My new favorite stitch--Herringbone weave

Herringbone is a fast and furious weave and the results are amazing. The seed beads line up and almost come together the way bones on a fish skeleton would, resulting in a complex looking flexible chain. While I wait for resin to cure (24 hrs,[each side] Yikes!), herringbone has been a great stitch to occupy my time, and keeps me from ruining the protective glassy finish with impatient fingerprints!!

This necklace was made with larger sized Japanese seed beads. The way the sun sparkles off the silver lining is just stunning. I'm still working on the clasp, it's in the test drive phase to make sure it doesn't fall off and get lost. I have a feeling this will be a nice base for a beautiful orchid pendant I've been hiding...