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innerdiameter — Intro to Fine Wire Wrapping
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Published: 2010-05-25 22:44:20 +0000 UTC; Views: 94454; Favourites: 1296; Downloads: 1503
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Here is my first wire wrapping tutorial!This tutorial is meant to give people a first step towards advanced wire wrapping, which is why I call it a 'beginner advanced tutuoral'.
I certainly didn't get results like this my first try, so don't get discouraged if wires aren't lining up for you, or are bending in a different direction than you hoped! Sometimes you have to follow the wires, even if you end up with a different design than you had in mind.
If you do make something with this tutorial, please leave a link in the comments - I would love to see what you come up with!
Here is a finished photo of the piece I made in this tutorial: [link]
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Looking for a store that sells square and half-round wire? Here's where I shop:
Gold filled, Argentium and sterling silver, and silver filled
Antiqued brass and coated coppers
Brass and copper
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If you like wearing this style of jewelry but you don't like making it personally, I do sell my jewelry at my etsy store, and I take commisions
Wrap on!
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I've fought so hard to make my wraps ... sometimes it takes me many tries (would hate to have that happen with SS) I would love to know of a good place to get sterling silver at a reasonable (or cheaper) price. Chain, wire, findings etc. I
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If you're worried about costs for metals and you want to practice, there's some links to brass and copper wire (as well as silver/gold filled) in the description, and you can switch to sterling once you're more comfortable. Silver has a minimum base price since it's a traded commodity!
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thank you! i am definitely going to give this a try.
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you're welcome! good luck with it
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I made it !! Thank you so much for the Wonderful Tutorial ! You made it so easy to understand. You are Awesome at what you do . Keep up the Great Work !
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Used this tutorial to make this: kiiryathemuse.deviantart.com/a…
Thanks!
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awesome! I hope you had fun making it
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Hi!
I liked your tutorial very much and I'd like to translate your tutorial into Russian, so that people from Russian-speaking countries can also make such beautiful things. May I translate it?
I'll write that it's your tutorial and give a link on this page of course!
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Thank you! You are welcome to translate the tutorial. I have the original photoshop document on a backup drive, if you would like to use that.
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no problem, I hope it helps you make great jewelry!
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Thanks so much for this tutorial!! I had the basics and saw this style all over deviantart but couldn't figure it out. Now I get it. Thank you again! Will you be making more of them?
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Yay! We probably won't be making more tutorials in the near future because graduate school, but who knows what will happen a few years down the road.
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Oooh, very well done! I can see myself trying something of the sort. Thanks for posting.
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I have collected a lot of stones over the years. And I'm playing with the idea to make some juwelry of it. I'm always eager to learn a new trade. Your tutorial is a beautiful start...D
Your gallery is a great inspiration btw
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Thanks so much
I hope you get an opportunity to try it out.
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Thanks so much for this tutorial but presently I have square wires .8mm with me ,is it alright for this kind of project?
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I usually use .65mm, but .8mm should work similarly. You might have to use pliers more and fingers less, but that's okay
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hey i've been doing some pendants [link]
and also been telling people that asked about your tutorial beause i found it so helpful.
so thanks for the help in starting me in wire wrapping.
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awesome! I'm glad you're enjoying wrapping
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i'm sure this will help me to wrap the stones i have bought.
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Cool! I see you've already started! I would recommend investing in some square and half round wire - it makes the whole process easier.
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How small can the stone be that you can wrap.
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you can wrap things that are as small as about 10x12 mm, but it's easier starting out to work with bigger stones.
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thanks so much for this tutorial!! at first, i tried my own design but i found that i was too new to wire wrapping and that i sucked! so i searched for help...and this totally did the trick! I have made tiny mods to mine cuz my fingers starting hurting badly..hehhee
Thanks again!!!
xx
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I'm glad it helped! We started from a tutorial that was something like this, and we made some pieces that looked exactly like the tutorial before branching out and coming up with our own ideas.
Your fingers get a little tougher with time, but they're still a lot softer than metal!
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Where do you buy your wire?
I've tried michaels, a craft store around here--but the wire they sell is really expensive and they don't have all of the gauges/types of wire I'd like (flat, half flat, soft/hard, etc.)
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I've never seen anything besides round wire in physical stores.
I get my silver and gold-filled wire from [link] , and copper/antiqued brass from [link] .
Parawire only has 21ga half-round and square, but the price is right!
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Thanks so much for this! I recently got some glass engraved cabochons that I've been meaning to wrap, but honestly I've had no idea where to start. This is going to be super helpful, thank you very much
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awesome! I hope it turns out well!
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So good and helpful tutorial
Can you say, if use round wire it will be comfortable?
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You can do it with round wire, but it will be much more difficult. The wires won't lay flat against each other, and step 7 won't work at all.
Square wire will be neater and easier. I buy mine online because no stores sell it.
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no problem, if you have any more questions, feel free to ask
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You're welcome! I hope it works out for you if you try it.
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