Making Steel Chain with 'S' Links
Artful Gathering http://artfulgatheringfest.ning.com has some great classes and some of you know I am taking Keith lo Bue’s class. http://artfulgatheringfest.ning.com/group/steeling-beauty-with-keith-lo-bue I guess I needed a short break from my polymer clay so yesterday and today I made the ‘s’ link chain and continued to make it into a necklace. My beautiful Crazy Lace bead gives a nice contrast to the wire and will lay asymmetrical on the chain. The chain is long enough to fit over my head but if I needed to take it apart I can. The jump ring at the stone slips past the partial ‘s’ component that is glued into the bead hole. I still need to work on making better jump rings that come together exactly. Lots of my new knowledge will transfer to my techniques of using brass, silver and copper wire for my jewelry pieces. That’s what is so great about taking an online class! I can watch the ...