Klmh Books 21027 Crossros Cirl Wuksh, Wisonsin 53186 www.klmh.om/books Contnts 2012 Klmh Books All rights rsrv. Expt for rif xrpts for rviw, this ook my not rprou in prt or in whol y ltroni mns or othrwis without writtn prmission of th pulishr. Bsis Introution... 4 Hrringon Stith Bsis... 5 Hng in Thr... 38 Clvrly omin hrringon n pyot stith rt ustom il. Hrringon Hlix... 70 Mk twist rlt y joining two lngths of tuulr hrringon. Th jwlry signs in Stith Workshop: Hrringon Stith r opyright, n my not tught or sol without prmission. Pls us thm for your ution n prsonl njoymnt only. Bsi Thniqus... 7 Tools & Mtrils... 10 Cl Brlt... 40 Apt hrringon stith with lssi fir thniqu for n unulting rlt. Do th Twist... 73 Crt wi uff of twist rops with rystl onntions. For thnil n rtisti rsons rlting to photogrphi rproution n th printing pross, olors rprou in ths photogrphs r not xt rprsnttions of th originl signs. Pulish in 2012 15 14 13 12 11 1 2 3 4 5 Mnuftur in th Unit Stts of Amri ISBN: 978-0-87116-454-4 Th mtril in this ook hs ppr prviously in B&Button mgzin. B&Button is rgistr s trmrk. Eitor: Elis Nkr, Eri Swnson Thnil Eitor: Jn Dnly Cruz Art Dirtion: Lis Brgmn Lyout: R Mrkstin Illustrtion: Klli Jgr Photogrphy: Bill Zuk, Jim Fors Projts Mt Hri Brlt... 12 Turn to history for sign inspirtion. Spik with Prls... 15 Lustrous prls rh out from hrringon uff n gr your ttntion. Pillrs of Strngth... 18 Twist ugl s lin up lik Ioni olumns whn thy r insrt twn hrringon stiths. Collir u Solil... 21 Stith rint nkpi with hx s n ui zironi trrops. Lyr Loops... 25 Rpt simpl thniqu to prou wrl rlt. Turquois Rops... 42 Mk hrringon nkl n rlt using turquois n onyx. Flm Tr Flowrs... 45 Turn to ntur for otnil inspirtion. Suppl Hrringon Rops... 48 A pttrn of ugl s n ylinr s rts intrsting surf txtur. Link to Crtivity... 50 Clvr links onnt your fvorit olors. Fist Bngl... 52 Livn up hrringon tu with hunrs of olorful loops. Drp Expttions... 55 Connt hrringon sllops n fring for n lgnt nkl. Tht s Wrp... 76 Twist tuulr hrringon wins roun itslf to hng prtty pnnt. Florl Fntsy... 79 Suspn trio of foxglov looms from twist tuulr hrringon rop. Spirl Trnsnn... 83 Mk sttmnt of quit lgn with ylinr s, prls, n fir-polish s in monohromti pltt. Contriutors... 87 Lirry of Congrss Ctloging-in-Pulition Dt Hrringon stith : si thniqus, vn rsults / from th pulishr of B&Button mgzin. A Splsh of Sprkl... 27 Crystl inlusions rt nstl trsur for hrringon uff. Lntil Hrringon Wv... 30 Antut hrringon stith with offst-hol lntil s. Qun of th S... 58 Nstl prls in n unulting wv of hrringon rop. Fir Blooms... 61 A stunning florl ignits rystl hrringon rop. p. : ill. (som ol.) ; m. -- (Stith workshop) Th mtril in this ook hs ppr prviously in B&Button mgzin. --T.p. vrso. ISBN: 978-0-87116-454-4 1. Bwork--Pttrns. 2. Bwork--Hnooks, mnuls, t. 3. Jwlry mking--hnooks, mnuls, t. I. Klmh Pulishing Compny. II. Titl: B&Button mgzin. Elgn Squr... 33 Crt lvr ollr with two-hol Til s. Infinity Nkl... 35 Multipl links r hin togthr for loopy nkl. Fll Lvs... 64 A suppl hrringon s supports grful mllishmnt. Fll Fsintion... 66 Coppr-ipp lvs ontriut n uthnti fll motif to this vin-lik lrit. TT860.H47 2012 745.594/2
