Perri's Chain Weave's Variations by Donna Spadafore

Perri's Chain Weave's Variations by Donna Spadafore

I have introduced Perri Jackson a.k.a. Shaktipaj Jewelry Designs's latest Wire Jewelry Tutorial (Perri's Chain Weave Wirework Donut Bail) last month, and these are some variation pieces done by Donna Spadafore a.k.a. Gailavira Jewelry.

The first two pictures in this blog post were her first two attempts. As she claimed: "I couldn't wait. I got all my orders filled as quickly as I could this morning so I could have a try at Perri Jackson's new tutorial. The chain part of the weave didn't come out as even as I had hoped, but not bad for a very rushed first try I guess. I decided to do the back a little differently so it would look different than the front to make it reversible (the original back is still pretty enough to be reversible, I just wanted something different)."

Perri's Chain Weave's Variations by Donna Spadafore

"Now I have all sorts of ideas. Next I want to try and put beads in the centers of the loops to see if I can make it work. After that, I'm wondering if I could combine the weave with the bottom part of my Hyacinth House design (that would end up with either 2 or 4 chains on the same weave). Too many ideas now...." She continues...

Perri's Chain Weave's Variations by Donna Spadafore

Above picture shows that Donna had introduced beads to the weave, she shared that by introducing beads in between weaves actually makes it harder to keep the weaves all even and centered,  she thinks she'll try keeping the frame just a tiny bit wider than the beads in her next attempt so that it will keep it all in line better.

Following two pieces are Donna's latest attempt as of today:
First picture: 20mm frosted black Agate donuts in copper. She used 28g for the weave and made it very narrow.

Perri's Chain Weave's Variations by Donna Spadafore

Second picture: Copper and blue Aventurine. Donna used a 50mm donuts. She combined the chain weave with another technique from her own hyacinth house tutorial for the bottom part of the design. It was a little tricky getting it started since she had to start on the narrow end. She ended up starting with only one chain, then having it branch off into two as the weave became wider.

Perri's Chain Weave's Variations by Donna Spadafore

As for the bracelet, she decided to add some beads as it's focal. The 4mm beads worked into the weave very well.

I certainly hope to see more pieces from Donna soon. :)

Hope you're inspired after reading, happy weekend all!

Corra @ de Cor's