On a Roll...

I started thinking about my next Fiber Fall chain before I even finished the last one, so I was able to keep the momentum going and dive right in.  I made a sandwich similar to the one I made for the last chain, but this time I used a teal netting as the outside pieces and fusible webbing to hold everything together while I stitched.  I already had many wavy strips cut out of sheer and sparkly fabrics in this bright aqua blue left over from a previous project, so the process went pretty quickly.  Above is the resulting conglomerate fabric (for lack of a better word), which I cut into strips 1 1/2" wide.  I decided to use rectangle shapes this time, but still cut them into 3", 4" and 5" strips.  I linked them together in a similar fashion (3, 4, 5, 4, 3 etc) but this time I added an aqua glass bead between the shapes.  Here's how it looks so far:

Again, I'm trying to bring to mind the element water, and the color, shine, and sparkle of the fabrics definitely do that.  I think the graduated rectangles also bring to mind waves, and the way they twirl in the slightest breeze is reminiscent of the constant motion of the ocean.  It's very glittery and pretty, like the Caribbean, and looks different enough from the "Air" chain that it's obvious what they are.  I'm not quite finished linking them all together (threading them on the yarn and tying the knots is a bit tedious) but I'm glad it came together so quickly!  I'm even contemplating making a fourth one to round out the four elements, which would be Fire.  We'll see how much energy (and time) I have after the next two...