Session Jedna zawieszka • stage 1/5

Choose your symbol

1. Choose the arrow, the initial H or a simple custom symbol. 2. Use the ruler to check the 20 mm segment. 3. Place the chosen pattern under the flexible transparent mat on a flat table; prepare the pen in accordance with its instructions. 4. Layers from top to bottom: transparent mat, printed paper, table.

Before S03, there are no PLA parts here. The diagram is not a 1:1 pattern.

Check: The pattern is visible through the mat, the scale measures 20 mm, and the symbol has at least three planned joins to the frame.

If it does not work: If the scale is wrong, print again at 100%. If the symbol is too difficult, choose a ready-made pattern; preparation does not require changing the construction.

Session Jedna zawieszka • stage 2/5

Build the frame and eyelet

On W01, make three adjacent overlapping strands for the outline and integral eyelet. Repeat them as a second layer. Keep the entire piece supported by the mat; leave the hole open. Example: arrow.

Check: The outline is closed, the eyelet is part of the frame and its centre is open; there are no gaps at the base.

If it does not work: Bridge a visible gap with fresh PLA on the mat and let it cool again. If the eyelet is blocked, do not pierce it with the hot nozzle or a needle; remake the frame using the pattern.

Session Jedna zawieszka • stage 3/5

Connect the symbol to the outline

Choose the arrow or H in W01. Arrow: run the shaft from the left side of the frame to the inner vertex. After it has cooled, make the upper arm from the upper side of the frame to the end of the shaft; let it cool, then add the lower arm from the lower side of the frame in the same way.

H: make the left and then the right vertical from the upper to the lower side of the frame. After they have cooled, join the verticals with a crossbar from left to right. Make each section with two adjacent strands; repeat the sequence in the second layer.

Overlap the starts and ends onto the cool frame or a previously completed section of the symbol. The overlap spans both strands; merely touching the ends together is not sufficient. Place the pen on its stand. Wait until the PLA is completely cool in accordance with the device instructions.

Check: Arrow: three wide connections to the frame and a fused vertex. H: four connections to the frame and a crossbar joined to both verticals.

If it does not work: On the mat, add fresh PLA across the visible gap and let it cool. Do not attach separately moulded letters. If a custom symbol is not recognizable, return to a simple pattern variant.

Session Jedna zawieszka • stage 4/5

Thread the loop

1. Tie together both ends of the 30 cm thread to form a closed loop. 2. Pass the folded bight opposite the knot from the front through the eyelet to the back and pull it above the eyelet’s upper rim. 3a. Pass the entire remaining loop together with the knot through the protruding folded bight. 3b.

Gently take up the slack so that the hitch wraps around the eyelet’s upper rim. During 2–3b, support the cool frame with your fingers right next to the eyelet. Do not use a needle or force.

Check: Trace the thread’s entire closed loop. The knot and the two short ends are on the loop, outside the hole; the part with the knot has also passed through the folded bight. The hitch wraps around the eyelet’s upper rim and remains in place when you let go.

If it does not work: If the thread is twisted or misses the eyelet, loosen it and thread it again. Do not force open a hole that is too small; report a making or pattern problem. An adult may help with tying.

Session Jedna zawieszka • stage 5/5

Check your symbol

1. Show the pendant to another person and ask them to identify the symbol; compare it with the selected pattern yourself. 2. Support the frame right next to the eyelet, hold the thread with your other hand, and tension it lightly only enough to remove the slack. Let go and inspect the connections. Do not put the thread around your neck.

Check: The symbol is recognizable; the eyelet and symbol did not detach, no gap, crack or clear stress whitening appeared at a join, and the thread did not slip out.

If it does not work: If a join cracks, shows stress whitening or separates, stop the test and do not use the tag. After repairing it on the mat, return to cooling and the same light test. Correct an unrecognizable result by simplifying the symbol, not by adding tiny lettering.