Last evening's TV Time Crafting found me experimenting using six strands of leather cord to make a mosaic type wrap bracelet. The above picture is only about 2.5 inches long, and it took me over two hours to do. I am sure there is a loom out there somewhere that would make this process easier, but I am not going to buy new craft things, remember? Anyhow, the leather cord I was using is 1mm cording. As I pulled to tighten up the latest row of beads, one of the cords broke off. Darn. I tried tying a new one on, thinking I could hide the knot somewhere, and as I tightened the knot, the cord broke even shorter. Lesson learned. Don't use 1 mm cord. Now what? I have this perfectly good piece of beading...I decided to knot the ends (carefully) and use it as a focal piece for a necklace. Not to too sure about those leather ends. I may glue them a bit and trim them off. I now know why those tiny beaded mosaic bracelets cost so much. It takes for. ev. er. Jerilynn
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