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| Full length Celtic knot loomed necklace |
This past week I have exchanged comments with
Gwen Fisher on a variety of topics including loomed bead work and Celtic knots. Gwen created a
short video showing how she creates Celtic knots. I wish I had seen something like this when I was painstakingly graphing this necklace.
I love this necklace. I love the colors: amber beads with an iris finish, silver hued dark green, and ivory colored beads with a pearl finish. I love the crystals and pearls of the fringe. I revel in the feel of this necklace; it is smooth and silky to the hand and let me tell you that fringe is great fun to play with when you are wearing the necklace
What I don’t like about this necklace is the length. From end to end this necklace is 27 inches. When I designed this necklace I counted the rows of another loomed piece. What I didn’t count on is that my size 11 beads were larger than the beads in the necklace I used to calculate the number of rows I would need.
Despite the length, and my short stature, I wear this necklace on occasion.
For those of you with an interest in extraordinary loomed pieces, please see Erin's blog:
Beads Beading Beaded. I guarantee you will be inspired.
Following are more pictures of my loomed necklace. Click on the pictures for a larger view or visit my Flickr stream which can be found on the side of my blog.
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| Front center knot, showing fringe |
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You will note on some of these closeups a bit of fuzz where the nymo has frayed a bit with age and wear.
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| Finished end of knot work pattern. |
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| Another closeup of the finished end of the center knot work pattern. |
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I used the knot pattern below as a "spacer" between parts of the necklace
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| Repeating knot work pattern |
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| Middle knot work pattern | | |
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The back part of the necklace was a rather more simple braid pattern.
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| Back or Top of necklace featuring braided knot work. |
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Finally, below is the back center of the necklace.
