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Updated 3.10.2023 ... I made a free video for this wire weaved channel setting. :D Here's the link, enjoy! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1sugw-FO4Ow&t=1760s What I can tell you for sure, is that these aren't easy, so give yourself a break. ;) Here is a quick picture tutorial of the channel setting I've just finished. I'm using four, 22g, round sterling silver base wires and about 3 feet of 28g, round sterling weaving wire. The gemstones are 4mm round facets... no holes....lots of patience. Prepare all four 22g base wires by making them straight, then hold together slightly fanned.
Weaved 1 on 1 for approximately 1/4 inch. Then bend the two inner frame wires, 90 degree upright. Continue to weave but change the pattern to a figure 8 or infinity weave. Be careful to keep both frame wires separated and even while weaving. Weave a figure 8 for approximately 8mm... there will be approximately 2mm to either side of the gemstone... less if you can manage it. Set the gemstone onto the bottom weave. Carefully bend both inner frame wires back down and over the gemstone. Continue to weave 1 on 1 for another 1/4 inch... repeat for as many gemstones as you are setting.
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Start with 20, 18 or 16 gauge, round, dead soft wire. Cut 3 inches Use a dowel and bend the wire in half, creating a small, attractive curve, suitable for your pendant bale. Hammer the curve to harden it and flare the wire for good looks ;) Bend the U shaped wire in half again, bringing the ends down, opposite the curved face. The bend should leave 1/2 inch or less to hang the pendant from. Cut the ends neatly away. Insert your pendant through a cut end, then hand the adapter onto your favorite strand of beads and enjoy them all together! What better than a wonderful pair of earring to make on snowy days!! I hope you enjoy! Click to download the PDF file. These are super easy and can be made in minutes. For Ammonite pairs that are 1/2 inch, I like to use 24 gauge, dead soft copper wires, but if the Ammonites that are larger (like pendant size), then you can also use the slightly larger 22 gauge and/or mix 22 and 20 gauge for texture! Lithos Mineral and Fossil Shop in old town Arvada, Colorado, carries perfectly perfectly matched, cute, tiny pairs of Ammonite. Contact them here if you need. ;) https://www.facebook.com/lithosarvada/ http://lithosarvada.com/ 
 You will so enjoy these fun and versatile bracelet wires! Use your imagination, use different beads, shapes, sizes and make coils of all sorts and in different wire colors to enjoy! Coil measure... 28 gauge wire on 22 gauge wire, around 16 gauge dowel wire... so, 4 feet of 28g on 10 inches of 22g, makes 1.5 inch double coil on a 16g dowel NOTE! If you don't already know how to coil wires... watch my video here. 
 Start these beautiful earrings with your favorite beads and 1.5 to 2 inches of double coil depending on the size of your beads. There are 2 versions of earrings in this file. One for beaded earrings, the second for coiled and unbeaded earrings. At the end of this tutorial are also instructions for making your own earring hooks. Enjoy! ~ A Perfectly Twisted Mind is a Beautiful Creation ~ Coil measure... 28 gauge wire on 22 gauge wire, around 16 gauge dowel wire... so, 4 feet of 28g on 10 inches of 22g, makes 1.5 inch double coil on a 16g dowel NOTE! If you don't already know how to coil wires... watch my video here. It's 1.36 minutes long and shows the basic way to make a single wire coil, then the double coil. I show both hand and drill methods. The drill is much easier if you are building several Coil beads to use in fun projects such as my earrings and free bracelet tutorials here on this blog. It's much faster than hand coiling and when I get my drill out to coil, I create many of them to use in future projects. Enjoy!!
 Adjustable Spiral Weave Ring This is a gorgeous and simple beginner ring with endless variations! Play around with larger or smaller gauges, beads and different types of wire for variety. This is a great project for those beginning to wire weave! It gets you used to making a ring, without troubling too much over sizing issues just yet. Add beads for variety! The tutorial shows you how! Enjoy! Material and Tools: 18g Sterling Silver Round Wire Qty 3, Nine inch lengths 28g Sterling Silver Round Wire Qty 1, 4 foot length, for weaving
 2019 Will bring new tutorials to my store, so I've decided to move some of my older, beginner tutorials out of the store and into the FREE category. Enjoy these hair sticks! Make them with different colored seed beads and try color coated copper! That wire comes in many different colors too! In this free lesson, you will learn how to create beautiful and durable hair sticks. They are not only decorative, but hold the hair quite well. Materials: • Two, 6 inch wooden hair sticks • 12 inches, Copper Zebra wire, 26 gauge • 12 inches, Copper Zebra wire, 26 gauge • 8 inches, Copper wire, 16 gauge • Aleene’s Platinum Bond, Glass & Bead Slick Surfaces Adhesive (Or any adhesive that will bond the materials) • Many, 4 to 6mm Copper and / or gold glass seed beads • Instant, Krazy Glue, brush applicator
You see it correctly! I'm happy to give this tutorial away as my gift for all of you beginner wire weaving enthusiasts! Click the link below to download your free earring tutorial. Check out other free tutorial from my blog! My teaching schedule, details and class registration links are in my Calendar. Shop / Classes for all Class Registration links.. Enjoy your wire!
 Here is another little earring tutorial that I hope you enjoy. These don't take that long to make, are pretty simple and make a wonderful pair of earrings. It's a versatile wrap because this can be done with many different types of beads, doesn't require a lot of wire and allows you some room to be creative with either side of the earring. Offering a customer a 'two sided' pair of earrings or a pendant wrapped that way, makes for a bonus reason to buy your jewelry! Plus it allows for you to enjoy both sides of the finished stones. Sometimes, it's hard for me to 'choose the front'. ;)
Click here for your free earring tutorial!  My other tutorial projects can be found for sale in my store. While this free project is a 'visual' about design... the tutorials within my store contain all the fine details, including material information, lengths and step by step instructions for each project. When visiting my store, please feel free to read my customer reviews! Click here for Part 2 of the tutorial |
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