coil neck piece in hand dyed rope

This animation shows the formation of a custom made neckpiece made out of hand dyed cotton and a pair of polymer clay buttons. This was a project that started out with the customer considering the metal neck coils worn by members of traditional cultures and evolved into this realization in cotton fiber.

A higher res image of the finished coil.
14" circumference (average)
3 1/2" height

Here's an alternate design of three discrete pieces

Three soft neck rings with a magnetic clasp

button and loop details to secure the bottom and top loops.

Custom work like this is available on ARTiFactSite

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handmade rope necklace with cork button customizable 3461

 The rope is handmade on a workbench size rope machine. It's a twisted set of three pairs of cotton yarn creating a substantial but soft 4 mm rope.

The cork button is integrated with the rope making process so it is secured by the loops passing though the holes before the lay-up process begins.

 The rope is about 37" long allowing for several possible customizations:
- single length longer necklace
- doubled choker style necklace
- triple wrap bracelet

Buyer can specify the length of the loop and a spliced binding will be added to finish off the piece.

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double loop handmade rope necklace 3311

 This handmade rope was made in an extended length on the table top rope machine. The extra length allows for a double loop with a generous dimension of 20 1/2" (520 mm)

The rope is a three ply construction in a natural color cotton twine.

 The closure us a three hole custom made poly clay button and loop. The loop doubles the cord and is bound with a waxed thread coach whipping detail.

The cord is terminated with another  coach whipping detail.

Double coil results in a 9 1/2" (241 mm) wrap bracelet, rather large for the average adult wrist...






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