Grrrrr!

I hate it when I am right.

It is so not fun to spend hours creating something, and then have it fall apart.

Especially when it is a gift, and doubly so when it is to my Beloved!

Don't believe them when they say Nymo D on the large spool will hold.

It will fray over time.

DH was given, and followed, instructions as to how to be gentle with the 4 bead tubular herringbone rope on this bolo.

You can see in the one photo that it is a soft leather backing, that I stitched in place just snug enough to barely hold the rope in place.

The nymo stretched, and finally gave out, despite pre-stretching.

I would rather pay the extra, and use Fireline!

I hope it can be redone before his Spring concert this Thurs...grrrrrr!

Pooh on you, Nymo!

A bolo of his own

I have wanted to do a bolo for Kurt for years, but didn't find what

I needed for the showy bit til this year; a bone woman's face with

an eagle over top. It was very white, so used a toothpick and leather

dye to give it color, then clear acrylic spray over to seal it. By the

way, those SOS pads removed dye I had gotten on my hands and fingers!
The 'cord' body is done in herringbone, using 14o hex Matsuno beads.

I added green 'goldstone' drops at the ends, attaching them with 24K

13o charlottes. I also ran a single line up each of the herringbones when

I got it the correct length, making sure to not pull things crooked as I

did, so as to strengthen it against all the tugging it will endure being put

on and taken off....I hope he likes it!
Aryd'ell