This week the Designer Crafts Connection is working with a brand new type of parachute cord from Sullivan's USA.
It's very thin and shiny and it comes in really pretty colors. I received wine and lavender - gorgeous!
We were asked to knit, crochet or knot with it...I don't knit or crochet, so I opted for some super simple knotting. This lovely cord was a bit too thin for my poor hands and eyes to do the macrame project that I originally had in mind.
Then I realized how pretty it is all on its own, so I created several different 6-strand lengths with randomly placed overhand knots and a few lovely glass beads. A couple lengths have only a couple knots in the center to give the necklace a bit more of a fiber look. The knot at each of the ends were tightened and trimmed, then gathered together to be tightly wire-wrapped with a loop. The two loops connect with a large spring-closure ring. I really like this randomly ropey style of necklace - loose and casual, but still makes a nice statement.
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