How To Wire Wrap Stones For Jewelry
Take your stone and hold it as shown in the second image.
How to wire wrap stones for jewelry. The idea of wrapping gem stones for me is to make it simple yet decorative so the wrapping doesnt cover too much of the stone. Spread out the 4 wires extending from the loop so they are equidistant. Take the piece of wire and hold it with the top of the round nose pliers. Start with a swirl.
Securing the stone with the wires 1. For the tooth design i used a 30mmx10mm flame agate gemstone and 1 foot of silver wire. Select a disc shaped stone to wrap. Using your round nose pliers make a loop about a half inch from one end of the wire.
Use your fingers to separate the wires at the. Stick one little wire through the hole and you dont have to worry about the structure of the stone anymore. Bend the ends of the f and b wires into small hooks only use the excess quarter inch of wire to make the hooks. It is a good technique for tumbled stones or stones with an odd shape.
Place the swirl you just made. Center the wire with the stone so there is an excess of an eighth of an inch of wire on each side of the stone. You should have a loop with a short tail trailing it as you can see above. Getting the stone in.
I love doing custom orders. I use both square and half round wire with sometimes twisting the square wire. I usually wire wrap in sterling silver or copper wire. Position the stone.
Wrap your f wire around the front of the stone and the b wire around the back. You can wrap any type of stone bead or crystal you like but items with a. Learning how to wire wrap jewelry is one of the most important skills you need to learn on your way to achieving jewelry making enlightenment. Straighten it out with your fingers being careful not to bend or scratch it.
Bend the left two wires and the right two wires over the stone curving them gently so that they cross over each other in an x close to the top of the stone. This is a simple yet pretty way to wrap any stone youd like. Turn it around to. Cut about a foot of wire using your wire cutters.
You guys are all totally right that bad. Wire wrapped stone pendants step 1. Wrapping with wire whether its attaching a stone to a pendant with an intricate flowery wrap or adding a head pin to a crystal allows you to attach adornments to your necklace or earring something youll be doing over and over again as a jewelry maker.