Wednesday 15 January 2014

A Time to Stitch 4

Welcome to the reveal day of the ATTS4 blog hop!

The challenge was to create something in net stitch plus at least one other stitch out of 1) Chenille Stitch, 2) Chevron Stitch or 3) Spiral Rope. I kept it simple and chose only one other stitch : Chevron.

So without further ado, here is my slightly gothic looking necklace:




The side straps are chevron stitch and the focal is spiral netting - I hope I'm not cheating by using spiral netting! The swirly design is based upon something I found here, it's not very easy to follow so I'll add some (hopefully clearer) instructions in another post later on.

Here's a closer shot of the swirly net focal:



After a great deal of faffing and experimenting I used a dismantled charm bracelet to connect the individual components. The shiny silver seems to add a bit of punkiness in my eyes.

I really enjoyed this challenge so a big thankyou to the lovely hostesses Therese and Christine.


Enjoy looking at the amazing creations of the other participants, they are breath taking:


37 comments:

  1. Great pendant!!! The whole piece is pretty but I'm really drawn to that focal!!!

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    1. Thank you! I've been meaning to try that swirly focal for ages now. took a bit of trial and error but I'm pleased how it ended up. I've popped in all the links including one for the focal now.

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  2. That is fabulous! I love how you made the focal look like the colors were swirling. Like Amy, I am drawn to it. The chevron chain is a great compliment. It's an awesome piece.

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    1. Thank you so much, I can't take credit for the focal though, someone else's idea! I've popped in all the links including one for the focal now.

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  3. Beautiful piece, a real statement necklace!

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    1. Thank you for your kind words. I've popped in all the links including one for the focal now.

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  5. How very clever! Love the focal that you created!

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    1. Thank you, I've been meaning to have a go at the focal ever since I found it. I've popped in all the links including one for the focal now.

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  6. Wow! I'm not normally a goth type person, but those are really perfect colors for this dramatic piece! Love that focal!!!

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    1. Thank you so much! I've popped in all the links including one for the focal now.

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  7. The spiral center draws me in...like a trip disc. Love this edgy, goth look! What a great necklace! Thanks so much for being a part of this hop :-D

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    1. Thank you for a wonderful hop! I've popped in all the links including one for the focal now.

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  8. WOW! Nelly that focal is outstanding.You did a great job on your necklace.

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    1. Thank you :-) I've popped in all the links including one for the focal now.

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  9. Hi Nelly May,
    I love your necklace and no you were not cheating by using the flat circular net stitch any net stitch is okay for this challenge. Your necklace is beautiful and it reminds me of a necklace that would have been worn back in the late 1800's, great job. Thank you for participating in mine and Christine's ATTS challenge, I hope that you will join us for ATTS 5.
    Therese

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    1. Thank you Therese, I really enjoyed this hop! I've popped in all the links including one for the focal now.

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  10. Super job on your necklace and I really like the swirly net focal. Those were our high school colors so you gave me a trip down memory lane!

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    1. Oooh red and black uniform! Ours was dreary grey and green. I've popped in all the links including one for the focal now.

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  11. Love the focal I hope you are able to post the directions....think it would be another fun learning piece. Love your colors!

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    1. Thank you! Now that I am back in the land of internet I can give you the link to the instructions for the focal : http://biser.info/node/26225

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  12. Awesome necklace!! The focal is really gorgeous!

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  13. Fabulous! I love the combination of chevron and the spiral netting focal. The black and red are very dramatic and looks great together. If you run across the directions for the focal please post them :p

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    1. Found the link for the focal! It is http://biser.info/node/26225

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  14. Oh my! What a fabulous piece! I love how you've done your focal!

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    1. Thank you so much. I've popped in all the links including one for the focal now.

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  15. You've designed a beautiful necklace. I especially love the beaded focal.

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  16. That's an interesting approach on the netting stitch - I love it! The combination of the two stitches is simply fabulous! Great job.

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  17. How neat! I've never seen the spiral netting before, very cool. Beautiful work! Stay cool! Could we share? It's -18 (Celsius) here right now....

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    1. I'd love to share! 45 less 18 = perfect temperature! I've popped in all the links including one for the focal now.

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  18. What an awesome necklace! Is it choker length? That netted flower is great. Do you still have the link and would you mind sharing?

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    1. Thank you! It's slightly longer than choker length. Focal would be great on a choker though! Now I'm back from the technology black hole I have found the link for the focal : http://biser.info/node/26225
      I found the instructions a weeny bit difficult to follow so I drew up my own in the end, not sure if mine are any clearer but I'll put them up on a later post.

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  19. wow, that's amazing. Such a beautiful and unique piece

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