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 [...]
Figure Eight Links
These whimsical links are wonderful for spacing out beads on a hand made jewelry chain. To make the larger size shown above, you will need: About 4 inches dead soft 18-gauge or 20-gauge wire (I prefer 20-gauge for these links) An 8mm mandrel, such as a Bic pen or a US size 11 knitting needle [...]
Wiggle Links
These fun links can be used in many ways, and are a great component for a wire wrapped jewelry artist to have in her arsenal. Try experimenting with different proportions to make an endless variety of links. These can be joined with other types of links, such as wrapped loop links, to make simple chains. [...]
Fancy Headpins in Six Styles – Free Tutorial by Athena Gowton
Making your own headpins is a great way to save money on supplies, and it allows you to control another design element in your work. Athena Gowton has posted a wonderful free tutorial on jewelrylessons.com that teaches how to make five varieties of headpins without a torch. She has a number of other tutorials for [...]
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 [...]
Connie Fox’s Swan Clasp
All you need to turn a chain into a necklace or bracelet is a clasp, and one of the best wire wrapped clasps is Connie Fox’s swan clasp (beginning on step 9). The swan clasp is as decorative as it is easy to make, and it has become a staple for wire wrapped jewelry makers. [...]
Making and Joining Wrapped Loop Links
Linking wrapped loop links is a common way of making necklaces and bracelets. This tutorial assumes that you already know how to make a wrapped loop. To make several wrapped loop links, you will need: a few feet of dead soft wire (I like 20 gauge for this purpose) several beads whose holes can accommodate [...]
How to Make a Wrapped Loop
The wrapped loop is used very frequently in wire wrapped jewelry making. It can be used to link beads together to form beaded chains or to attach dangles to other jewelry components, such as ear wires. In fact, attaching a dangle to an ear wire by means of a wrapped loop is probably the most [...]
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 [...]
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Free Jewelry Making Tutorial: Antiquing Sterling Silver and Copper Jewelry with Liver of Sulfur
