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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=EN-US link=blue vlink=purple style='word-wrap:break-word'><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif'>I tried making a bracelet with memory wire, but it doesn’t hold well on my wrist. Maybe I put too heavy beads, or maybe too many. I’d love some advice about memory wire, if there are any tricks or tips to using it.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif'>Tracy<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><div style='border:none;border-top:solid #E1E1E1 1.0pt;padding:3.0pt 0in 0in 0in'><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif'>From:</span></b><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif'> NFB-Blind-Crafters <nfb-blind-crafters-bounces@nfbnet.org> <b>On Behalf Of </b>Jolene Nemeth via NFB-Blind-Crafters<br><b>Sent:</b> Saturday, January 4, 2025 4:25 PM<br><b>To:</b> List for Blind Crafters and Artists <nfb-blind-crafters@nfbnet.org><br><b>Cc:</b> Jolene Nemeth <radar500@gmail.com><br><b>Subject:</b> Re: [NFB-Blind-Crafters] Easy jewelry-making<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><div><p class=MsoNormal>memory wire is also cool to work with but you do need special cutters. i make bracelets out of that and people love them because you dont have to clasp them<o:p></o:p></p></div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><div><div><p class=MsoNormal>On Sat, Jan 4, 2025 at 9:50<span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'> </span>AM Tracy Carcione via NFB-Blind-Crafters <<a href="mailto:nfb-blind-crafters@nfbnet.org">nfb-blind-crafters@nfbnet.org</a>> wrote:<o:p></o:p></p></div><blockquote style='border:none;border-left:solid #CCCCCC 1.0pt;padding:0in 0in 0in 6.0pt;margin-left:4.8pt;margin-right:0in'><div><div><div><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'>I like jewelry-making, and I have plenty of supplies, really more than I need. <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'>I bought some blank expandable steel bangles from Amazon. On one end of the bracelet it’s bent to create a small hole, and on the other end is a rod with a ball that screws off. It’s easy to unscrew the ball, pull the rod out of the hole, put on beads and/or charms, then reconnect the bracelet and replace the ball. <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'>I also bought an assortment of charms—fruit and veg, moon and stars, sea creatures, flowers, and birds. I have a variety of jump rings. And I have a bag of wooden beads of different sizes and colors, all with big holes that can accommodate the bangle. <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'>So yesterday I discovered how easy it is to make a nice bracelet, combining all these things. <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'>If I get serious and put jump rings on the charms I want to use, I could make lots of bracelets, and none of the parts cost very much at Amazon. <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'>Just thought I’d share.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'>Tracy<o:p></o:p></p></div></div><p class=MsoNormal>_______________________________________________<br>NFB-Blind-Crafters mailing list<br><a href="mailto:NFB-Blind-Crafters@nfbnet.org" target="_blank">NFB-Blind-Crafters@nfbnet.org</a><br><a href="http://nfbnet.org/mailman/listinfo/nfb-blind-crafters_nfbnet.org" target="_blank">http://nfbnet.org/mailman/listinfo/nfb-blind-crafters_nfbnet.org</a><br>To unsubscribe, change your list options or get your account info for NFB-Blind-Crafters:<br><a href="http://nfbnet.org/mailman/options/nfb-blind-crafters_nfbnet.org/radar500%40gmail.com" target="_blank">http://nfbnet.org/mailman/options/nfb-blind-crafters_nfbnet.org/radar500%40gmail.com</a><o:p></o:p></p></div></blockquote></div></div></body></html>