simple string #8

$89.00

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I could say all kindsa things about this one, but I’m not the one who made it, so

“So powerful, in fact, is simple string in taming the world to human will and ingenuity that I suspect it to be the unseen weapon that allowed the human race to conquer the earth …” — Elizabeth Wayland Barber, Women’s Work: The First 20,000 Years

They’re not strung on string but they’re definitely strung. I couldn’t resist the reference to one of my favorite nonfiction books. Very much worth reading.

(Jasper’s second attempt at making jewelry. His first one will be up later this week & is EVEN MORE COMPLICATED. I think he knows his shit.)

• the copper wire is from my brother-in-law, who used to fix diesel generators for a living • to him, it’s scrap • to me, it’s YAY FREE WIRE

• all the beads on this one came from my Aunt Ann

• the findings also came from Aunt Ann’s stash • if you need nickel-free findings, or a particular style of hook/latch/fastening • just let me know, I gotchu

it's this big:

• this necklace is 29.5″ long

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