Wirewrapping earrings tutorial - "TURQUOISE EARRINGS AND PENDANT". The pdf tutorial shows how to make the circular earrings or pendant design. This is a simple yet effective wirework, solder-less design. With one design you can create earrings, or pendants or both. Choosing a stone, crystal or pearl to add in the middle will define the colour and style of your jewellery. The design has a beautiful subtle movement as the stone in the middle delicately dangles. The tutorial additionally shows how to make your own earwires and how to oxidize your designs. I used oxidized copper wire for this design but it would also work well with silver.
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It precisely describes 14 easy to follow steps and shows 36 pictures of how to make this design.
Skill level- easy / intermediate
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Tools and supplies:
1. About 80 cm (about 32 inch) of 20 gauge (0.8 mm) round half hard wire for each earring.
Additionally if you would like to make your own earwires - you will need about 15 cm
(about 6 inch) of the same wire as above to make a pair of earwires.
This tutorial shows copper wire, but it can also be silver or craft wire.
2. If you want to oxidize the wire you’ll need liver of sulfur, fine steel wool and polishing cloth.
3. Beads or stones of your choosing:
This tutorial shows turquoise stones about 1.1 cm (about 0.4 inch) in diameter each.
4. If you are making a pendant: one jump-ring and chain or cord to hang it on.
5. Headpins- 2 headpins for earrings, one headpin for pendant
6. Nylon jaw pliers.
7. Chain nose pliers.
8. Round nose pliers.
9. Flush cutters.
10. Ring mandrel.
11. Rubber mallet.
12. For making your own earwires: pen mandrel, steel bench block, ball-peen hammer, metal file
The tutorial will be available for downloading as soon as it is ordered and paid for. You will receive an email with a link to the download file, the email will be sent to your Etsy email address.