Introution y Din Fitzgrl On gin, th rihnss of Afrin ulturs offrs us most vrstil work thniqu: th hrringon stith, fonly rfrr to y mny s th Nl stith ftr th Afrin tri tht rt n us it wily in ornmnttion. Th wor Nl sms to roll off our tongus in fsinting wy, rting link mong rs worlwi n th womn of this South Afrin group rogniz wily for thir gomtri styl of prsonl n hom ornmnt. Cousins to th Zulu, who r lso not for thir work prowss, w n thnk thm for stith so si n sy to lrn, yt so opn to myri vritions. Nl popl Nl womn shin whn it oms to rtisti tlnt. Thy pint th outsi of thir houss with ol, olorful n istintiv gomtri signs, n y-thing styl tht prolims it is n Nl hom. Ths vivi polygonl shps r rflt s wll in thir hns n prons, -mllish frtility olls, n ortiv pnls tht r hung insi thir homs. Bsis ing known for thir ing ility, Nl womn r oftn portry wring two typs of thir tritionl prsonl ornmnt: rings of rss or oppr stk roun th nk, rms, n lgs n lrg onut shps ovr oil grss n worn s ollrs, rlts, or nklts. Th projts Th projts in this ook, ll s on or riv from th originl hrringon stith of th Nl, will mz you. Thy wr vlop y rtiv rs who sw th potntil in this stith n xprimnt with it until utiful nw jwlry lossom in thir hns. From Crol Prrnou s Lntil Brlt to Lin Gttings Hlix, w s trnsformtions n volutions from th si flt stith to thr imnsionl ontours n txturs. Juith Goln s Flm Tr Flowrs shows us how nturl forms n intrprt with this stith whil Mliss Grkowsky s Drp Expttions xhiits urvs n movmnt in grful n ppling nkl. So, gt out your s n join m in lrning or rvisiting this wonrful gift of th Nl th hrringon stith. Hrringon Stith Bsis Hrringon is tritionl stith tht hs n us y rs of th Nl tri in southrn Afri for nturis. Its istintiv wv pls pirs of s si y si so tht thy stk t slight ngl. This rts zigzg fft ross th horizontl rows n ri fft in th vrtil stks. Th stith n ithr strt from row of s tht is gthr into stks s th son row is swn, whih llows th s in th s row to ngl slightly, following th ovrll pttrn of th wv, or from row of lr-stith s, in whih th first row will stright. Th ngl pirs gin in th son row. Hrringon stith, tritionl strt Strt with lngth of thr with stop (s p. 7) tth to th n, lving til qul to th with of th n plus 6 in. (15m). Pik up n vn numr of s in multipls of four. Allow smll mount of sp twn th s n th stop. Ths s will form th first two rows. Pik up, n sw k through th n. Skip two s, n sw up through th nxt (figur 1, ). Pik up two s, n sw own through th nxt. Skip two s, n sw up through th nxt ( ). Rpt ross th row. To finish th row n gin th nxt: With th thr xiting th n, pik up two s, n sw own through th first just (figur 2, ). Sw up through th nxt, n pik up two s. Sw own through th following, n ontinu up through th susqunt ( ). Continu ing pirs of s ross th row. Bgin to snug up th stks. Whn you hv omplt th work, rmov th stop. Us th til to sw ross th first row to onnt th stks. This mtho will rt hlf-stk long th g with thr showing on vry othr (photo ). To voi xpos thr, pik up two s t th first turn n thr s t ll othr turns. Sw into th first just pik up. This will position t th g of vry othr row (photo, lft g). You my hoos to fill in th gps twn th g s to rt th fft of stk on h g (right g). figur 1 figur 2 figur 1 figur 2 figur 3 Evn-ount hrringon, lr strt Using n vn numr of s in th row will stk pirs of s ross th work. Strt with n vn numr of s stith into lr (s p. 7). Turn th lr, if nssry, so th thr xits th n pointing up. Pik up two s, n sw own through th nxt on th lr (figur 1, ). Sw up through th thir on th lr, pik up two s, n sw own through th fourth ( ). Rpt ross th lr. To mk th turn, sw own through th n of th prvious row n k through th lst of th own through th nxt in th prvious row, n sw up through th following ( ). Continu ing pirs of s ross th row. You n hi th g thr y piking up n nt or smllr for you sw k through th lst of th pir just. jwlry hr To mk turn without hving thr show on n g or ing n g, sw own through th n Fir Blooms, sign of th prvious row, up through th son-to-lst in y Di Nishihri, p. 61 th prvious row, n ontinu through th lst (figur 3, ). Pik up two s, sw own through th nxt in th prvious row, n up through th following ( ). Continu ing pirs of s ross th row. Using this turn will flttn th ngl of th g, mking th g stk look littl pir just (figur 2, ). Pik up two s, sw iffrnt thn th othrs. 4 Stith Workshop Hrringon Stith 5
