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JillHoffman [2012-09-22 21:39:43 +0000 UTC]
Great idea... Looks very well made.
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BlueWolfCheetah [2012-09-22 21:36:01 +0000 UTC]
This is absolutely lovely! How well would these hold up to every day wear? And can you do necklaces this way? I'd love to have one to hang my bronze bear pendant from (I wear it every day)
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BlueWolfCheetah In reply to TarpanBeadworks [2012-09-22 22:49:09 +0000 UTC]
Was concerned about the individual strands of the horse hair fraying/separating from the braid. If it works out, I'd definitely be interested in one for my pendant. It has a fairly small loop on it, but I should be able to thread a larger one through it to connect it to a new chain. Do let me know!
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TarpanBeadworks In reply to BlueWolfCheetah [2012-09-23 00:14:22 +0000 UTC]
Oh the hair doesn't fray or seperate unless it gets broken somehow, and that's not easy. It's about the same tensile strength as fishing line, depending on how coarse the hair is, and that's before it's braided together. When assembling the strands of the braids I count the individual hairs out and trim them all down to the same length before I even start the braid. The last 1/2 inch or so is sealed with good ol' superglue.
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