I consider the Victorian purse experiment a waste of time, effort, thread and beads!!! OR is it? Here is the first stage which I showed you a week or two ago.
Well the beads aren't a waste cause those can be re-used!!!
Looking at the picture of this in the original book (published 1870) it's obvious that all the illustrations were either drawings or etchings. So this means that the end result which looks lovely and flat is really down to 'artistic licence'!!!
On the final round here it states that the rings are started at the outside and a new one worked leaving a 'short distance' of thread in between. Well I took a look at that, tried it and then decided to start by joining to the very small picot on the previous round and having the rings face 'outwards'. This shouldn't have made any difference in the results except that a small length of thread between each ring is now hidden in between the rings rather than on the outside. But I don't like it!!! Some of the beads still have a tendency to turn inwards!!! This has been 'wetted' thoroughly, poked and prodded and pressed.
Now, what do I do? Do I continue and do the other side or do I call this a 'lesson learnt' and re-cycle it!!!!
There is another option, of course and that is to 'make it work' by re-designing the whole thing!!!! Answers on a postage stamp, please, addressed to the 'Old Git, UK'!!! Please use a postage stamp as then you won't be able to write rude things on it!!!!
I really, really want to be making bookworm bookmarks which are in my Etsy store and not playing with this purse!!!
There is another option, of course and that is to 'make it work' by re-designing the whole thing!!!! Answers on a postage stamp, please, addressed to the 'Old Git, UK'!!! Please use a postage stamp as then you won't be able to write rude things on it!!!!
I really, really want to be making bookworm bookmarks which are in my Etsy store and not playing with this purse!!!