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Wire Wrapping Book for Beginners

An Instruction Guide to Craft 15 Intricate Wire Wrapped and Bead Making Jewelry Designs With Tools and Techniques Included

By

Hattie Dolton

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Introduction

W ire wrapping jewelry is becoming a popular craft these days because of its simplicity and accessibility. Of course, it is very affordable and quite easy to make, so the increase in the demand for wire wrapping jewelry is not a surprise at all. Learning to make wire wrapping jewelry saves you the extra cost of buying pieces of jewelry all the time. You can make amazing jewelry to gift someone you deeply love and watch them rock it. In the jewelry world, a standout trick is to stay unique. You cant be unique if you do what every other person is doing, even if it is a trend. Breathe your own style into the art; that is how magic is birthed.

There are several wire wrapping jewelry designs, both simple and complicated alike. However, before you start making these designs, you need to be educated on the techniques, tips, and tricks used in wrapping wire. Also, you need to get accustomed to projects that illustrate these basic techniques before you start wrapping really complex designs or creating your own designs. Some of these basic designs are discussed in this book, with well-explained steps on creating them. With every step made easy, you are sure to get started in your wire wrapping practice soon enough. All the tools you need to start are discussed, putting you one step closer to being an awesome jewelry crafter.

Making wire wrapping jewelry can be so exciting for many reasons. You cant imagine the excitement that would come when people actually compliment something you made with your own hands; trust me, the feeling is awesome. Although you might feel caught up as a beginner, however, youve just got yourself the right book to navigate you through the murky waters of wire wrapping. On the pages of this book, you will be exposed to how you can move from a novice to an expert in the art of wire wrapping jewelry.

So, lets get right into it!

Chapter 1

Wire Wrapping Fundamentals

What is Wire Wrapping Jewelry?

J ust like the term indicates or suggests, wire wrapping is simply wrapping wire around wire or on any other object like beads and fine stones to create jewelry. Quite complex, right? However, wrapping wire on a wire is usually done to create a loop to bring in other components and join them together to make jewelry. These loops can be a simple wire loop or a wrapped pendant. Wire wrapping can also be done to adjust beads to a certain form and give them a unique shape. Wire can also be wrapped on other non-bead items to change its look and make it into a new form just like wrapping a series of rhinestone cups to curve into a bangle.

When the wire has been manipulated through curving, bending, and wrapping, this wire is now the foundation for you to build any piece of design of your choice. Wire wrapping gives you a great chance to be creative because of its easily manipulative feature that allows you to create unique shapes, angles, and designs just the way you imagined them to be.

How Does It Work?

T here are different strengths and textures of wires used in wire wrapping. However, all these wires are flexible and bendable into varieties of shapes or forms or patterns. The round-nose pliers are commonly used to make cuts at certain bends or reducing the wires length to a more suitable one, depending on the project type you are working on. Cutters like the round-nose pliers are also useful for removing loose ends.

There is no one style or medium of wire wrapping. At different points, artisans and jewelry makers have come up with unique techniques for wire wrapping. These techniques include very organized and orderly patterns for wrapping fine stones, beads, or gem stones. These patterns include arranging different pieces of wire and wrapping them on each other with a small gauge until they form a single wide band. Finally, the gemstone is used to loop around the wide band. After the loop has been made, the round-nose pliers are slightly used to pull out a single wire on either side of the loop. This wire is used to form firm support in the stone to keep it from falling out through the back or front.