Combining my love for braiding and my love for quirky pieces of old jade I have, over time come up with more braided bracelet items. Each bracelet was painstakingly hand knotted by me and each antique jade ornament just as tirelessly hand carved by craftsmen from long ago.
My bespoke bracelets |
I used embroidery floss and braid patterns like Chevron, Chevron with border, Egyptian and Knitted to knot the bracelets. Tiny, flat jade ornaments were then added as a centerpiece or as a closure after the bracelets were completed.Of the six bracelets 2 were formed by the simple pattern Chevron, shown below
Chevron with border is a variation of the chevron pattern. The two bracelets shown below were made to this design.
Last two bracelets were made with more complicated Egyptian and Knitted designs.
Pattern: Reverse side of Knitted pattern is used. Knitted pattern shown below Decorated in the centre with a white jade bird. (Closure button is modern) Knitted pattern on other side |
The last bracelet was knotted following the Egyptian design
Pattern : Egyptian with spherical jade button closure
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Compared with the mass produced stuff of today my self crafted, personalized accessories are real neato !
What a refreshing change ! |
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