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Re: Viking knit bracelet

debbiela — Mon, 12 Nov 2012 09:57:44 GMT

Nice Job. I did viking knit some time ago. It's very addictiing.

Re: Viking knit bracelet

Aunty Akoya — Fri, 09 Nov 2012 20:58:21 GMT

What a beautiful bracelet sherri, i adore this technic too and gaze at lot, seeing this it prickles in the fingers, but got focus for now on my beading things or i go mad with spending money. sigh so this got to wait a bit longer,....but allready looking at tutorials and informations about tools...

i look forward to see more of your knitting sherri and shanks!

Beads Ahoy

Aunty Akoya

Re: Viking knit bracelet

shanks — Fri, 09 Nov 2012 02:35:44 GMT

Hi, glad to see another Viking knit person on here. Looks like I will have to post a couple of my things.

Paramount wire is also a good one. The only color that has given me a problem is their white finish. All the other colors seem to work quite well. I like to do most of my work using 28ga, but just finished a 26ga necklace from a 1/2 inch rod. Came out pretty nice. When I make earrings i like to use a 1/8 inch rod and 30ga wire.

Good knitting.

Re: Viking knit bracelet

ss10001 — Thu, 08 Nov 2012 23:32:01 GMT

Not nearly as complicated as you'd think. A draw plate is just a wooden or plastic paddle with graduated sized holes drilled in it. So once you loop your wire around the dowel to form the tube, you slide it off the dowel & pull it through the first size hole it fits through and then keep pulling it through smaller and smaller holes until you get the size/length you want. Each time the weave gets smoother and more even - and don't ask me how that works, but it does! I think if you use coated wire, the draw plate can scratch off your coating, but I've heard Zebra wire is coated well enough that it doesn't!

Re: Viking knit bracelet

Sharon Mc — Thu, 08 Nov 2012 19:54:15 GMT

OOOOOoooooooh! I can think of lots of fun ways I can wear that! Very pretty and looks way too complicated. By the way, what is a draw plate? It sounds like a device that could harm your wire work, not make it better.

Sharon Mc

Re: Viking knit bracelet

Gopika Chaddha — Thu, 08 Nov 2012 17:22:16 GMT

Its Amazing!! :)

Re: Viking knit bracelet

Niwas — Thu, 08 Nov 2012 11:12:36 GMT

Oh my that looks like something I made a year ago even the ending is similar. Except you´r turned out great and my doesn´t

I think i need to try it again, and doing it correctly this time, beacause yours is really making me think "I want!!!"
wearing mine i think ,hope it doesn´t fall apart

Re: Viking knit bracelet

Valbeads — Thu, 08 Nov 2012 04:50:43 GMT

It's soooooooo pretty! Me likey. Me wanty!

Val

Re: Viking knit bracelet

ss10001 — Thu, 08 Nov 2012 00:56:15 GMT

It's Viking knit, Karin: http://www.beadingdaily.com/blogs/beading_instructions/archive/2011/06/13/viking-knit-or-how-i-learned-to-love-wire-jewelry.aspx

Re: Viking knit bracelet

SeaBeads — Wed, 07 Nov 2012 23:21:16 GMT

Oh wow, I can see why you are intrigued. It's fabulous. What's this technique called?

Greetings from Karin.

Viking knit bracelet

ss10001 — Wed, 07 Nov 2012 23:10:51 GMT

I learned a new technique and I'm having such fun! It totally amazes me that you can go from messy to slinky just by dragging it through a draw plate!