[Jewelry making - Article 01057] - Re: [Orchid] Knitted chain by hand or weaving

[Michael David Sturlin]

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    Helen wrote about her freehand chain twisting...... 

    In Viking knit, being constructed over an armature, the rows of loops
    can easily be kept straight. Freehand fabrication, when done
    correctly, will naturally develop a spiral. That is the nature of the
    process because the technique is a spiraling construction. Once the
    loops are evenly sized and next to one another with no space
    in-between the spiral begins to develop. 

    The spiral is an important feature of a freehand chain. This helps to
    keep the structure rigid and stable as it is being worked. 

    Once the desired length is accomplished and the chain has been
    annealed it can be untwisted to remove the spiral. This allows the
    loops to be aligned into parallel rows and enables the loops to slide
    back and forth within one another. This movement, like a Chinese
    finger cuff, gives the chain its suppleness and flexibility. 

    The majority of increase in the length of a well executed freehand
    chain before and after annealing will result from the chain being
    untwisted, rather than from drawing the chain through the drawplate. 

Michael David Sturlin
www.goldcrochet.com
www.michaeldavidsturlin.com
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