[Jewelry making - Article 00001] - Re: [Orchid] Knitted chain by hand or weaving

[Noel Yovovich]

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>     The spiral is an important feature of a freehand chain. This helps
>     to keep the structure rigid and stable as it is being worked. Once
>     the desired length is accomplished and the chain has been annealed
>     it can be untwisted to remove the spiral. 

    Aha! This explains something that has been puzzling me-- when I
    switched from freehand to working on a dowel (much faster and
    easier, IMHO) I found that I really didn't need to anneal the chains.
    They come off the dowel pretty stiff and get drawn down MUCH more
    than the freehand ones did, but they are beautifully supple
    afterwards. I like that I can avoid the heating and re-polishing. 

Noel
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