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Introduction

What do we need for work?

Wire. I use copper wire in my tutorial. And this does not necessarily mean that you should
use copper wire. Use any wire. I made similar ornaments from copper wire, wire from
nickel silver, brass, bronze and sterling silver. In addition, you can combine, use two, three
types of wires in one decoration.

The recommendation will be one. Use appropriate wire thickness. In the book, I make
pendants of wire 1 mm (18 ga) and 0.4 mm (26 ga) thick. You can use wire with a thickness
of 0.8 mm (20 ga) and 0.3 mm (28 ga)

Instruments.

You will need a minimum set of hand tools for the job. I will not go long in details about the
tools. If you have already tried your hand at working with wire, you should understand
what you need.

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To complete the work you will need jewelry rollers. If you don’t have your own, you can
contact your friends, rent them ... In a pinch, you can do without them (I have provided
such an option).

Patinate and polish.

You can use any special solutions for the wire. Check beforehand whether the solution will
not damage the cabochon made of stone. I advised you to use stones from volcanic rocks
for a reason. They are much stronger (do not absorb liquid) than stones of sedimentary
origin.

For polishing, use grinding machines with felt nozzles. Apply polishing paste

If your plans did not include patinating and polishing the product - do not do it.

After polishing the wire, you need to wash the product with a brush in running water and
soap. Instead of a brush, I use old toothbrushes.

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Wire wrap tutorial

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We need: 6 pieces of wire about 27 cm (11 inches) long and 1 mm thick (18 ga). Thin wire -
0.4 mm (26 ga). Bead - 20 mm (0.79 inches).

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On one piece of wire you need to make a ball.

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To make a ball we need a gas burner.

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Hold the wire vertically. At the tip of the wire we direct the flame of the burner. Grind the
copper ball.

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Weave together 5 wires. Watch the video - https://youtu.be/4rlh8gYqHVI

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Gently bend around the beads

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Bend the wire with the ball.

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Next, we do as shown in the photographs.

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Watch the video - https://youtu.be/4rlh8gYqHVI

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Cut off the excess wire.

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We carefully bend all ends at the wires.

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Fasten the parts with thin wire

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Cut off the excess wire.

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We carefully bend all ends at the wires.

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Watch the video - https://youtu.be/4rlh8gYqHVI

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Pendant after patination and polishing.

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https://www.etsy.com/shop/vorobev

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