That I utterly failed to complete satisfactorily.

The attached image is a necklace very similar to a broken one I was asked to restring. I could not manage the raffia at all and wound up using nylon with a redesign involving end beads and wrapping.

It took a long time and failed to live up to the simple elegance of this piece.

I was glad to see this thread - but remain in awe of whomever put this lovely thing together.