[Nfb-krafters-korner] rosaries

[Dan Brewer]

Hi Sydney,
That is a very good discription.  I thought about 
how I would do it but this is exact.  I am buying 
the medals this week and making them for my kids for Christmas.

This is a dream I have had for a long time.  Thanks for helping.
HenriettaAt 01:05 AM 10/26/2008, you wrote:

>Well, it isn't horribly dufficult, especially if you make wire-strung
>or cord rosaries.  Chain rosaries are more time-consuming (I've never
>made one) because you have to connect the beads together with little
>bits of chain and eye pins.  For wire-strung ones, you just string the
>correct number of beads on wire and connect he two main parts of the
>rosary to a centerpiece medal with crimp beads (I'm not the most
>competent with crimping plires :) 0.  The two main parts are the
>"cicle" and the "tail," as i sometimes call them.  The circle is made
>up of five dacades of ten "ave" beads and 1 "paternoster" bead, with
>spacer beads between the decades and also between the last ave and
>it's folowing paternoster bead to offset the single bead.  So, you
>would string the circle like this:  five-seven seed beads (or other
>small beads) for spacer, ten larger ave beads with a spacer bead
>between each one, five-seven spacers again, 1 larger paternoster bead,
>and then for repeats of the abov, ending with five-seven spacers.
>Each end is then crimped to the two loops on the top of the center
>medal, and the pendant "tail" is crimped to the bottom loop.  The tail
>is strung like this (top down): five-seven spacers, 1 paternoster
>bead, five-seven spacers, three ave beads with one spacer between the
>first and second and second and third (i.e. don't put one spacer after
>the last because of what's next), five-seven spacers, one paternoster
>bead, five-seven spacers, and finally, the cross or crucifix.  For
>cord rosaries, you can use nots as spacers, and for chain ones, short
>lengths of chain are used.  If this doesn't make sense or isn't
>helpful, let me know.  Sorry for being so long and rambling.  Oh, but
>before I finish, I should mention the beads that I like to use.  I
>love semi=precious gemstone beads (they feel heavy or light, cool or
>warm, depending on the stone), glass, mother of pearl, olive wood...
>I use silk thread or cord (I especially like using my handspun :) )
>and silver flexwire.  I'm going to make a rosary with linen thread
>soon.
>
>Let me know if you have any questions.
>
>Pax Christi,
>Sydney
>
>P.S.  Does any one here happen to know how to make knotted Orthodox
>prayer ropes?  It's something I'd love to learn.  :)
>
>On 10/25/08, Blindhands at aol.com <Blindhands at aol.com> wrote:
> > Sidney,
> >
> > Please do tell us more about you making rosaries.  I would like to  learn
> > more.  So don't take it off list, please.
> >
> > Joyce
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