ae fl Keates Thank you for having chosen this beautiful project from WireArTutorials. com! In this tutorial you will learn several wire wrapping, weaving techniques. Please feel free to use these techniques in your future designs. Your jewelry made with this tutorial can be sold, however please note that the tutorial itself can not be reproduced or used for giving classes without permission. All the wires for this project are bare copper, soft and round wires. Level of tutorial: INTER! Tools: flat nose plier, round nose plier, jewelry cutter Wires: -18ga (1mm) or 20ga (0.8mm) base wire: 2 x 6 inches (15em) for the carrings ix maximum 6 inches (15 cm) - 26ga (0.4mm) wire: for the earrings 2x 12 inches (30 cm) for the pendant Ix minimum [4 inches (35 em) -30ga (0.25mm) or 28ga (0.3mm) wire: for the earrings 2x 16 inches (40 cm) for the pendant 1x minimum 18 inches (45 cm) -28ga (0.3mm) wire: for the earrings 2x 16 inches (40 cm) for the pendant 14 minimum 18 inches (45 cm) Stones: -for the earrings 2x teardrop shaped cabochon or facet between 12-16 mm tall -for the pendant I teardrop shaped cabochon or facet between the size 14-20 mm tall ger stone as well, in this case you will need to adjust the design You can use slightly. Iwish you to have a wonderful, pleasant time during this project. Please feel free to contact me anytime if you have questions, or if I can help you with anything! earttutorialThank you for lewming with -— = Wish you to have a very pleasant time questions, please do not hesitate to wute me atMaterials and tools for this project are shown on this picture. These stones are 13mm tall and 8mm wide. If you are making the earrings, for 1 earring we need a 6 inches (15cm) long base wire of the 20ga (0.8mm) or 18ga (Imm) wire. If you are making a small pendant you can use a3 or 4 inches long base wire (between 7.5 and 10cm). Hold one end of the base wire very tight within the round nose pliers, close to the ends of them, as shown on this picture. Now bend the end of the base wire making a very little loop with it, as shown here.This is the result we must get. Position the back side of your stone in front of you. Position the loop over the top end of the stone, in a way that the base wire end is on the left side of the stone, 2mm inside the circumference of your stone. Bend the base wire all around the circumference of your stone, leaving a 2mm distance from the circumference, as shown here. We have to make the same teardrop shape as the shape of the stone. At the point where the base wire meets with the little loop, hold it tight within the flat nose pliers, and bend it completely upwards, as shown here.Hold the little loop tight within the flat nose pliers and bend it 90 Degrees backwards, as shown here and on the next picture. This is the result we must get from the right i This is the result we must get from the front view. SS Position the wire structure in vertical, in a way that the base wire end is on the left side. Cut a 12 inches (30cm) long weaving wire of the 26ga (0.4mm) wire. Wrap the initial end of the weaving wire once around the base wire end, close to the little loop.Now wrap the weaving wire once around the wire end and the wire structure, to connect them. This is the result from the left side view. We will start to wrap around the teardrop shape, making several loops which will serve later as prongs holding the stone. Wrap the weaving wire 2 times around the base wire, as shown with the arrow. Position the end of the round nose plier close to the point where the woven part ends. Now wrap the weaving wire once around the lower side of the plier, as tight as you can, exactly in the same way as shown on this picture. Now wrap the weaving wire once around the base wire, as tight as you can. Pull the weaving wire downwards, to make sure that the wrap around the end of the plier is very tight.Continue to wrap the weaving wire around the base wire until you have 5 wraps. Separate the plier from the wire structure. This is the result we must get. Now push the last 5 wraps to the left side direction, just a little bit, as shown on this picture. Let's repeat exactly the same steps one more time. Position the end of the round nose plier close to the end of the woven part, then wrap the weaving wire once around the plier and once around the base wire.Continue to wrap around the base wire until you have 5 wraps. ‘Again, push the recently woven part to the left side direction, making the woven part tighter. Repeat the same steps until you make 4 or 5 little woven loops on the left side of the teardrop shape, depending of the size of your stone. I made 4 little woven loops. Now we have to follow the same steps to make the central woven loop.Now we have to make exactly the same number of woven loops on the right side as well. ‘After the last woven loop on the right side, we have to wrap the weaving wire only 2 times around the base wire, as shown with the arrow. Over the base wire, cut off the extra weaving wire end then pressure it with the flat nose pliers until it is completely closed. Position your stone over the wire structure as shown here. Now pull the little woven loops over the side of the stone, as much as you can. They will be bent toward yourself just a little bit. This will help to make the future weave easier.Now we will start to make the sun weave to set the stone. Cut a 16 inches (40cm) long weaving wire of the 30ga (0.25mm) wire. Bend it in half as shown here. Insert the weaving wire into the first prong (loop) on the left side of the wire structure, position the center of the bent weaving wire around the woven loop, as shown here. Start to twist the 2 ends of the weaving wire around each other, as tight as you can, Continue to twist them around each other, until you arrive at the ends of them.Now cut a 16 inches (40cm) long weaving wire of the 28ga (0.3mm) wire, bend it in half as shown here. Position the bent weaving wire around the same prong, making sure that the twisted wires are positioned inside of the 2 ends of the 28ga (0.3mm) weaving wire. Position your stone over the wire structure, and hold it tight between your