Twisted Herringbone Rope

Here's a necklace made with a twisted herringbone rope. There are two colours of cylinder beads, but one is delica and the other is Aiko. They are noticeably different in size, which made the twist more pronounced.

I like the effect that the two types of cylinder beads made and just wish it was easier to buy Aikos here. It's the Aiko which is slightly larger than the delica.

This is a fairly simple piece. The cab is ceramic and was purchased from http://www.cranberry.net.au/

The two metal buttons are vintage ones - I can't recall where I bought them from, but I like how they look.

I wanted to experiment with swags and drops with this project. I've only done quite simple swags here, but I like the way they look. Slightly steampunkish and slightly industrial I think.

I have some really nice cabochon sets which I can use for pendants like this, and I plan to experiment more with swags when I turn them into necklaces.