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Step Two:
This is probably the hardest step in the entire process. You have to turn your strand of
half persian into a continuous loop. To do this, pick up the strand in your left hand, pliers in your right hand.
With the top side towards you (the small side that you see in the picture in step one), and find the ring that
runs downwards to the left. Take this ring in the pliers of your right hand, under the other ring at the end of
the strand, and open it such that your pliers trap the other end ring and keep it from goign through the now opened ring.
(wordy isn't it?) Now, bring the other side of the strand around, and attach the open ring to the end ring that
is set slightly back, below the forward end ring.
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Step Three:
Now, we have to attach the second ring and complete the connection. This should be simple if we
did the last step right. Look at the second picture from step 2. See the ring in the bottom righthand corner
that only connects to two other rings? See the one right above it that also only connects to two rings? You need to
open one of them and connect it to the other, without running through any other rings. This way they both connect to three rings
and the weave is continuous.
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Step Four:
Next, we have to put our border onto the stone. You can do this however works for you, but here is how I do it.
Take the stone in your hands such that the flat back is facing you. Now, take the persian circle and bring it to the front of the stone,
with the open side (the side that is up in the picture from step three) against the stone. Now, using the index and middle
fingers of both hands, pull back on the wrapping while pushing gently on the middle of the stone with your thumbs. This takes a
bit of finesse and should be done slowly and gently. You should pull it back until the bottom of the persian circle sets itself
along the edge of the stone (this will probably take a couple tries). Hopefully it will be doable but fairly tight. You may want to move it
around a bit and get it even. Your also going to want to make sure one of the units of half persian 3-1 is directly at the top of the stone
where you're going to attach it to your necklace. once you've done this just follow the directions on the epoxy and spread it on the back to
secure the wrapping, let it set, and attach the jump ring to one of the two rings at the top.
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