Level: INTERMEDIATE
All the WireArtTutorials designs are made with SOFT (dead soft), round copper wire. NO SOLDERING NEEDED!!!
After your purchase, the PDF file will download automatically, which includes 28 pages in total and 104 very detailed, high resolution pictures. If your file does not download, contact me and I will send it to your email address.
TOOLS needed: flat nose pliers (or chain nose pliers), round nose pliers & jewelry cutter.
WIRES:
-base wire: 18ga (1 mm) or 20ga (0.8 mm) wire
-weaving wire: 26ga (0.4 mm) or 28ga (0.3 mm) wire-for the inner (hammered) base you can use 16ga (1.3 mm) or 18ga (1 mm) wire, and you can choose to hammer it or not
-for the cabochon setting I recommend to use 24ga (0.5 mm) or 22ga (0.6 mm) wire, but you can try other wire sizes as well.
STONE:
You will need a cabochon of almost any shape (round, oval, marquise, hectagon, etc...) but the size must be maximum 30 mm width. You can try to use bigger cabochon as well, but then you may need to adjust the design.
The high resolution pictures are showing every single step, with the corresponding well written instructions. Everyone can easily follow this tutorial without previous experience, as the guide is very detailed. If you will have a question, or if you need help, you can contact me anytime. I am very happy to assist you until the tutorial is completed and your beautiful jewelry is ready.
The design includes different techniques which you can use later in other jewelry designs as well. You will learn several wire wrapping, weaving techniques and cabochon setting. This is a great combination to learn a lot of beginner and intermediate techniques.
NOTE: Feel free to sell your jewelry made with this tutorial, however the project is under Copyright law, which means that you can not reproduce and sell the tutorial, neither parts of it.
Happy wrapping!