Explore Making Wire Jewelry
Beginner Jewelry Making Techniques
Learn how to make wire and bead jewelry. Explore making wire jewelry with
projects, tutorials, ideas and tips.
How to Make Wire Jewelry with Beads
If you've never made wire jewelry before, browse each section first. Then, buy a few
wire jewelry supplies and practice the wire jewelry techniques.
First, use copper or brass wire to practice. When your confidence level rises,
use jewelry wire made of precious metals, such as sterling silver jewelry wire
or gold fill wire.
To start, you'll need to buy a few basic wire jewelry making tools called
jewelry pliers.
- Chain nose pliers
- Round nose pliers
- Wire cutters
Here, learn more - pictures and info - about basic
jewelry pliers.
Today, we jewelry makers have many
choices for jewelry making wire. Jewelry wire is available in many different metal
options including sterling silver, gold, copper, brass and
stainless steel for making jewelry with wire.
Though more expensive now than ever,
sterling silver jewelry wire continues to be a favorite
choice among jewelry makers for making wire jewelry.
Remember you can usually make a wire jewelry project in your favorite color metal,
even if the project calls for the usual standby of sterling silver wire.
Wire is measured by its gauge, or thickness. Jewelry wire is most often sold in even gauges.
The smaller the gauge size, the thicker the wire. Use this
wire gauge chart to become familiar with the various gauges and their millimeter equivalent.
And of course you'll need beads! Here, you'll find a large number of
jewelry making beads described along with helpful information and interesting tidbits.
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Beading techniques for making jewelry with wire are
very easy to learn. Explore these wire jewelry
beading techniques used to make specific types of wire
jewelry.
The set up is this: First, learn the wire
jewelry making technique. Then, complete a wire jewelry
project (If the project is not listed, it's coming very soon!).
With wirework, you learn to manipulate wire.
Basic wire working techniques include making simple wire loops,
coiling wire, wire scrolls and a whole lot more!
Opening and Closing Jump Rings
In making wire jewelry we'll use a lot of jump rings.
So to start, let's
learn to open and close jump rings correctly.
Now,
make a charm bracelet using jump rings to attach your favorite charms to chain.
Making Simple Wire Loops
Simple wire loops allow you to connect bead component to another. One such bead
component is a bead dangle, or charm.
One way to make a bead dangle is to
thread a bead onto a head pin and make a loop on the end of it.
Practice
how to make a simple or plain loop on the end of the head pin now.
With this simple wire jewelry technique, you can
make simple, yet beautiful wire jewelry. Try
making hoop earrings by making and connecting
bead dangles to a hoop earring finding.
A
second method for making wire loops is to use jewelry making wire.
Use this wire jewelry technique to
make a simple wire and bead line bracelet.
Wrapped Wire Loops
Now, learn and practice two techniques to make wrapped wire loops to connect bead
units.
First learn and practice,
How to Make a Wrapped
Wire Loop Above a Bead Using a Head Pin. Then use the wire wrapping technique to
make chandelier earrings.
Next, learn
How to Make a
Double End Wrapped Wire Loop Using Wire
and then learn about
making bead bracelets with wire using the wire wrapping technique.
Coiling Wire
Learn a basic and essential wire working technique,
coiling wire.
Making Wire Spirals
Learn how to
make a wire spiral with these wire jewelry instructions.
Wireworking techniques like coiling wire and making wire spirals enable you to
turn simple wire into beautiful wire jewelry, with beads added of course.
How to Wrap a Briolette Bead
Now, everyone wants to know how to wire wrap this special little bead. What is
it? A briolette bead.
I'll show you three wire wrapping techniques to wire wrap a briolette...
Lesson 1 is on its own page...
How to Wrap a Briolette with Open Wire Loop
Lessons 2 and 3 are together on the same page...
How to Wrap a Briolette with a Closed
Wrapped Wire Loop and
How to Wrap a Briolette Bead with a
Long Tail Wire
Now use wire wrapping technique number three to make a
negligee necklace. A very simple, yet elegant informal necklace.
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Now, you know a little or a lot about working with wire to make jewelry. Try
a few of the wire jewelry projects for making wire jewelry with beads...
Station Necklace
Make a
station necklace with jewelry chain and freshwater pearls.
Memory Wire Necklace
Making memory wire jewelry is very easy. To start, learn how to make a
memory wire necklace. Find out what tool to use to cut the memory wire and two
ways to finish the ends of a necklace or bracelet made of memory wire.
Friendship Necklace
Make and give a
friendship necklace to celebrate National Friendship Month and/or
National Friendship Day. Use simple wire loops to make a
wire Y necklace of sterling silver chain, head pins and lapis.
More Beginner and Intermediate Wire Jewelry Projects
When you're ready for more wire projects,
try these
wire and bead jewelry projects by Marlize Kasselman.
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There is a lot to learn about making wire jewelry. More than any one website
(even this one) or book could ever cover.
However, you're in luck. I'm recommending a few resources for you to check out.
You'll learn even more wire jewelry making techniques!
Step by Step Wire Jewelry is a bi-monthly magazine devoted to making wire jewelry.
Read my review of this
wire jewelry magazine before you subscribe.
You can find it and
other jewelry making and beading magazines at a newsstand or your favorite bookstore.
Wire Jewelry Making
Making wire jewelry...Isn't it fun! There are so many options and so much jewelry to make.
Where do we find the time?
Have fun and get creative on your beading for beginners exploration into
making beaded jewelry with wire and beads!
Wanda
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