netted necklace: help requested

I like it. It's pretty.

How do you have it clasped?

On Sun, 29 Aug 2004 15:28:52 -0400, Marisa2 wrote (in message ):

For the too loose part, I'd probably tke a fine needle and thread and run it through the loose part, sort of reweaving it and tightening it. Not taking it apart, leave the original thread in place.

No, of course they'd be in a curve, the band of netting has to go around a curved surface and the bottom diameter should be a teeny bit larger than the top. I'd take off the clasp and weave a partial row of beads from the bottom to about the middle to make up the curve. (This probably makes no sense, it's hard to describe in words, and very easy to show). I think it's one of those fiddly things you'll have to play with for a while until you get the clasp to lie correctly while the necklace is on.

Someone else will have to answer about the too-tight tension. I think that might not be so easily fixed.

It's very lovely, and if you hadn't asked how to "fix" it, I'd have never thought there was anything wrong with it.

Kathy N-V

I started with a long narrow strip like we did for the bracelets. Then I added little bits of netting around the pendant and through the bail of the pendant. I am not sure if that is the right way to do it but it is what I figured out :). It really isn't movable because I pulled the same string through the rest of the necklace many times, trying to make it stronger and straighter. On one side it is also the same string used to put the clasp on.

I am not sure I can figure out why it is pinched but I guess it is probably the tension, plus it looks like at least one pass of string went behind instead of through one bead. Because I was trying to straighten the netting I went through the edges so many times...

The clasp is a "paw" style clasp, with 4 little holes next to each part of the clasp, if that makes sence. You can see it in the last picture on the page. The four little holes aren't in a straight line, but a little curved, going along the side of the clasp. I attacked them by stringing through various beads a bunch of times. It seems to be on there pretty firmly... too firmly maybe, because the top part is too loose and now I can't get it off again. Unfortunately it is strung all around and through he rest of the necklace again.

I guess I took your advice to go back through and in circles to heart, and have probably gone way too far with it... I never thought of purposely taking pieces off when I was making it :). I was hoping someone would magically make some suggestions that involved adding MORE string.

marisa2

I'm not sure if I don't understand the suggestion, or I didn't state the problem correctly. The beads aren't too loose on the string, they're too loose against my neck, so it sort of hangs forward a little on top.

Ummm... I will try rereading your advice more times until I can understand :). I think you are suggesting that I add more beads on the bottom? But then it will be too loose on both top and bottom. Or would that end up sitting better then just the top being off?

I wish I hadn't strung things so many times through now. It will be nearly impossible to remove the clasp without pulling apart the main necklace :(.

I know, it's all practice. But I am not a patient person and I think if I took it apart I'd never put it together again !

Wow, thanks! I am surprised everyone here is complimenting it.

DH says it looks funny. And he is usually pretty complimentary about bead work. It was kind of hard to catch the problems on a picture, though.

marisa2

ROFLMAO! You are too funny!

I have an idea. Try it on the other way so that the pendant is in the middle of patch hanging from the top. I'm just curious about the other edge. Then take a pic for us to see. Pretty please.

I like your use of the clasp! I didn't know there was a third picture. duh

I don't exactly understand. Could you explain again pls?

When I do I will try it and take a picture.

marisa

Turn it upside down?

I thought about it and was thinking that the pendant might hang down too much in the front but it also might pull the edge closer to your neck and not look to bad if it's not too heavy. Oh well, give it a try and lets see.

On Sun, 29 Aug 2004 17:08:02 -0400, Marisa2 wrote (in message ):

No, what I mean by halfway is halfway up the width of the strip (the skinny part). You probably won't need more than three or four beads. It will make the strip angled on the ends when it's lying flat on a table, but the clasp will be flat and straight on your neck.

Another thing would be if the edges are off, it's an easy thing to hide. Add a row of picot stitching top and bottom, and no one will know the difference. If it's really off, make the picot stitching in some contrasting bead (a crystal 11/0 seed bead would be pretty against the delicas, or maybe a silver lined gold). The eye will be drawn to the edging, and away from the "wrong" area.

Don't think of pulling it apart - it's quite lovely. Most people see their own mistakes, but wouldn't ever see anything wrong if someone else had made the piece.

Kathy N-V

Ok, turned it upside down and took more pix:

It kind of hangs forward but you are right, it does look better hten "right" side up.

marisa2

Margie wrote:

We never did get around to picots. Surely there's an online tutorial somewhere. Searching......

OMTP!

Oh, better!! I like it but if you don't care for seeing that much of the bail you could always bead a little edge around it.

I like your birdies picture too. :=)

I don't have any recommendations for you but I love the design! It's absolutely stunning.

On the back (=inside) the necklace?

Of course, Margie didn't show me how to embellish :) but I guess I can probably figure it out. Just put a row of them, not in "net" pattern, right?

oooohhh new techniques... I am so scared to ruin this thing further. Guess I should look this up and try on something else. But I am so impatient. Will think about it for a day. (Of course by tomorrow I will come home with homework and my whole new life crashing down on me and not feel like doing any of this... and I am SUPPOSED to be working on bird related necklaces now for the show I am selling at in October. Funny how much more fun working on those sounded until I suddenly realize I have to get it done now!)

I am trying to ignore all the places where I missed a bead or had 4 instead of 3, at least :). The main thing that is bothering me is that it pulls away from my neck. It doesn't show up as well in the pix as I wanted I guess, but it makes it look lopsided or something in person.

Thanks for all the suggestions!!

marisa2

How come I can't get the picture website to open???????

The Blessed Fiddy, Patroness Saint of the Disorganized LC in Sunny So Cal Personality Development Specialist (Full-Time Mom!)

Me either :(

.....Stephanie.....

I just opened it again. Hmmm....

Try this?

nope:

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