Yes, it is done! I am so glad that this is now finished, and all those pesky little ends are tied off, tucked in and otherwise taken car
e of. I am already off to other pursuits and now it is a course in making jewelry. I spent the morning making S-links out of copper wire, and practicing torching wire to create little balls at the ends. It is a pretty cool way to make head pins, and a lot cheaper than purchasing them. At first, I was admittedly terrified of the torch, just knowing that I would set my self on fire the first time I used it. However, Fate is much kinder than that, and I have not had an unpleasant episode and do not expect to. I have unfortunately had a few wire go "dead" due to cooking them too long. A few of my beautiful little balls cracked off as I tried to curl the wire around my pliers. Well, practice and time will improve my efforts. Not always sure I have found the "sweet spot" at the end of the blue flame, I can tell that the metal is about to melt. There is a beautiful flaming rainbow of color that fans out behind the wire as it glows nearly white before it balls up. That part has me hooked. I adore rainbows, however they come to me.
love love love your new garment, the shape is beautifully elegant, the colours are just stunning, it really suits you, brilliant :)
ReplyDeleteThis project has intrigued me from the beginning. Your designer skills are excellent and your artistic talent really shines through. Congratulations on capturing the Klimt!
ReplyDeleteThank you Helen! A lot of it was just luck. I got the gauge, which is so important, though what is gauge when you are free-ranging? Anyway, I just figured that what I was doing ought to work and it did.
ReplyDeleteWhy thank you Lynne, I so appreciate your compliments. This was a stretch for me and those of you who know me through Ravelry's Jane Thornley group know that I am often the last to start my project for a KAL because it simmers in my mind for so long. This was done in spurts of knit and simmer, knot and simmer. This one had to be good because I kept talking about it to one of my clients, who is a famous artist. ...Like going on a diet and being on TV. There was pressure to perform!
ReplyDeleteWOW Mardi... this is simply fabulous! Your design elements are over the top... what a pleasure to see it completed! Congrats!!!
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