[Sueki]

Originally Posted by imanit

Funny... this is exactly how I work. Even pieces that are eventually done on silver wire - first I string them working from the center of the necklace. Placing pearls / beads on the board helps, but only stringing them shows me how they will look once thread is passed through. As you all know - not all holes are drilled the same way, not all of them are centered, especially in stones.
Once my necklace is strung on temporary wire ( by now I have quite few different length of wire that are little kinked and good only for "try-outs") I start on the "real thing" going properly from one side to the other.

Well I never - this is exactly how I work, too. Even though I only string the finished pieces on silk I still do everything the same way as Pattye and Imanit, using wire to string temporary designs.