Turquoise, sky, and black turks head knot bracelets

Slightly darker sky blue #605

http://www.etsy.com/listing/45187308/sky-blue-turks-head-knot-sailor-bracelet

Basic black #612

http://www.etsy.com/listing/45373515/blackline-black-turks-head-bracelet

Turquoise blue #609

http://www.etsy.com/listing/45186312/green-blue-turks-head-knot-sailor

Solid color designs in "large" 8" circumference double diamond weave.

Mist, light sky, and denim turks head knot bracelets

Three new colors

Mist grey #613
http://www.zibbet.com/WhatKnotShop/artwork?artworkId=67687

Light sky #614
http://www.zibbet.com/WhatKnotShop/artwork?artworkId=67688

Deep water denim #615
http://www.etsy.com/listing/45846830/denim-blue-turks-head-knot-bracelet

Solid color designs in "large" 8" circumference double diamond weave.

custom made pair in grey and white

Here's the smaller of the two.
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And here is the larger. Both were made from grey and white cord with adjustable (loose) ends so the owners can make them fit just right.


The floss loops are markers that show where the center of the weave is located. This is essential for working up the bracelets in an even, symmetrical shape.
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Sword + Fern

Here is an original and creative artist you must check out:

http://www.swordandfern.com/home

Emily offers a new look at what up-cycled materials can become in the hands of an original thinker and poet. Find her Etsy shop right here:

http://www.etsy.com/shop/swordandfern

or check out her blog where you can get a behind the scenes look at Emily's world.

http://www.swordandfern.blogspot.com/

Anyone who is a fan of Neko Case is automatically defined as a person of exceptional good taste!
Happy April morning!

new material traditional designs

Found some new cord material in the closeout bin at a local shop. It's 2 mm silicone cord. Decided to see if this stuff could be used to make a turks head bracelet and sure enough it works just fine. This is a wider 9 x 22 x 3 design. #608

Here's a typical 3 part weave #607

Other designs can be made with this material as well. It comes off the spool with a "set" that must be aligned with the piece to avoid kinks and twists. A very small weaving fid helps to thread the doubled and tripled passes.

The material is stretchable so these pieces can fit a lot of different people who may have a big hands and skinny wrists. 

Silicone is waterproof and chemically inert. The texture is similar to a leather cord but smoother. I warms to your skin temperature rapidly.

This particular color is a dark purple which looks black in dim light. Workability is fair. The cord is very slippery until it gets worked up into a tight crossing pattern then it must be drawn through the weave carefully. Fortunately it is also quite strong enabling the knot to be tripled and worked even.

Back online after DSL modem outage

Dontcha just love it when all of a sudden the "you are not connected to the internet" pops up on your browser instead of expected web page? Late last night I get this message and a glance at the modem shows a row of green lights with a red one on the top. Hmmm. The DSL light is out, The internet light is out. Cycled it on and off a few times with no effect. After a call to Quest tech support the verdict is in: bad modem and oh BTW it's "out of warranty" (of course...)


Back in the green now after a visit to my local Best Buy and a quick call to the ISP to configure the box. So I need you all to support my new connection hardware with a visit to my Zibbet shop




Click and see a huge inventory of colorful turks head bracelets, a new collection of the design )strata( bracelets, and a few unusual items as well.


Enjoy!

Fantasy Dream Knits: My Craft Corner Etsy and Artfire Artisans

Check out this collection of My Craft Corner (MCC) and Etsy and Artfire items reviewed by Tammy at Fantasy Deram Knits

Fantasy Dream Knits: My Craft Corner Etsy and Artfire Artisans

design )strata( cotton fiber anklet 591

Wrap around hand dyed cotton cord ankle bracelet made with glass beads and toggle closure. Texture, color, casual style...

Large bead has adjustable position on the tail to enable a custom fit.

Color is predominantly greens and blues with a bit of purple, black, and white.

fiber design and traditional rope bracelets are available in these online shops:
WhatKnotShop on Etsy
WhatKnotShop on Zibbet

design and photos copyright 2010 WhatKnotShop

three new )strata( designs

adjustable anklet

Simple adjustable anklet with two beads, the larger turquoise toggle and a smaller purple one worked into the weave (invisible in back) smallest size 8 1/2" opens up much larger.

Colors are blues, greens, and a magenta center strand.

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Soft bangle bracelet 8 1/2" with beads.

Colors are rust, blue, grey, black with red, turquoise and blue glass beads. Slip on but flexible.

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Custom ankle bracelet

Multiple layers of cords, large glass barrel bead toggle and glass pony beads. A bushy tail restrains the toggle bead. Size 8 1/2".

590

anemone bracelet

Now this is starting to get interesting...

A sea anemone is a polyp, attached at the bottom to the surface beneath it by an adhesive foot, called a pedal disk, with a column shaped body ending in an oral disk. The mouth is in the middle of the oral disk, surrounded by tentacles armed with many cnidocytes, which are cells that function as a defense and as a means to capture prey. (Wikipedia)

This is of course a replica made from cotton cord and nylon thread and able to be worn as a bracelet.

Still a work in progress....







design and photographs copyright 2010 WhatKnotShop

large size cotton anklet with beads 546

More in-progress photos showing the construction of the anklet. The needles hold the cord in alignment while the stitching is made across the grain.


Size is about the same as this earlier design modeled here by Kelly: http://bit.ly/6st4ht

On the loop end additional beads are stitched in the shoulders of the loop.

Here you can see the difference in width between the relaxed cords held by the needles and the compressed cords that have been cinched tight with the nylon thread.

Beads are placed at each crossing of the thread and held in place by the compressed cords.







design and photos copyright 2010 by WhatKnotShop

12 x 12 life frayed at the edges

built on a 10" pre-stretched canvas with hot melt glue and the ubiquitous up cycled bits of colored cord this piece is a part of a group art project going up this wednesday at the Jamestown (RI) Art Center

http://www.jamestownartcenter.org/index.htm

Now off the Fed Ex shipping place...

design and photos copyright 2010 WhatKnotShop