Copper and Wool Bangle
I’ve previously posted a tutorial showing a fun way to use up the little bits of especially luscious yarn you may have left over from your fiber projects by incorporating them into fiber jewelry links. Here’s another way to use your precious leftovers. Just 10 feet of special worsted weight yarn is enough for this [...]
Droplet Pendant – Free Wire Wrapped Jewelry Making Tutorial
To make this pendant you’ll need: 1 10mm round bead (hole must be large enough to accommodate two pieces of the thicker wire) 1 briolette bead approximately 8mm tall x 6mm wide 14 inches 18 or 20 gauge dead soft or half hard wire 40 inches 24 gauge dead soft wire an 8mm mandrel, such [...]
Wiggle Earrings – Free Wire Wrapped Jewelry Making Tutorial
For these playful earrings, you’ll need: Two matching wiggle links (learn how to make them here) Two ear wires (buy them or make your own) Two small briolette beads. Two five-inch lengths of 24-gauge dead soft wire Round nosed pliers Flat nosed pliers Flush cutters Thread one of the wires through one of the beads.
How to Make Cone Coil Beads / Bead Caps
Making your own beads is a fun way to make your wire wrapped jewelry even more personal. Plus, making metal beads yourself can be more economical than purchasing ready made beads. Here is a quick and easy bead that can be made in less than a minute. The only material you will need is a [...]
Spiral Head Pins and Simple Spiral Earrings – Free Tutorial
Elaborate earrings are fun to make and lovely to admire, but in everyday life many people prefer to wear simple earrings. This tutorial will show how to make simple spiral earrings like those shown below. Each earring is constructed in one piece, from a single piece of wire, rather than by attaching a dangle to [...]
Jewelry Links for Fiber Lovers: Free Tutorial
In addition to jewelry making, I have a great love of fiber arts. The two work well together. Knitting needles make wonderful coiling mandrels! Like many knitters and crocheters, I can become quite enamored of certain yarns, and hate to see even a scrap of leftovers wasted. Such was the case with this wonderful handspun [...]
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Free Jewelry Making Tutorial: Antiquing Sterling Silver and Copper Jewelry with Liver of Sulfur
