Tanya picked six of us and sent each of us a piece of the ribbon. She also had four others that already had some ribbon join the challenge. I received a 9-inch piece that was a deep steel blue with highlights of lime, a pinky-lavender, and aqua.
Shibori is a silk ribbon with accordion like folds running down the length of the ribbon. You can stretch it (width wise) or scrunch it or both.
My design went through several re-designs as it was not working out how I wanted. I first tried threading it through chain and that did not go too bad.
But I did not like the way it looked when I put it on with the two links of chain showing.
I went looking for a tutorial I remembered seeing that I thought was for a bracelet using the ribbon in that way.
I found the tutorial and it was not what I thought it was for. So I changed the design for my project.
I decided to keep it fairly simple. I wire-wrapped the ribbon ends and added a bead to make a wrapped loop to add chain to.
One of my bowling teammates has just returned from Arizona and brought me back a cactus pendant that I added to the ribbon to make a necklace.
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Hi Carolyn,
ReplyDeleteI like your necklace it is beautiful and the cactus was the perfect focal for your ribbon.
Therese
Carolyn,
ReplyDeleteHow cute is this piece. I would have never thought to use the Shibori in this fashion.
Adorable!
I like the look of the rainbow ribbon with that happy cactus ~ it works well together! This is a really pretty necklace.
ReplyDeleteLovely! Great way to use the ribbon!
ReplyDeleteWhat a crafty little pendant, Carolyn, and how well it matches your ribbon colours :) It's fun to experiment with all the different ways a component can be used, though sometimes hard to pick just one!
ReplyDeleteit looks like interesting stuff, I like it threaded through the chain
ReplyDeleteI love the ribbon with the cactus. The necklace is beautiful. I love how the colors in the ribbon seem to dance above the cactus. :)
ReplyDeleteYou've got me thinking about chain as well. I like the ribbon in the first photo where the pleats show through a bit between links.
Thank you for playing!
Great idea for attaching your ribbon to chain. Looks so nice. The cactus is such a fun addition!!
ReplyDeleteCarolyn, thanks for including the steps you tried so we can see how your ideas advanced! I love when people post these things! I think your necklace is a real hit! I just love the colors you had to work with and that you made the piece "light-hearted" by adding the cactus pendant!
ReplyDeletenice way to utilize the ribbon as a cording mixed in with other materials. making gifts is a special kind of making.
ReplyDeleteWhat a cute necklace!!! The piece of shibori ribbon you've got is so rich in color that it doesn't need too much embelishments and the cactus pendant is just a pretty complement.
ReplyDeleteAlenka