Hi my dear wire-wrappers!
Here is a Wire-wrapping Circular Artisan Brown Gemstone Pendant Tutorial for you to try at your leisure time.
Improve your skills with this Intermediate level jewelry design with focus on wire framing and wire structuring techniques.
For this design, I make the gemstone as the centerpiece surrounded by minimal winding structures to highlight its gentle radiance.
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I hope you enjoy creating this pendant piece as much as I did. Happy wrapping!
LEVEL: INTERMEDIATE
MATERIALS + TOOLS
- Oval Stone
- Brown Copper Wire (10 Gauge)
- Brown Copper Wire (18 Gauge)
- Wire Cutter (big , small)
- Stepped Bail-Making Pliers
- Mini Long Needle Nose Plier
- Round Nose Pliers
- Diamond Needle Files Flat
- Flat Round Face Hammer
- Metal Base Plate
- Masking Tape
- Finest Steel Wire Wool
- Pen / Marker Pen
- Wooden bracelet mandrels / Thin Round Shape glass bottle
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WIRE-WRAPPING CIRCULAR ARTISAN BROWN GEMSTONE PENDANT TUTORIAL
Step 1 of 15
Prepare all items listed in the Material and Tools section on your work table (fig. 1a, 1b).
Firstly, we form the circular main frame of the pendant by wrapping a 10-gauge brown copper wire around a wooden bracelet mandrel (fig. 1c, 1d).
Note: If you do not own a bracelet mandrel, you can use a round shape glass bottle as an alternative.
Mark the circular wire ending with a pen or marker pen then cut off the excess wire (fig. 1e, 1f, 1g).
Smoothen the trimmed wire ends with a flat diamond needle files (fig. 1h, 1i, 1j).
Step 2 of 15
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Secondly, hammer the main frame and flatten it out (fig. 2a, 2b).
Make sure the pendant’s main frame still maintain its circular shape and size (fig. 2c).
Tidy up the main frame by trimming off excess wire and sanding down the sharp ends (fig. 2d, 2e, 2f, 2g, 2h).
The main frame for your wire-wrapping circular artisan brown gemstone pendant is done!
