Wire wrapped pendant. Handmade jewelry. Wire wrap tutorial.
Today’s pendant is a great project for anyone just getting started in wire wrapping.
Do you want to add some new pieces of jewelry to your collection? With just a little bit of practice and skill, you can make your own jewelry at home with wire. No, it won’t pass for pricey jewels, but it sure is cool.
Wire Wrapped Pendant. How to make a Pendant step by step.
You’ll Need Jewelry Making Pliers.
1) Flat Nose Pliers
2) Wire Cutters
3) Optional Round Nose Pliers
Nylon jaw chain nose pliers are a very useful tool for anyone who does a lot of wire working.
Basic weaves. Wire wrap tutorials.
Discover Basic weaves to use with one, two, three and four… wire frames.
Once you know how to achieve the basic weaves, you can do so much with wire work. It is really simple when you know how.
I used 1 mm wire for the frames and 0.4 mm wire for the weaving as this helps to keep the weaving neat.
My tips:
Use appropriate wire thickness.
I make jewelry of wire 1 mm (18 ga) wire for the frames and 0.4 mm (26 ga) thick wire for the weaving.
You can use wire with a thickness of 0.8 mm (20 ga) wire for the frames and 0.3 mm (28 ga) wire for the weaving.
Tension is important when weaving. Too tight and you will pull your frame wires out of shape, but too loose and your weaving will be uneven.
When you have finished weaving, trim the weaving wire at the back of the piece, and secure by pressing firmly against a frame wire with flat nose pliers.
Avoid kinks in your weaving wire by catching them before they form. Gently untwist the wire before it is pulled tight.
Tools can and should be altered. The edges of pliers are often rough and sharp Use 220 emery on a stick to smooth and slightly round all edges.
Use Flat nose pliers with plastic/nylon jaws to clamp the weaving wire.
Practice makes perfect!
Handmade wire jewelry. How to wire wrap stones.
I usually use long pieces of wire. You can always cut off excess wire at the end of the job.
Hi! I’m Valeriy, but you probably guessed that.
Do you love making wire jewelry as much as I do? I’ve been making jewelry from wire for nearly 15 years, and I didn’t want to keep this knowledge to myself, so I write wire jewelry tutorials sharing what I’ve learned.
Also, check out Free Wire wrapping pendant tutorials:
Wire wrapped tutorials PDF Valeriy Vorobev
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