Wire wrap pendant tutorial. Pendant made of copper wire, gears and beads. How to make a handmade pendant.
Brief instructions for making a pendant made of copper wire.
To make the pendant, we need a copper gear, a bead with a hole and a copper wire 1 mm and 0.4 mm thick. You can replace the copper wire with another wire. Usually I use long pieces of wire. You can always cut off excess wire at the end of the job.
Wire is one of the most important materials in making the wire-wrapped jewelry. Who would have guessed? It comes in a variety of materials, sizes and hardness. So choosing what you want can be a little tricky. Copper wire is the most common and affordable option, so it is perfect for beginners.
Copper is a popular choice for jewelry making for many reasons. It has a beautiful color and has many opportunities for patinating. It is easy to work with and relatively inexpensive to buy. Copper is often recommended as a great material for beginners who would like to get some practice with wire. It gives you great practice before moving on to the more expensive sterling silver option.
I myself really love copper wire and often make jewelry out of it. In almost all of my lessons, I use copper wire.
Wire wrap pendant tutorial – tools
You’ll Need Jewelry Making Pliers.
1) Flat Nose Pliers
2) Wire Cutters
3) Optional Round Nose
Use Flat nose pliers with plastic/nylon jaws to clamp the weaving wire.
Wire wrap pendant tutorial. How to make a handmade pendant.
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.
For my jewelry I use only natural wire (copper, nickel silver, bronze, brass, silver). I patinate jewelry with wire with special solutions and polish with felt circles using polishing pastes. Sometimes, so that the wire does not darken over time, I coat the metal with a special varnish.
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.
I don’t speak much, I don’t like writing, I translate poorly into English. Sorry…
But, I take many detailed photos for you!
Valeriy Vorobev
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