Who would have thought it could take 2-1/2 hours to pound out this tiny 6 inch length of necklace. I thought I could do it in 30 minutes.
For the S-links I started with a length of #22 dark annealed steel wire. It is first unwound from the spool, then it is straightened, cleaned, polished, cut, the ends were hammered, bent, hammered again, polished again, and maneuvered into the final shape. That is ten steps. Looks simpler doesn't it?
The wired beads are made much the same way. Unwind, straighten, clean, polish, cut, bend end loop, hammer, thread on bead, bend other end, hammer, wrap each end, polish. Whew!
Then each jump ring is made. Wind wire around the old crochet needle, cut, polish rough ends, polish sides, join beads and s-links, bend together. Done.
Love it!
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