great for gifts :thumbup; I had a thought a while back about knitting with wire? might just have a go now that you have done such a great job :clap: I can imagine it being very fiddly with the beading though, might not have the patience for it :rolleyes: What sort of wire did you use?

For your first attempt you have done really well and I can see you are going to be producing some a great jewellery range for the future, you are such a dab hand at everything, and with so many things to choose from I would love to see your stall at Christmastime :faint:

Sally :wave:
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VirginiaS
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:thumbup; :thumbup; That's fabulous, I've seen that on a craft show but have never tried it. You did an amazing job as always!
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VirginiaS
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I meant to add last time I was a craft show , a lady had some of these and she was selling them for $35 to $50, said the wire was good for arthirits and all that stuff.
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Willow
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Catherine that is so pretty you should have no problem selling them. :thumbup;
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jo145
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:thumbup; You are ensuring you remain the crochet Queen, that was so pretty!
Well done, the threading on the beada thing with knitting, always puzzled me, I'm sure I'd go wrong :r
Looking forward to seeing the next productions. Matching earings?
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justjen
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:thumbup;

Well done Catherine for trying something new,




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twinthing
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its 28 gauge beading wire sally, its abit of a fiddle as it seems to unravel itself off the real! I had to keep it fairly short or it would kink! and you need to thread all the beads on first which again is a bit hit and miss! but I shall go to the craft shop and get some earring thingies and some more beads this week, the good thing is that the wire is soft and quite stretchy so I can make a couple of sizes to fit most hands, top tip with the wire is to do it on a warm day as the wire is more flexible! :) thanks all, hubs says he dosnt like it, but both my sisters and my girls do! so what does he know eh???? :D
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magz
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hi sis, that looks great, is it a bit scratchy to ware???

If you do some with little conch shells we could ware them at dancing!!! :thumbup;

magz

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Sharon
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I've never seen anything like this before, it's great :D
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waxingsteve
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Excellent, Catherine :thumbup; On the kinking problem with long lengths, if you work on a lap-board, you could cut a notch in the edge and let the wire feed through that so that it keeps it under light tension ;)

Steve :)
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