[Nfb-krafters-korner] memory wire necklace

[Lindy van der Merwe]

Hi Cathy, the project you describe is just what I was thinking of trying 
next. I have very little jewelry-making experience, but I saw these kinds of 
bracelets recently and immediately thought that I might find it easy and 
interesting to work with the memory wire.
I have seen bangles or bracelets that are quite long, so the piece of wire 
loops three or four times around one's arm to form a fairly wide, bold 
bangle, which is what I like to wear myself.




Something else I find interesting is that many bought pieces of costume 
jewelry, or at least that is what I think they are, mix three or more kinds 
of materials, like stones, crystals, wood, metal, acrylic, leather, plastic, 
fabric, etc. etc. so they form necklaces or bracelets.
Apparently, it is no problem to combine more natural materials with man-made 
ones?
Just wondering and thinking aloud over here?
Your choker sounds lovely, btw.
Lindy


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----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Cathy" <flowersandherbs at gmail.com>
To: "'List for blind crafters and artists'" <nfb-krafters-korner at nfbnet.org>
Sent: Wednesday, July 04, 2012 4:09 AM
Subject: [Nfb-krafters-korner] memory wire necklace


> Hi all,
>
>
>
> Well, I have finished another project. This time I decided to try using
> memory wire to make a choker. It was a very easy project. It is so easy to
> put the beads on to the wire and there is no need for findings because I 
> was
> able to simply make loops on the ends to keep the beads on the wire. I 
> used
> clear wire with crystal 5mm beads and 4mm turquoise beads. I don't 
> remember
> what the turquoise beads were made of. The pattern was one crystal bead
> followed by seven turquoise beads.
>
>
>
> Anyhow, I wondered if anyone, I believe it was Neva who said she used 
> memory
> wire in projects, would explain to me how to make decent loops at the ends
> of the wire. I have loops but they don't look nice and I know there must 
> be
> a trick to doing it. any help would be appreciated.
>
> Another question I have is, that I bought only memory wire for a necklace
> size and did not buy the size for a bracelet. So is there any way that the
> necklace memory wire can be used for a bracelet? I would like to make a
> matching set.
>
>
>
> Thanks, Cathy
>
>
>
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