Hello there my dear wire wrappers.
Let’s make an elegant wire jewelry pendant with contemporary designs.
Improve your creative techniques in this Intermediate level Wire-Wrapping Contemporary Black Labradorite Pendant Tutorial.
Track your progress easily in this step-by-step guide with high quality pictures.
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LEVEL: INTERMEDIATE
MATERIALS + TOOL
- Copper Wire (12 AWG)
- Gold Copper Wire (18 AWG)
- Gold Copper Wire (22 AWG)
- Labradorite Stone
- Wire Cutter (Small + Big)
- Nylon Jaw Pliers
- Stepped Bail-Making Pliers
- Flat Nose Pliers
- Flat Round Face Hammer
- Metal Base Plate
- Masking Tape
- Finest Steel Wire Wool
- Pen / Marker Pen
- Wood Ring Mandrel
WIRE-WRAPPING CONTEMPORARY BLACK LABRADORITE PENDANT TUTORIAL
Step 1 of 15
Firstly, read the Materials and Tool section and have all items ready by your side (fig. 1a).
Bend a 12-gauge copper wire into a V-shape to form your pendant main wire frame (fig. 1b, 1c).
Next, tape the wire frame to the side of your labradorite stone (fig. 1d, 1e).
Then, wrap the wire over the top of your stone and mark the intersecting point with a pen or marker pen (fig. 1f, 1g).
This is to mark the endings of the main wire frame and the beginning of your wire bail.
Step 2 of 15
Secondly, let’s form your pendant wire bail.
On the left loose 12-gauge wire, make a right angle bend on the marked point with a flat nose pliers (fig. 2a, 2b).
Then, repeat the bend on the right loose wire (fig. 2c, 2d).
Step 3 of 15
Thirdly, tape the bent 12-gauge wires together (fig. 3a, 3b).
Next, curl the wires into a U-shape with your stepped bail-making pliers (fig. 3c, 3d).
Then, keep the loose wires close to the back of your pendant with a flat nose pliers (fig. 3e, 3f, 3g).
Step 4 of 15
Fourthly, finish up the wire bail design with 22-gauge gold copper wire coiling (fig. 4a).
Make 5 starting coils on the left wire of your pendant bail to anchor the 22-gauge wire (fig. 4b).
Then, coil both bail wires until the end (fig. 4c).
Lastly, trim off the excess 22-gauge gold copper wire with a wire cutter (fig. 4d, 4e).
Your pendant bail design is complete.