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Practical notes on materials, hand-knotting, care, and choosing a piece for how it will actually live with you.

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The Inkweave #59 carved black-and-white clay bead beside clear Quartz and leaf-shaped drops

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01 · Choosing & wear

Choose by how it wears.

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