Has anyone ever made hoop earrings using byzantine or jens pins? I have had a request for them. the chain isn't the problem but the finding or rather making the hinged post and clasp--does anyone have any idear or pictures or patterns or anything?? thanks in advanceAunt Pennies

This is just an idea and I don't even know if it would work.....but what about threading the weave onto a pre-formed hoop? It will mean spitting some of the Byzantine links a little to fit it through, but the hoop doesn't need to be a particularly heavy gauge and if you're using a reasonable sized ring to make the weave, it might hide it nicely. Like I said, just an idea and I've never tried it...... I know that I've used beading wire between weaves before to hold pearls in place and you can harden thin wire to create the necessary tension and shape....

 I have a little piece of jens pind that I made as a test sitting on my desk that I constantly play with - the rings are just slightly too small so it isn't completely flexible.  It will hold a loop, all I would have to do is join the ends with a jump ring and attach a ear wire.  Not sure about the byz...maybe over an existing earring (as suggested earlier)...