kerravonsen: Crafty: a medly of beads (craft)
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I have finished it!

belt belt

I intended this to be a necklace, but it ended up so long that I made it into a belt. Could still be worn as a necklace, though.

Symbolism:
Yes, this has symbolism! Else it would not be titled as it is.
Idris is Idris "Sexy" TARDIS (as named in the DW episode "The Doctor's Wife"). The blue beads represent her; varying shapes as she is variable, blue with stars and chatoyancy as she is a space-time ship, and Very Blue.
Her Thief is, of course, the Doctor. The yellow beads represent all his regenerations so far, eleven sections of eleven beads. Also, eleven represents duality and thresholds; there is no Threshold like stepping into the TARDIS with the Doctor.
The spiral is the time vortex that they travel in.

I am quite pleased with it. 8-)

How: Chainmaille and beads.

Main spiral This Is Not Food weave,
large links ID=11.2mm, WD=1.4mm, AR=8 brass (gold, silver, plated)
small links rubber ID=2.8mm, WD=1mm, AR=2.8 (clear, white);
outside beads, eyepins, linked with small rings (ID=3.6, WD=1.2 AR=3) (brass: silver, gold, plated) and those rings linked to the large rings of the spiral weave with medium-sized rings (ID=5.6mm WD=1.2mm AR=4.67, brass, gold and silver plated); some beads not on eyepins but on rings and those rings linked to each other and the main spiral with small rings.
Section at end, Beadlock Spiral 2 in 1 weave, with large links as above, and the beads are brass and nickel pony beads. I made the tassel too; not the chain used in it, but I cut and put it together.
Main beads: blue on one side, yellow on the other side; blue beads are a) blue goldstone cube 8mm, b) blue goldstone round 8mm, c) blue tigereye 8mm; yellow beads are all 8mm diameter, and are a) round catseye, b) round Mysterious dark yellow, c) golden shadow helix, d) round cracked glass e) jonqquil Czech fire-polished round, f) yellow pony, g) round gold filigree, h) yellow Czech fire-polished round, i) apollo gold Czech fire-polished round, j) lustred yellow pony, k) round Mysterious light yellow.

There are eleven sections of yellow beads, and each section has eleven beads.

(edited to point to different offsite album)

Date: 2013-04-08 11:12 am (UTC)
From: [identity profile] feliciakw.livejournal.com
Oh, that's very cool!

Date: 2013-04-08 11:46 am (UTC)
From: [identity profile] sallymn.livejournal.com
They're lovely - I do have a soft spot for beads...

Date: 2013-04-08 04:49 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] vjezkova.livejournal.com
Wow! Beautiful!

Date: 2013-04-09 12:06 am (UTC)
From: [identity profile] jaxomsride.livejournal.com
Oh, that is lovely!

Date: 2013-04-11 02:06 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] dozmuffinxc.livejournal.com
BEAUTIFUL. I love your symbolic jewelry. It's really quite ingenious!

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