Cinnabar necklace

 

First stringing

Too sloppy and moved over the knots

Restringing is a must when you care about your work.

I just was not pleased with the loose work.

This was a big challenge.

I had to ream out every bead and use a long length folded in half.

This way the tread was so thick that on the end three beads each side I had four thickness going back through to finish knot and tie, gluing the third beads in.

It was also brushed with a very soft tooth brush and then linseed oil was applied.


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Using my own wire I spun some french wires to cover the threads at end as would a pearl strand only smaller diameter and usually gold.

Pearl knotted and strung on waxed cotton.

My Sister found this strand of cinnabar in an attic of a house in Utah. 

The house was a good 100 years old or so at the time.

Perhaps a missionary brought it home.

A mystery to be sure.

She held onto it herself a many a year hoping on day to ware it.