Pillrs of Strngth Mtrils rlt 7 1 2 in. (19.1m) 3g 12mm twist ugl s Jpns s s 5g 80 11g 110 Firlin 6-l. tst ing nls, #10 figur 1 figur 2 Twist ugl s lin up lik Ioni olumns whn thy r insrt twn hrringon stiths sign y Jill Wismn figur 3 figur 4 figur 5 Th grut lngths of s s us in this n ln grful tpr to h n. Th ugl s in th rown rlt r 2.7mm in imtr, whil th othrs r 2mm in imtr. Eithr siz works wll in this sign. stpystp Brlt [1] On omfortl lngth of Firlin, lv 6-in. (15m) til, n pik up four 80 s s. Sw k through ll th s, n position thm so you hv two pirs si y si (figur 1, ). Work in lr stith (Bsis, p. 7) until you hv strip tht is four s wi y two s tll ( ). [2] Work two stiths in vn-ount hrringon (Bsis, p. 5 n figur 2, ). Stp up to omplt th row ( ). Work nothr row of hrringon. [3] Work on hrringon stith (figur 3, ). Pik up n 110, sw through th nxt 80, n thn work nothr stith ( ). Pik up four 110s, n sw up through th lst 80 ( ). [4] Rpt stp 3, ut pik up two 110s twn stiths inst of on ( ). [5] Rpt stp 3 svn tims, inrsing th numr of 110s pik up twn stiths y on in h row until you hv omplt row with nin 110s twn th two hrringon stiths. [6] Work s in stp 3, ut rpl th group of 110s with n 110, 12mm ugl, n n 110 (figur 4, ). [7] Work on hrringon stith ( ). Pik up n 110, sw through th ugl in th prvious stith, n thn pik up n 110 ( ). Work th nxt hrringon stith, four 110s, n thn stp up ( ). [8] Rpt stps 6 n 7 until th ugl stion is th sir lngth. To trmin how long th ugl stion shoul, first th lngth of th lsp to th lngth of th two 110 n stions of th rlt, n thn sutrt tht sum from your wrist irumfrn. Th lsp will rquir out 1 in. (2.5m). Th hrringon rows with 110s twn thm r pproximtly 1¼ in. (3.2m) pr si, or 2½ in. (6.4m) totl. For 7 1 2-in. (19.1m) rlt, th ugl stion shoul 4 in. (10m) long. A thr (Bsis, p. 7) s n. [9] Work stion using 110s twn th stiths, s in stp 3. Bgin with nin 110s, n rs th numr of 110s us twn stiths y on pr row until you hv omplt row with on 110 twn stiths. [10] Work two mor rows of hrringon, s in stp 2 (figur 5). Sw through th lst row in lr stith to strightn th s. En th thrs. Clsp [1] On 2 ft. (61m) of Firlin, lv 6-in. (15m) til, n pik up stop (Bsis, p. 7) n 10 110s. Work in flt, vn-ount pyot stith (Bsis, p. 8) to mk strip 10 s wi n 10 rows tll (photo ). Th omplt strip will hv fiv s on h g. [2] Rmov th stop, n zip up (Bsis, p. 8) th jgg gs (photo ) to form tu. En th thrs. 18 Stith Workshop Hrringon Stith 19
Lntil Hrringon Antut hrringon stith with offst-hol lntil s Coin-shp lntil s rt th txtur n pttrn tht mk ths signs oth lgnt n ring. Wv sign y Crol Prrnou row. To gt into position to strt th 30 Stith Workshop Hrringon Stith 31 figur 1 figur 2 figur 3 Coin-shp lntil s rt th txtur n pttrn tht mk ths signs oth lgnt n ring. Crol ws xprimnting to fin wy to highlight th pttrn rt y hrringon stith, whn sh isovr tht using on s n on lrgr in h stith rt rmti look. stpystp Brlt This rlt n m ithr six s ross, s in th rlt on p. 32, or ight s ross, s in th rlt on p. 30. [1] On omfortl lngth of thr, pik up two 80 s s, n, lving 6-in. (15m) til, sw k through oth s (figur 1, ). Piking up on 80 pr stith, work in lr stith (Bsis, p. 7) until you hv ithr six or ight s ( ). [2] Pik up olor A 6mm lntil n n 80, n sw own through th nxt on th lr (figur 2, ). Stp up through th following ( ) to gt into position to work th nxt stith. Working in vn-ount hrringon stith (Bsis, p. 5), ontinu ross th row, piking up lntil n n 80 with h stith ( ). Position h lntil t 45-gr ngl (pointing wy from th 80), n tightn your thr for ontinuing to th nxt stith. [3] To gt into position to gin th nxt row, sw up through th son-tolst in th lr n ontinu up through th lst 80 in th son row ( ). [4] Rpt stp 2, swing own through th nxt lntil n up through th following 80 in th prvious row for h stith (figur 3, ). If you r using two olors, us olor B lntils for this nxt row, sw k up through th lst 80 ( ). Som thr will show on th g of th lntil whn you mk this turn. Th surf with th thr showing will th k of th rlt, so in susqunt rows, mk sur to orint th lntils towr th front. [5] Rpt stp 4 until your rlt is th sir lngth minus th lngth of th lsp. Swith lntil olors with h row if you r using two olors. En n thr (Bsis, p. 7) s n. [6] At th n of th n, stith finl row of hrringon, using only 80s to mth th initil lr row. [7] Exiting th lst 80, work six or ight mor lr stiths (th sm numr s th with of your rlt) with 80s (photo ). [8] Work row of hrringon off th s in stp 7, mking sur your work is going in th irtion of th oy of th rlt (photo ). [9] Fol th two--high flp ovr th k of th rlt, lining up hlf of lsp twn th two lyrs. Swing through th hols in th lsp, stith th flp to th rlt (photo ), snwihing th lsp twn th rlt n th flp. Stith through ll th hols svrl tims to nsur sur onntion twn th rlt, th lsp, n th flp. [10] Rpt stps 7 9 to tth th othr n of th rlt to th rmining hlf of th lsp, n n th thrs. Mtrils oth projts Powr Pro 20-l. tst or Sptr Fir 15-l. tst ing nls, #11 rlt 8 in. (20m) 6mm offst-hol lntil s 192 for six--wi rlt (96 in h of 2 olors: A, B) or 256 for ight--wi rlt 10g 80 s s flt r lsp pin 2 1 8 x 1 7 8 in. (5.4 x 4.8m) 112 6mm offst-hol lntil s (56 in h of 2 olors: A, B) 6g 80 s s Nylon ing thr to oorint with th Ultrsu pin-k fining ln srp plsti (from milk jug or li-ontinr li) Ultrsu
Suppl Hrringon Rops A pttrn of ugl s n ylinr s rts intrsting surf txtur figur 1 figur 2 figur 3 figur 4 f g sign y Jill Wismn figur 5 mtrils oth projts Firlin 6-l. tst ing nls, #10 or #12 nkl 16 in. (41m) 8g 3mm ugl s 7g 110 Jpns ylinr s rlt 7 in. (18m) 4g 3mm ugl s 4g 110 Jpns ylinr s Enjoy this grful hrringon rop s nkl, or mk shortr vrsion to wr s rlt. Finish oth with pyot stith toggl lsp. stpystp Hrringon rop [1] On 2 y. (1.8m) of Firlin, pik up four ylinr s. Sw through thm gin in th sm irtion, lving 6-in. (15m) til. Align th s to strt lr (Bsis, p. 7), s in figur 1,. [2] Continu stithing lr with two ylinrs pr stith until you hv totl of ight stiths ( ). [3] Join th lst stith to th first to form tu (figur 2, ). [4] Work on roun of stright tuulr hrringon (Bsis, p. 5) using ylinrs (figur 3, ). [5] To strt th nxt roun, stp up through th top two ylinrs in th nxt stk (figur 4, ). Continu in hrringon using ylinrs ( ), n stp up s for. [6] Work th nxt roun using ugl s. [7] Continu stithing two rouns of hrringon using ylinrs n on roun using ugls until th tu is 1 in. (2.5m) short of th sir lngth of your nkl or rlt. En with thr rouns of ylinrs. [8] Pik up two ylinrs, n sw own through th top ylinr in th nxt stk (figur 5, ). Sw k through th top two ylinrs in th prvious stk ( ), n ontinu through th top two in th nxt stk ( ). This strightns th two sts of ylinrs so thy look lik th lr stith row t th rop s strt. Sw up through th top ylinr in th nxt stk ( ). [9] Pik up ylinr, sw own through th top two ylinrs in th prvious stk, n thn sw up through th top two in this stk ( f). Pik up ylinr, sw own through th top ylinr on th nxt stk, n thn sw up through th top two ylinrs in this stk. Sw own through th top two ylinrs in th nxt stk (f g). [10] Rpt stp 9 until you rh th strting point. Join th lst stith to th