The basic elements of the design are created and fitted together
Background fill is added, a very painstaking step
All of the background fill has been added
The cane is stretched out until the design is cohesive, then it is cut into 4 equal lengths and reassembled
Here is another example of the cane building process.
Cane elements with the background fill added.
Here I have gotten the cane into a rough triangle. The cane is cut in half, and two triangles are mirrored to form a square, ready for the final step.
The final result! 4 squares fitted together to form one larger square. Out of this cane many pieces of jewelry can be made.
Here you can see how very different patterns can be developed using the same cane by rotating how they are fitted together.