Or at least one jump ring! And there were quite a lot to undo and then replace when I took a couple of odd earrings…
…deconstructed them…
…and with the addition of some reclaimed chain and a load of jump rings, reconstructed them into an upcycled bib necklace.
The gold tone sections are nice and light so even though the whole thing has quite an opulent look, it isn’t too heavy to wear. It’s available here in my Etsy shop with free UK postage and packing.
I have managed to set a few stitches too. After the mini workshop I taught on making buttonhole rings at The Stitch Zone last December I had an idea for manipulating some rings to create a four seasons piece.
It seemed like a good way back into stitching since the Kew pieces are still proving problematic. I came across Quaker Stitch here on Mary Corbett’s Needle n’ Thread recently and was looking for an excuse to try it out.
It’s a cross between stem and split stitch and really sits up beautifully on the line. Then I made a load of rings in various shades of blue and couched them down to form puddles or ripples.
They don’t quite make sense until you add the rain…
…and that’s Spring done! One stitch at a time.
Under A Topaz Sky 
Love the colours of the rings, strange I’ve been thinking about circles too!
That sounds intriguing!
Absolutely. I remember doing some teeny-tiny rings for “Leaving The Tyne”, and I’m distinctly envious of your more respectably sized ones!
I think the bigger the ring the more opportunity there is for it to twist, which is the issue I had with several of these. I definitely prefer to make the smaller ones.
I just remember doing lots, getting progressively smaller and more fiddly until it took all my self control to do another!
Do you use a Hedebo Stick to make these?
Yes, it’s on the left of the first image and my dad turned it for me!
Very cute. I had a couronne stick made a few years a go and only used it once! 🙄
You can get a similar effect with assorted pencils, sticks, paintbrush handles etc. but it’s sometimes useful to have several sizes in one place!
Yes, I tried with ‘stuff’ but the little shelf on the real thing helps with tatting the needle. 😄