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Thanks so much for the lovely comment, Jane! 😊 I hope the videos have been a help to you. Happy creating!

Thank you for letting me know you were inspired by the video. 😊 Happy creating!

Hope you were inspired, Jolande!

I love him, too! Looking forward to getting him into a piece of wearable jewelry.

Thanks for the nice note, Patricia! It made me stop and try to decide what are my core techniques? I think it’s all a love of tiny details, no matter the medium. I can’t imagine not ironing the ribbon, a crease in the wrong place would totally ruin the look. 🤨

Keepsake Crafts by Sandy Huntress That's so interesting that you had to decide! I first found your channel through your jewelry techniques, but I know sewing is a major interest of yours, and that's what I had in mind with that comment. Silk ribbon is an extension of that, in a way: sewing on fabric to make a beautiful design. I've never worked with the ribbon silk (the type I iron is Griffon silk, the thread/cord type for hand knotting). I wonder whether the ribbon silk is strong enough to use in a knotting project? I'm envisioning one where the beads are spaced out, perhaps with knots on each side (if necessary) to hold them in place, alternating with sections where the lovely ribbon is exposed as part of the design. Do you think ribbon silk might work for this task, or would it abrade too easily, where exposed or stressed? It looks rather delicate, but silk is a strong fiber, sooo....maybe?

Hmmm, silk is one of those kind of contradictory fibers, it's delicate and yet it is very strong. Perhaps if in your design you were careful to choose beads that didn't have sharp holes and maybe if you included another fiber in there to help support the ribbon? Also, if you made sure to make the knots close enough to the beads so they didn't move around as it would be the movement that would cause the abrasion.

Keepsake Crafts by Sandy Huntress I thought about doubling the silk, but hadn't thought of adding a supporting fiber. Fireline might be small enough to be hidden, but might affect the drape. S-lon would be drapey-ish, but would probably show, in the sections between bead stations with exposed fiber (which I'm still thinking might abrade from general use/everyday wear?) Hmmmm, possibilities....hmmmmm, decisions... PS, one of those long-form, 11-minute ads is running now. Were you able to find anything definitive about YT renumeration and partial ad views?

Glad you liked it, Tracy!

That’s a great trick, as they usually heat up faster than an iron.

You are welcome, happy creating!

Do you mean "awl"? It's a long pointy tool, used by many different creators (wood, metal, sewing, etc.) You can see one here: amzn.to/3vRGUzE

I would only suggest using satin ribbon if you like frustration! I learned this from an extremely aggravating experience. 😕 Satin ribbon does not behave at all in the same way as silk. You can find silk ribbon on Amazon. amzn.to/47lPJo6

I hope you were inspired, Joyce!

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