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Wire wrapping small stones.
By wire wrapping the stone you can personalise the pendant yet still see all the beauty the stone has to offer.
This wire wrapped pendant necklace is a fairly quick and easy project.
A few notes about wire wrap stone techniques.
Coiling a very simple wire wrapping technique this is a beautiful.
1 piece of 20 gauge round wire 15 inches long i am using zebra wire brand in the color natural see it on amazon.
Wire wrapped pendant with square and rectangular stones without holes easy jewelry making from copper wire this is the simplest way of making pendant with.
It is a good technique for tumbled stones or stones with an odd shape.
Tucking wire ends you ll find many times that i tell you to trim and tuck your ends.
Watch as i make 4 wraps with easy techniques and using my fav.
Wire wrapped stone pendants.
Stick one little wire through that hole and you re immediately free to stop worrying about the structure and instead play with the form.
A good stone for the wire wrapping technique is wider around the middle than it is at the ends.
You don t want sharp ends sticking out to scratch your skin or snag your clothing use pliers to squish your ends flat against your piece or to tuck them into existing wirework.
How to wire wrap very small celestine crystals into beautiful pendants.
The biggest secret to wire wrapping small stones the one that hardcore metalworkers often ignore valuing meticulousness over efficiency is to use small stones with holes in them.
For this project you ll need.
20 gauge square soft wire 4 1 2 m.
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That just makes the jewelry more interesting.
Gather your wire wrapping supplies.
This is a simple yet pretty way to wrap any stone you d like.
You can wrap small or large stones and it s ok if they re slightly irregular in shape.