Wire Art Tutorials

Level of Tutorial: INTERMEDIATE to ADVANCED Materials and tools: -chain nose or flat nose pliers, round nose or bail making pliers, wire cutters, hammer, steel bench or steel block -16ga (1.25 mm) wire: 1x 10 inches (25 cm) -22ga (0.6 mm) wire: 4x 16 inches (40 cm) -35 mm long oval shaped cabochon

Level of Tutorial: INTERMEDIATE to ADVANCED Materials and tools: -chain nose or flat nose pliers, round nose or bail making pliers, wire cutters, hammer, steel bench or steel block -14ga (1.6 mm) wire: 1x 16 inches (40 cm) -22ga (0.6 mm) wire: 1x 12 inches (30 cm) -18ga (1 mm) wire: 1x 8 inches (20 cm), 1x 6 inches (15 cm)

Level of tutorial: INTERMEDIATE to ADVANCED Materials and tools: -chain nose or flat nose pliers, bail making or round nose pliers, wire cutters -round cabochon between 30-35 mm big -3 mm beads -18ga (1 mm) wire: 3x 6 inches (15 cm) -16ga (1.25 mm) wire: 1x 12 inches (30 cm) -28ga (0.3 mm) wire: 1x 12 inches (30 cm), 1x 140 inches (350 cm), 1x 40 inches (100 cm)

Level of tutorial: ADVANCED Materials and tools: -chain nose or flat nose pliers, round nose or bail making pliers, wire cutter -40 mm long teardrop shaped cabochon -8 pieces of 6 mm beads -1 piece of 10 mm bead -20ga (0.8 mm) wire: 1x 8 inches (20 cm) -18ga (1 mm) wire: 1x 26 inches (65 cm), 4x 12 inches (30 cm) -28ga (0.3 mm) wire: 1x 40 inches (100 cm), 2x 80 inches (200 cm), 4x 60 inches (150 cm), 1x 120 inches (300 cm)

Level of tutorial: ADVANCED Materials and tools: -chain nose or flat nose pliers, round nose or bail making pliers, wire cutters, hammer and metal bench -4 mm beads: 12 pieces -2 mm beads: 5 pieces -20ga (0.8 mm) wire: 1x 12 inches (30 cm), 2x 4 inches (10 cm) -26ga (0.4 mm) wire: 1x 8 inches (20 cm) -28ga (0.3 mm) wire: 1x 30 inches (75 cm), 4x 6 inches (15 cm) -16ga (1.25 mm) wire: 1x 10 inches (25 cm)

Level of tutorial: ADVANCED Materials and tools: -flat nose or chain nose pliers, round nose or bail making pliers, wire cutters, optional hammer and steel bench -20ga (0.8 mm) wire: 3x 6 inches (15 cm), 1x 3 inches (7.5 cm) -28ga (0.3 mm) wire: 2x 32 inches (80 cm), 1x 40 inches (100 cm) -26ga (0.4 mm) wire: 1x 10 inches (25 cm) -16ga (1.25 mm) wire: 1x 10 inches (25 cm) -2 mm beads: 16 pieces -3 mm pointed back crystals: 8 pieces

Level of tutorial: INTERMEDIATE to ADVANCED Materials and tools: -flat nose or chain nose pliers, round nose or bail making pliers, wire cutters -hammering tools: steel bench and hammer -22ga (0.6 mm) wire: 4x 20 inches (50 cm) -18ga (1 mm) wire: 2x 14 inches (35 cm) -26ga (0.4 mm) wire: 1x 100 inches (250 cm) -teardrop shaped cabochon of 30 mm tall and 25 mm wide (optional width)

Level of Tutorial: ADVANCED Materials and tools: -chain nose or flat nose pliers, round nose or bail making pliers, wire cutters -20ga (0.8 mm) wire: 1x 20 inches (50 cm), 2x 14 inches (35 cm) -22ga (0.6 mm) wire: 2x 30 inches (75 cm), 2x 40 inches (100 cm), 1x 6 inches (15 cm) -28ga (0.3 mm) wire: 1x 40 inches (100 cm) -25 mm long oval shaped cabochon -2x 4 mm big beads

Level of tutorial: ADVANCED Materials and tools: -flat nose or chain nose pliers, round nose pliers, wire flush cutter -for the base 18ga (1mm) or 20ga (0.8 mm) wire: 5x 16 inches (40 cm) -for the weave 26ga (0.4 mm) or 28ga (0.3 mm) wire: 1x 60 inches (150 cm), 1x 20 inches (50 cm), 1x 40 inches (100 cm),1x 24 inches (60 cm) -22ga or 24ga wire: 4x8 inches (20 cm), 6x 12 inches (30 cm) -1 oval cabochon between the sizes 25-35 mm -1 round diamond cut gemstone between the sizes

Level of tutorial: ADVANCED Materials and tools: -chain nose or a flat pliers, round nose or bail making pliers, wire flush cutter -15 mm tall teardrop shaped cabochon, 8x3 mm diamond cut stones, 2x 5 mm diamond cut stones -17 ga (1.25 mm) wire: 6 inches (15 cm) -18 ga (1 mm) wire: 88 inches (220 cm) -22 ga (0.6 mm) wire: 42 inches (105 cm) -26 ga (0.4 mm) wire: 26 inches (65 cm) -28 ga (0.3 mm) wire: 1000 inches (2500 cm) -30 ga (0.25 mm) wire: 86 inches (215 cm)

