Step 5 of 18
Weave the secondary wire frame onto the main wire frame using a 26-gauge copper wire (fig. 5a).
Please refer to the progress picture for visual aid:
- Start by weaving 2 coils on the front frame, then 1 coil on the middle frame, and lastly 2 coils on the back frame (fig. 5b).
- Then, trim off the excess 26-gauge copper wire with a wire cutter (fig. 5c, 5d).
- Complete 3 sets on the top right frame and space them out evenly (fig. 5e).
Finish the top frame design by repeating the weave combo on the top left frame.
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After that, weave a zig-zag combo on the bottom left frame (fig. 5f, 5g):
- Make 2 coils on the front frame, 1 coil on the middle frame, and 1 coil on the back frame (fig. 5h).
- Then, make 2 coils on the back frame, 1 coil on the middle frame, and 1 coil on the front frame.
- Lastly, make 1 coil on the middle frame, and 1 coil on the back frame to finish (fig. 5i).
Repeat the weave combo on the bottom right frame (fig. 5j, 5k).
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Step 6 of 18
Now, let’s form a wire bail and design the back side of your labradorite pendant.
Curl the straight wires from your main frame to the back in a U-bend using a stepped bail-making pliers (fig. 6a, 6b, 6c).
Then, use the remaining straight wires to design the pendant back frame (fig. 6d).
For the outer wires (fig. 6e, 6f, 6g):
- Make a bent frame that reaches to the front main frame.
- Let the wire ends meet.
For the inner wires (fig. 6h, 6i):
- Form a round frame that lines along the outer frame.
- Pull the extra wire and line it from the bottom frame to the middle of your stone.
Step 7 of 18
Next, let’s weave the back bottom frame using a 26-gauge silver copper wire (fig. 7a).
Start coiling from the bottom right frame, then work your way to the bottom left frame (fig. 7b, 7d).
Remember to connect loose wire ends with the coiling method (fig. 7c).
Then, use a round nose pliers to add a simple spiral design by coiling the wire at the middle of your stone (fig. 7e, 7f, 7g).
