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[camwyn]

Recently started learning Viking knit, mostly because I hate hate hate buying chain and would like to be able to string my pendants on something other than leather cord and have not yet gotten the guts up to use my blowtorch, let alone try to make chain with it. Viking knit is time-consuming and probably not the best way to make fine or narrow chain, but it has its own aesthetic appeal, and if I'm careful about how I handle the jump rings or bails, works pretty nicely for my stuff- it's not like I make delicate, minimalist pieces. The coiled end cones are kind of a pain in the ass to do, which is why I didn't photograph that part of today's experiment; they are sad and amateurish beyond the common run, but hey, not like anyone other than me's got to see them.