Well, I haven't gotten back to my Slinky Chain yet, but on Tuesday I played around with a variation on Ecuadorian Saraguro stitch that I had previously overlooked in the very back of Seed Bead Savvy from Bead&Button. I used 10/0 triangles, as the pattern recommends, but will use rocailles next time for smoother curves. Seems like the triangles, even though they are Miyuki rounded triangles, produce a bumpy shape that distracts from the shape of the stitch. I'm a big fan of beadwork that doesn't have to be set down in between stitches, like peyote and herringbone. The Saraguro bracelet required frequent setting down so that I could guide the thread to settle between the correct beads. Fortunately, though, you pick up 4 - 8 beads per stitch, so it worked up fairly quickly anyway.
Unfortunately, I didn't have a clasp with me when I started the bracelet, so I just started with a ring of beads, figuring I could unweave the beginning thread and add the clasp button later. Last night, as I was nearing the end of the bracelet, I focused my attention back on the beginning ring of beads, and sure enough, I needed fewer beads that were there. And I was mistaken in my assumption that I could unweave that beginning thread to remove them. So I tried breaking the beads, as I really, really didn't want as many as were there. That's right, you guessed it, the first bead I broke cut through the thread. 
Then I tried to unweave a bit of the bracelet so I could secure the thread, figuring I'd just add another couple rows at the end. This stitch doesn't work that way. I ended up pulling apart half the bracelet, and still my threads weren't secure. So I got a bit frustrated and attacked the rest of the bracelet with my scissors. 
Christine just sat there with her jaw hanging open and said, "Mom, that was SO violent!". Well, far as I'm concerned, that blasted bracelet got just what it deserved! 
In the end, I'm glad I tried Saraguro netting, as I've been wanting to. I'll likely try it again with 2 changes: (1) plan ahead better clasp-wise, and (2) switch to regular rocailles seed beads for cleaner curves. Oh, and maybe take a chill pill first! 