Wire pendant. Wire wrap tutorial.

Wire pendant. Jewelry making from copper wire. How to make wire wrapped pendant step by step. Wire wrap tutorial.

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.

If you’re new to wire work, this is a easy technique that you can use to create some beautiful pieces of jewelry and accessories. It really is amazing what you make with a little wire, a few beads and some basic jewelry making tools!

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.

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.

You’ll Need Jewelry Making Pliers.
1) Flat Nose Pliers
2) Wire Cutters
3) Optional Round Nose Pliers

Use Flat nose pliers with plastic/nylon jaws to clamp the weaving wire.

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.

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Wire pendant. Wire wrap tutorials.

For my jewelry I use only natural wire (copper, nickel silver, bronze, brass, silver). I patinate jewelry from 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.