first, s in figur 2,, n n th working thr. [11] Rpt with th til t th strting n, n n th til. Clsp [1] On omfortl lngth of Firlin, pik up stop (Bsis, p. 7), lving 6-in. til. Pik up 10 ylinrs, turn, n work k ross th row in flt, vnount pyot stith (Bsis, p. 8). Stith totl of 10 rows. [2] Roll th pyot strip into tu, n zip up th first n lst rows (Bsis, p. 8, n photo ). [3] Rmov th stop, n n th thrs. [4] A 12-in. (30m) thr to on n of th rop (Bsis, p. 7), n xit ny in th n row. Pik up six ylinrs, sw through two ylinrs t th ntr of th pyot tu, n thn pik up two mor ylinrs. Sw through th fourth ylinr of th first six, pik up thr ylinrs, n thn sw through on th rop s n row opposit th strting point (photo ). Rtr th thr pth twi, n n th thr. [5] To mk th loop n of th lsp, 12-in. thr to th othr n of th rop. Exit in th n row in th sm olumn of s s th toggl onntion. Pik up nough ylinrs (out 27) to form loop lrg nough to go ovr th toggl. Sw through th fourth ylinr of th 27, pik up thr ylinrs, n thn sw through on th n row opposit th strting point (photo ). [6] Rtr th thr pth thr tims. If sir, work row of pyot stith roun th loop (photo ). En ny rmining thrs. 48 Stith Workshop Hrringon Stith 49
Fll figur 1 Lvs f figur 3 figur 4 figur 2 A suppl hrringon s supports grful mllishmnt sign y Dorh Sthl Mtrils rlt 9 in. (23m) 15g 80 Jpns s s in h of 4 olors: A, B, C, D 15g 110 Jpns s s in h of 2 olors: E, F 12mm flt flowr with singl hol, or shnk utton Powr Pro 10-l. tst ing nls, #12 This lvish rlt, s wll s th hokr, r muh sir to mk thn thy look. Simply stith spirl hrringon s of 80 s s n mllish it with lvs s you work. This tim-sving stp will hv you wring flttring fring roun your nk or wrist in no tim t ll. Vrying th mount of lfy fring givs you th option of litly or rihly mllish vrsion of this rlt. stpystp [1] On 3 y. (2.7m) of Powr Pro, stith thr- lr four rows long (Bsis, p. 7), lving 20-in. (51m) til, using 80 s s n following th olor squn in figur 1. [2] Sw through th first, lst, n first rows gin to onnt th lr into tu. Exit th top of stk of olor A 80 s s. [3] Work in twist tuulr hrringon (Bsis, p. 6) s follows: Pik up n A n olor B s. Sw own through th top in th B stk n up through th two top s on th olor C s stk (figur 2, ). [4] Pik up C n olor D 80 s. Sw own through th top in th D stk n up through th thr top s on th A stk ( ). [5] Pik up n A, ight olor E 110 s s, n four olor F 110 s s. Skip n F n sw k through th nxt F (figur 3, ). Pik up two Fs n thr Es. Skip two Fs n thr Es, n sw through th nxt thr Es ( ). [6] Pik up six Es n four Fs. Skip n F n sw through th nxt F ( ). Pik up two Fs n thr Es. Skip two Fs n thr Es, thn sw through fiv Es ( ). [7] Pik up B, n sw own through th top B on th B stk ( f), n thn sw up through th two top s on th C stk. [8] Pik up C n D, sw own through th top in th D stk, n thn sw up through th thr top s in th A stk. [9] Pik up n A n B. Sw own through th top in th B stk n up through th two top s in th C stk. [10] Rpt stps 5 n 6, ut pik up C inst of n A. [11] Pik up D, n sw own through th top on th D stk n up through th thr top s on th A stk. [12] Rpt stps 3 11 until you rh th sir lngth. [13] Exit th top in th A stk, pik up n A, two Fs, flt flowr or utton, n A, n n F. Skip th F n sw k through th s just to th rlt (figur 4). Rtr th thr pth to rinfor th s, n n th working thr. [14] On th til, pik up nough 80s to ommot th lsp. Go into th opposit whr th thr is xiting. Mk son pss through th s just to rinfor thm. Mk thr sts of lvs on th loop, n n th thr. Eitor s Not: Lngthn th rlt to mk hokr. Stith fw lf frings nr th k of th nkl n grully mk it fullr nr th front. A rystls to th s, if sir. 64 Stith Workshop Hrringon Stith 65