I had originally intended to follow the previous post on my herringbone linen tunic with a bit of a rant about historical accuracy and what we label "accurate" vs. "fantasy" and the social signals we send when doing so, but since the discussion thread that inspired the rant is now a couple of months distant, I've decided to let it lie for the time being. Instead, I'm going to show you some shiny things that I made.
I don't often wear jewelry (apart from a few pieces that rarely get changed out, like piercing jewelry and my wedding-ish ring), but I enjoy making it. I don't consider myself a particularly skilled jewelry-maker since I don't know the first thing about soldering, casting, wire-wrapping, or any number of other techniques, but I can tie knots in a string and I'm pretty handy with a pair of needle-nose pliers. Recently, I got a hankering for some new bead necklaces and had a rummage though my supplies. These are the results:
