Inventing the Wheel (Orbital Shag)

Honestly, I'm not in favour of re-inventing the wheel......BUT, this one has caused me some major problems.  Just try to find some cord with copper findings! Hey, try to find copper findings! Oh well, my trials aside, I have (I suspect) about 16 hours into this one because I simply could not get it to work.  That being said, I do like the end result; however.....I think it might have been easier to just invent the wheel!