Thursday, March 13, 2008
Supplies:
Instructions:
1)Thread the wire through the bead's hole, making it poke out about an inch on one side.
2)Pinch both wires at the top of the briolette to form the shape of a triangle, making sure that the stone is centered
3) Take the short end and wrap it around the longer wire 2-3 times, like this:
4)Snip off the tiny bit of wire sticking out.
5)Using your round pliers, create a loop:
6)Now start wrapping the wire. You will wrap around the wire below the loop, then wrap around the bead. You can stop wrapping above the hole in the bead or below it, depending on the look you want. In this case I wrapped below the hole.
7) At this point you need to decide how to finish this off. There are a number of ways:- Cut the wire flush and either tuck it under the last wrap or press it neatly against the stone. (Tucking it under can cause the wrapping to loosen and become "messy". )
- Wrap the wire back up the bead carefully, then secure it by tucking it into the bead hole. Below is an example of what it would look like. (This gorgeous wirewrapping was done by Raes Creations, who had the earrings for sale in her Etsy shop. Her blog is here. )
- To create a purposely "messy" look, wrap the wire back up the bead loosely. Then secure below the loop as explained above. Example that I found on Etsy:
- To create a swirl in front of the bead, cut the wire, leaving about 1/2 inch. Then create the swirl and press it against the bead. Example:
- Wrap the wire back up once accross the front of the wrapping, then a couple of times below the loop. (My preferred method). Example:
And that's all there is to it! Happy wire wrapping!
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Vicki
the only problem is that when I first read this (very early in the morning) I thought is said 'wire tapping', are you in the FBI?
:0)
LOL. I sometimes think the same thing about knitting.
I should take it up. Do you have an article that would inspire me?
God, I just realized what I just wrote. What am I thinking about!? Where would I find the time?!!!! LOL. (I really need to quit my 9 to 5 job.)
Have you heared about 9Dragons which you need use 9Dragons gold to play, and you can also borrow 9 Dragons gold from other players? But you can buy 9 Dragons gold, or you will lose the choice if you do not have cheap 9Dragons gold. If you get 9Dragons money, you can continue this game.
I'm attempting to do it with a top to bottom hole (inserting a headpin) but still wrapping the top!
its really hard, my pliers keep slipping, and the wrapping moves around alot (I'm not using a symmetric bead).
Do you have any experience in this?
perhaps you could msg me back
on etsy: DominiqueD
Thanks!
Dominique
Hilde (Belgium)
Sandra - EstyloJewelry