Wire Wrapping Tutorial
Want to know how to wire wrap?
I hope this little tutorial will give you some insight into Wire Wrapping.-Al Massa www.buyart-online.com
ADDITIONAL TUTORIALS and information www.artandcraftinfo.com
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| Place the wire in the routed grove space about two thirds to the right of the center of your pendent. |
Hold the end of the wire in the grove with your thumb to the left wrap the wire around the pendent overlapping the your starting point. |
Take the wire you started with and bend it back and up in the center of the pendent. |
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| Wrap the long wire around the pendent and overlap the wire you just bent in the center of your pendent. Bring it around the back while holding the wire in the grove securely. |
In step #4 you are looking at the top-front of the pendent. In step #5 you are looking at the top-back of the pendent. I twist the pendent from front to back while hold the wire tight against the pendent with my thumb. |
You should give it two twist minimum. Sometimes I will give it three or more twist depending on the look I am going for. |
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| Give the wire a twist with your plier to secure the pendent. |
Repeat step#7 until the pendent is tight. |
Take the long wire and cut it about 3 inches from the center of the pendent. |
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| Take the tip of the wire you just cut and start curling it. |
Gently role the wire up to the center of the pendent. |
When you reach the top twist the wire son it lays flat on the face of the pendent. |
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| Take the end of the center wire and place it at the end of your pliers. |
Start twisting the wire away from the face |
Keep twisting until you have two or three loops. |
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| Check to make sure that the end of the cut wire is facing you. |
Cut the extra wire in line with the twist in the bail and file it needed. You want to make sure there are no sharp edges on the wire. |
The finisher bail should look like this. |
WIRE WRAPPING VIDEO by Al Massa
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Photos by Rachel Hoffman - Student at F.D.Roosevelt High School - New York |