fingers and the wires. Keep holding the stone between your fingers and the wire structure (very tight), then take the right 28ga wire and bend it in a way that you make a curved part with it over the circumference of the stone, between the Ist and the 2nd woven loops, as shown here.Now insert this weaving wire end into the second woven loop (prong), taking it from the lower side upwards, as shown here. During all these weaving steps you have to hold the stone tight within your fingers and the wire structure!!! Now hold the top of the bent weaving wire tight within your fingers as shown with the arrow. Pull the weaving wire end upwards until it is wrapped tightly around the 2nd woven loop. Make sure that you pull it in a way that the size of the curved part over the stone will not be smaller. Now we have to repeat exactly the same wrapping steps with the twisted wires as well. First bend them around the previosuly bent weaving wire, making the same curved part. Now hold the top of the curved part tight within your fingers and the stone, then wrap the twisted wires around the 2nd loop and pull them tightly upwards.Separate the stone from the wire structure and move the recently made woven wires slightly toward yourself. In this way will be much easier to complete this first woven section of the sun weave. Now we have to repeat exactly the same bending and weaving steps with the left end of the 28ga (0.3mm) weaving wire. Now we can position the stone inside the wire structure. Bend the ends of all the weaving wires tightly over the stone, as shown here.With the help of the flat nose pliers, compress the woven part around the 2nds loop, pressuring the 2 sides of it with the pliers, as shown with the arrows. Compress it as much as you can. Now we have to repeat exactly the same weaving steps one more time, as shown here and on the next pictures. Now we have to bend the weaving wires cone by one between the 2nd and 3rd woven loops, and holding them tightly while we wrap them around the 3rd loop, so they will stay firm on their position. 12Now again compress the wrapped part around the 3rd loop with the help of the flat nose pliers, pressuring it as much as you can, Repeat exactly the same weaving steps all around the stone, until you arrive at the last woven loop on the right side of the stone. Switch to right side view. Take the base wire end, bend it 90 Degrees to the front side, bending it tightly over the top end of the stone. At the point where the base wire end meets with the top surface of the stone, bend it upwards, then move it slightly to the front side as shown with the arrow from the right side view. 13Hold all the weaving wires together, then wrap them around the base wire end, exactly in the same way as shown on this picture. Continue to wrap them around the base wire end, positioning them close to the initial end of the sun weave on the left side of the stone. Now we have to wrap the weaving wires one by one around the first weave of the sun weave. From this point of view, take the lower weaving wire, wrap it once around the first weave of the sun weave, as shown here. Leave a very short end on this weaving wire, cut off the extra end of it, then pressure it under the first weave of the sun weave to close it completely. Use your flat nose pliers to pressure the end of the woven part under the first woven section of the sun weave.Now we have to repeat exactly the same steps with the twisted wires as well, as shown here and on the next picture. Repeat exactly the same steps with the upper weaving wire as well, as shown here. This is the result we must get. Here you can notice that the woven loops are visible around the stone. We need to hide them.All around the stone, we have to pressure the sides of the weave with the help of the flat nose pliers, until the woven loops behind the stone are completely unvisible. Here you can see the difference. Now we will bend the end of the base wire to make the ear wire. Decide what length you like more. I measure 3cm length on the base wire, then I position it over the end of a 1.5 cm wide cylinder shape (you can use any object, I used the top of the nail polish). Bend the base wire end completely backwards, then downwards, over the cylinder shaped object, to obtain the result shown on this picture. 16At the point where the base wire end meets with the little loop on the back side of the wire structure, hold it tight within the flat nose pliers, and bend it slightly backwards, as shown here from the right side view. Leave a 0.S5cm end on this base wire, cut off the extra end of it. Later you might need to smooth the wire end with nail file. By inserting this short wire end into the little loop behind the top of the stone, we will close to ear wire while wearing the earring. Now we have to make the same steps from the beginning of the tutorial one more time, to make a second earring. Your beautiful earrings are ready.Here I will show you how I made a small pendant following the same tutorial. This stone is 18mm wide and 14mm tall. The base wire I used is 3 inches (7.5 cm long). Here you can see how I bent it around the back side of the stone. In this case I made 11 woven loops (prongs) around the base wire. Tused a 14 inches (35cm) long weaving wire of the 26ga (0.4mm) wire. I followed exactly the same weaving steps to set the stone tightly. ‘The length of the weaving wires I used are 18 inches (45cm) long. Once the stone has been set tighly, I bent the end of the base wire around the round nose pliers, as shown on this picture. In this way I made the bail of the pendant. 18I left the wire end 0.5 cm longer than the position of the small loop behind the stone, I cut off the extra base wire end. I bent the wire end inwards with the help of the round nose pliers, as much as I could. I inserted the bent wire end into the little loop, then I pressured it with the flat nose pliers until it was completely closed. This is the result I got with this beautiful Larimar gemstone.U hope you enjoyed every second of this project, as much as | did while | created it for you! 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