Wire wrapped beads tutorial for beginners. Wire wrapping pendant techniques. How to wire wrapping stones. Valeriy Vorobev.
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How to wire jewelry making.
Hello and welcome! I’m Valeriy Vorobev.
If you have decided to make your own jewelry from wire, beads and stone cabochons, but do not know where to start, you have come to the right place – I have a great Wire wrapped beads tutorial for you. Making jewelry out of wire and stones is actually a lot easier than you might think at first glance. If you learn and try this technique, you can make beautiful and unique jewelry with just a few basic inexpensive materials. In fact, all you need to get started is some stone beads, some wire, and a small set of hand tools. You don’t need solders or gas torches! We are not going to solder anything!
I’ve been doing art crafts almost all my life. I’ve been making wire and stone jewelry for about 20 years and don’t want to keep that knowledge a secret. That’s why I do step-by-step photo and video tutorials on making wire jewelry and publish them on my websites. There you can find a Wire wrapped beads tutorial to your liking. That way, I can share with you all that I have learned and gained over the years.
Here is a Wire wrapped beads tutorial. Today we will make a pendant from a flat, oval stone bead with a hole and copper wire.
Wire wrapped beads tutorial. Tools and materials:
Wire.
I will use natural soft copper wire with a thickness of 1 mm (18 ga) and 0.4 mm (26 ga). To create a pendant with your own hands, you can use any wire of suitable thickness. The choice of material is up to you.
Tools.
We need a small set of hand tools for working with wire. You can take an inexpensive set of pliers and wire cutters, which can be bought in a special store for crafts. You can also order appropriate tools in online stores. Be sure to buy pliers with silicone tips (Rubber Tip Pliers). This is an indispensable tool for working with wire. They will come in handy in every Wire wrapped beads tutorial.
A bead of stone.
I will be using a flat, oval natural stone bead with a hole. Beads with holes are the best option for beginners. Stones without holes are much harder to fasten and wrap with wire. The best way to make your first piece of jewelry is using stones that have a hole in them. Thus you can slip a wire through this hole. And that’s what we will do in our today’s Wire wrapped beads tutorial.
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Wire wrapped beads tutorial step by step for beginners.
We need four pieces of 1 mm thick wire about 50 cm each.
Slip one wire through the hole in the bead. Weave the three wires approximately in the middle together using any weaving method.
Check out my Free wire basic weaving tutorial.
Bend the weaving to match it to the bead’s shape.
Weave four wires together on both sides.
Then continue weaving. Bend the weavings as shown in the photo.
Continue to weave and bend the weavings.
Split the weavings into two.
Continue the work. Make beautiful spirals made of weavings.
Place the ends of the weavings on the back of the pendant.
Continue to weave the wire on the back side.
Cut the excess wire, bend the ends and sew them (attach) to the weaving.
Do this with all weavings.
Now we need to make a loop for a cord or necklace.
Cut off the excess wire, bend the ends. Fasten to the bottom weaving.
Patination and polishing.
Natural copper wire can be patinated and polished if desired. I patinated the copper in ammonia vapor. I hung the pendant over a solution of ammonia in a glass jar with a lid. After a while, when the copper gets darkened and covered with a brown patina, I take the pendant out of the jar. Thus, by following my Wire wrapped beads tutorial and patinating the whole piece, you can make something amazing.
I polished copper with felt circles using a grinder. I also used polishing pastes.
To prevent copper from darkening over time, it can be coated with a special colorless varnish. You can even use nail polish.
Add a necklace to the pendant of wire and beads. Our today’s Wire wrapped beads tutorial came to an end – hope you enjoyed it.
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