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Topaz Trilogy is a sterling silver jewelry set, consisting of a pair of earrings, a necklace and a bracelet. This is the second part - necklace. A bit curled up on the photo, it measures about 15,5 inches (40 cm), clasp included. The chain part is HP3-1, 0,7/3mm silver rings used. The "pendant" is a 7mm round faceted topaz (heated) gemstone, wrapped/set in maille - a modification of my standard setting. Hope you like it, comments and criticism much appreciated.

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:iconslickdesigns:
Beautiful! Do you sell your pieces?
:iconrogaty:
Thank you very much. :bow: As for selling my works - it seems I have to sell them, not to be flooded by overproduction:>

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:iconsr388:
Ah, you've earned another fav from me :-D

Do you mind saying what weaves you used? I tend to use a variation of boxchain for my necklaces, and I have no idea how you captured the topas in the pendant.

Also (and I'm going to be brash here, sorry if it's too rude) how do you manage to sell your work? So far I havn't had any luck with flea markets or the internet... I'm just curious how you do it :-)

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:iconrogaty:
Judging from the favs, you seem to like my general style of weaving. That is a great compliment for my works, thank you for that.

As for the weaves used: The chain part is plain old Half Persian 3in1, one of my all time favourite chain weaves. The pendant part is much more tricky to explain - it started as byzantine once, and ended up like it is today, going near inverted round somewhere in the process. I promised a dozen of people to write a tutorial for that setting, I can't find the time though.

I am not in the least offended by the selling question, especially I live in Poland, so our interests are rather not going to clash:> The internet is for me a secondary source of sales - taking into account the fact, that about 30% Poles have access to it (lowest statistic in the EU...). The best I achieve is using the "friends of friends of friends of friends, and their friends" approach. When my stuff hits the right people I usually have a full line of work for a month or so:> Also, galleries are starting to take interest in my work - that's new to me, seems rather promising.

Thanks again for the comment!

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:iconranne:
I've been studying this piece and others like it in your gallery trying to figure out how the setting is done. Eluding to inverted round was a tantalizing clue... I was wondering does the back of the piece mirror the front. I too would really love to learn how you do this setting. Please if you can't find the time for a tutorial please give us some more clues.
:icongothickirara:
wow you do amazing work do you mind if I ask what the going price in American dollars is for you different pieces or having one made custom?

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:iconisiliel:
i really like how the rings wraps around the stone! The whole set is really pretty :)

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:iconrogaty:
Thanks for all the nice words. As for the prices, they are so varied... depending on the stone, weave and type of rings used. If you want to know about something specific, send me a note on it.

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:iconrogaty:
Glad to see you like it :> Thank you for the comment!

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