Level of tutorial: ADVANCED Materials and tools: -chain nose or flat nose pliers, round nose or bail making pliers, wire flush cutter -30 mm tall and wide triangle shaped cabochon -20ga (0.8 mm) wire: 2x 14 inches (35 cm) -22ga (0.6 mm) wire: 1x 14 inches (35 cm) -28ga (0.3 mm) wire: xx 32 inches (80 cm), 1x 60 inches (150 cm), 1x 24 inches (60 cm) -16 pieces of 4 mm big pointed back crystals

Level of tutorial: ADVANCED Materials and tools: -chain nose or flat nose pliers, round nose or bail making pliers, wire flush cutter - 40 mm big round cabochon (if you use a different stone size, you might need to adjust the design to it) -16ga (1.25 mm) wire: 1x 14 inches (35 cm) -20ga (0.8 mm) wire: 2x 12 inches (30 cm), 2x 8 inches (20 cm) -22ga (0.6 mm) wire: 1x 4 inches (10 cm), 8x 16 inches (40 cm) -28ga (0.3 mm) wire: 1x50 inches (125 cm), 1x100 inches (250 cm)

Level of tutorial: ADVANCED Materials and tools: -chain nose or flat nose pliers, round nose or bail making pliers, wire flush cutter -round cabochon between 20-23 mm big -teardrop-shaped cabochon between 12-14 mm big -4 mm bead -17ga (1.25 mm) wire: 1x 16 inches (40 cm) -22ga (0.6 mm) wire: 1x 20 inches (50 cm), 1x 6 inches (15 cm) -20ga (0.8 mm) wire: 3x 10 inches (25 cm) -28ga (0.3 mm) wire: 1x 80 inches (200 cm), 1x 4 inches (10 cm)

Level Of Tutorials: INTERMEDIATE TO ADVANCED Materials and tools: -chain nose or flat nose pliers, round nose pliers, wire flush cutter -teardrop shaped cabochon of 30 mm tall and 20 mm wide -22ga (0.6 mm) wire: 1x 20 inches (50 cm) -28ga (0.3 mm) wire: 1x 80 inches (200 cm), 5x 4 inches (10 cm) -20ga (0.8 mm) wire: 2x 20 inches (50 cm)

Tutorial level: ADVANCED Materials and tools: -fat nose or chain nose plier, round nose plier, wire cutter -18ga (1mm) wire: 74cm, maximum 80cm -20ga (0.8mm) wire: 270cm, maximum 300cm -22ga (0.6mm) wire: 285cm, maximum 300cm -26ga (0.4mm) wire: 150cm, maximum 200cm -28ga (0.3mm) wire: 2200cm, maximum 2500cm -30ga (0.25mm) wire: 420cm, maximum 500cm -marquise cabochon between the size 35-45mm tall -10 pieces of facets (diamond cut stones) between the size 4-6mm -2 pieces of

Level of tutorial: ADVANCED Materials and tools: -flat nose or chain nose pliers, round nose pliers, wire cutter -22ga (0.6mm) wire: 1x 24 inches (60cm), 1x 32 inches (80 cm), 1x 40 inches (100 cm) -28ga (0.3mm) wire: 2x 120 inches (300 cm), 1x 100 inches (250 cm), 1x 60 inches (150 cm), 1x 40 inches (100 cm), 2x 20 inches (50 cm) -20ga (0.8mm) wire: 1x 8 inches (20 cm), 1x 16 inches (40 cm) -18ga (1mm): 1x 20 inches (50 cm) I recommend you use slightly longer wires for the

Level of tutorial: ADVANCED Materials and tools: -chain nose or flat nose pliers, bail making or round nose pliers, wire flush cutter -teardrop shaped cabochon between 30-50 mm tall -2 mm beads between 40-70 pieces Wire lengths are based on the length of the stone circumference. In this tutorial I will take a 40 mm tall cabochon which has a 4 inches (10 cm) long circumference, so the wire lengths mentioned below are based on the size of this stone. -26ga (0.4 mm) wire: 4x 3

Level of tutorial: ADVANCED Materials and tools: -flat nose or chain nose pliers, round nose pliers, wire cutter -18ga (1mm) wire: 2x 20 inches (50cm) -20ga (0.8mm) wire: 1x 16 inches (40cm) -22ga (0.6mm) wire: 1x80 inches (200cm), 1x 16 inches (40cm) -26ga (0.4mm) wire: 1x 16 inches (40 cm) -28ga (0.3mm) wire: 2x 100 inches (250cm), 2x 60 inches (150 cm)

Level of tutorial: ADVANCED Materials and tools: -chain nose or flat nose pliers, round nose pliers, wire flush cutter -22ga (0.6 mm) wire: 5x 20 inches (50 cm) -28ga (0.3 mm) wire: 2x 4 inches (10 cm), 1x 20 inches (50 cm), 2x 80 inches (200 cm) -2 beads of 7-8 mm big each -1 marquise shaped cabochon between 38-40 mm tall

Level of tutorial: ADVANCED Materials and tools: -chain nose or flat nose pliers, round nose pliers, wire flush cutter -17ga (1.25 mm) wire: 1x 6 inches (15 cm) -20ga (0.8 mm) wire: 1x 8 inches (20 cm), 1x 6 inches (15 cm), 1x 9 inches (22.5 cm) -teardrop shaped cabochon (optional: faceted) between 14-17 mm tall