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In this lesson you'll create earrings using wire with macramé! In the 70's this technique was used for plant hangers, glass table hangers, belts and outlandish wall-hangings that were made with jute and nylon, it was only natural to use as an alternative knotting material. Copper is the softest and easiest, but dead-soft silver may also be used.

The earrings are worked using the "square knot", also known as Solomon's knot, flat knot and sinnet.

Material List:

* 2 pieces of 18" of 26 ga Copper Beading Wire

* 2 pieces of 6" of 20 ga Copper Artistic Wire

* 2 8mm bead with large enough hole to incorporate 2 of the 20 ga wires

* 8 6mm beads

* 16 size 6 or 4 seed beads

Tool List:

* Round nose pliers

* Wire cutters

* Flat nose or chain nose pliers

* ruler

In this lesson you'll create earrings using wire with macramé! In the 70's this technique was used for plant hangers, glass table hangers, belts and outlandish wall-hangings that were made with jute and nylon. The resurgence in the early 90's with Hemp Jewelry made macramé popular once again.

copper wire, glass

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