This one was very tough on my fingers. Yikes! The most difficult part was shaping the weaved wires to follow the shape of the cab and holding the shape together while making the bail. Imagine having to handle 14 wires on top there.
I am reminding myself to use finer wires in my next project. For this one, I used 22ga and 26ga for weaving.
Inspiration: Lisa Barth
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Close up of the two different knots. Which one do you like better? I like both of them! :)
Experimented with two Chinese Knot tonight. Been a bit slow with my wires lately so this is a nice break. This first one is from Corra's tutorial for Zhu Earrings. Instead of 28ga, I tried it out with 26ga wire and of course its a bit tough because with this knotting, the wire is treated like a thread...Not very happy with the outcome but ok for a first try :) This is not a ring or earring. Just an experimental piece.
This is the snowflakes knot. This time around I use 25ga and needless to say, it is tougher but manageable. I think thicker wire like 23ga would look better.
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I completed three projects today. One was posted earlier and here's the other two - seahorse tail earrings and a simple pearl nest ring. This time around, I employ Soumak Weave for the seahorse tail earrings compared to the previous one where I used the figure "8" weave.
There are many wire jewelry artists that I admire and one of them is Erin of EarringsbyErin. Erin create beautiful wire wrap jewelry based on New Zealand Maori art and carvings as well as its flora and fauna. I love her clean and symmetrical creations. Thank God she now shares her wire wrapping skill/technique by publishing tutorials as well. I recently purchased her Moana Hoop Earring Tutorial but yet to try it out. Sooooon...... New Year "to do list" :)
A customer of mine is attracted to her Samsara Mandala pendant when I showed her Erin's creations. She requested that I create something similar. I didn't promise her but said will try as I have yet to try out her tutorial.
This pendant looks simple but took the longest time for me - almost two days. The longest time was spent for measuring all the separate pieces that formed the pendant. Then its the wire wrapping which need to be done carfully so that all the separate pieces are spaced out evenly and the shape stays.
At closeup, the pendant looks like a starfish.
This pendant measures 5.5cm in diameter and created with 20ga and 28ga wires.
Thank you Erin for the inspirations.
This wire wrapped and weaved pair of earrings are to be paired with the seahorse pendant completed and posted yesterday.
They don't look like seahorse but resemble the the seahorse tail :D - simple enough as requested.
This time around I made sure I snap lots of photos of this 2nd Braided Cuff (Facing the Cobra II). Reason being I forgot how I wire wrapped and weaved the first Facing the Cobra Cuff. Yeah! It happens all the time...:).
Anyway, this 2nd cuff turned out better than the first one. Took me longer this time around because while wrapping it, I don't know how it should finish. It took shape as I work along.
This is sort of like a challenge for me. A customer requested for a cab wrap ala Eni's Square Cab Ring but it has to be adjustable ala Louise's woven wave bypass ring. Was not sure whether I can do it or not but I gave it a try last night and Yippi! its possible.
As can be seen here, the square bead is wrapped according to Eni's Square Cab Ring method while the shank is according to Louise's adjustable woven ring method.
It was not easy but it is possible. Planning to make another one again.
My 4th Tutorial is now available at my etsy shop - wirebliss.etsy.com. This tutorial is for beginners in wire jewelry. Details of the tutorial are down here.
Background:
This tutorial teaches you one of the variations of the herringbone weave technique - a caged bead with a modified herringbone weave technique. When done, you may use this bead as part of your bracelet, necklace, anklet, etc, component.
Material and Tools:
5 cm (2 in) 20ga wire
45 cm (18 in) 24ga wire
1 round bead/stone, 8mm
Tools - Bend nose pliers, round nose pliers and wire cutters.
Content of PDF Tutorial:
PDF format (Printable)
13 pages (including cover page)
27 crisp and clear close-up pictures with instructions.
File size - 2.2MB
FREE TUTORIAL WITH THIS PURCHASE:
When you purchase this tutorial, I also include a FREE TUTORIAL on how to create a Two Tone Herringbone Weave Ring.
This tutorial was created by me during my first few months into the world of wire jewelry. It was shared for free in my blog for a while but has since been taken out from there.
I am sharing it again here as a gesture of appreciation, especially for those who has not downloaded it before.
Where to Purchase:
http://wirebliss.etsy.com - my etsy shop or
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This wire woven heart is a commissioned piece, completed late last night and shipped out this morning to its new owner.
Spent whole day today weaving wires. Something I have been wanting to make till today...weaving 3 wires together. Weaving with 29ga stainless steel wire is quite manageable. The weaving turned out quite neat and tight.
The first pix is a trial piece while the second pix is the finished piece. Can't show the whole piece yet....:P
