Thursday, 15 September 2016

More kumihimo necklaces - finally completed

 I have made a few of these kumihimo (Japanese braiding technique) necklaces now and have finally finished three which just needed the ends completing.  I chose colours that I wear at work in the winter.  The purple one above uses 6mm faceted and plain gemstones.
 The blue one uses 6mm faceted and plain gemstones too...
...whereas this blue/green one uses gemstone chips.  I wanted to use the Chartreuse S-Lon cord in a piece of jewellery, so decided to try it out here.
Here's a close up of the purple stones which include amethyst, fluorite, agate, lavender amethyst.

 The blue one has aquamarine, different agates, lapis lazuli and sodalite in it.
The blue/green one has peridot (which matched the Chartreuse cord beautifully), amazonite, apatite and aquamarine.
I really enjoy the repetitive aspect of kumihimo which does become a relaxing and meditative activity.

Update on the wall situation:  the wall man came to have a look at the damage and said that a fence would be cheaper, but a wall could be put back, although not with the old bricks.  However, this would involve foundations four bricks width each side, so would mean the raised border would have to go and I would need to save the plants I wanted and then start again.  We are waiting for the quote...

8 comments:

  1. How pretty and unusual.....good luck with the wall project.....
    xxx

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    1. Thanks, Kim. I seem to have become slightly obsessed with this style of necklace recently! No quote yet for the wall.
      Best wishes
      Ellie

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  2. Love the necklaces.
    Are you leaning towards replacing the wall or going down the fence path? Whichever option, good luck.

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    1. Thanks, EC. I really enjoy making these necklaces - the braiding takes time but is quite therapeutic.
      In an ideal world, I would go for the wall but I have a feeling it will be out of our price range. In that case, it would have be the fence.
      Best wishes
      Ellie

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  3. What pretty necklaces, a bit different and you've chosen beautiful colour combinations xx

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    1. Thanks, Cheryl. They are very easy to wear (except you have to make sure they don't dangle in your tea or soup!) They take a while to make, but the braiding is easy to put down and pick up again, so they can be done over time. The colours are all 'me', although I haven't worn the chartreuse colour.
      Best wishes
      Ellie

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  4. Oh, how beautiful, I haven't heard of these type of necklaces before, they're so pretty. Such a shame about the wall, ivy can be a bit of a thug to say the least and can cause so much damage. I hope you get the wall situation sorted out soon.

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    1. Thanks, Jo. I really enjoy making the necklaces and choosing the colours. I will update about the wall in my next post...
      Best wishes
      Ellie

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