Indeed - but by taking the top strand on one side, he'd have produced a flat braid needing less compression. The secret is that it's a two-stage process, pulling the furthest loop through the two next to it, to settle on the nearest in the other hand, with a twist determined by whether the weaver picks top or bottom of the loop connecting what are otherwise two separate braids. The second step is to move the two loops left up so the first finger is freed for the next pass the other way. This is a very old form of weaving, learn it using cotton loops.
Oooo, I've done this with a variety of threads, but never seen it done with wire! Very neat! As I recall, there are versions of this finger loop braiding that can create split braids, and a flat braids too! It all depends on which strand and which loops you pull through.
Yes, I believe this guy woke up one day, with all the knowledge about this in his head, and a fully equipped workshop. Without having to do anything./S Don't let "if only" stop you, you can start with little time and money.
The silver wire can be bought...look up silver wire supplier. Copper wire from Jaycar in Australia or The House Jewelry in Sydney. Look online, Pepe tools. Get a flat steel plate where you can hold it on your lap to hammer silver or copper wire. Learn to anneal as once you start hammering 🔨...the wire becomes Work hardened. Small steps...learning , observing. But above all Having a go...a workshop is wherever YOU are. I have an engineering company...every possible machine...but not a table. Or other needs I mentioned to you. Above all I lack TIME. But one day soon Muchaco...soon.!
There's nothing he used that is exceptionally rare or expensive brother. You literally could do this in your apartment! You can buy silver wire, you don't have to make your own. So no need for a $250 rolling mill. A propane torch is under $20 used, probably wayyyy cheaper. The little vise tool he's using could be subbed for a small vise that clamps to a kitchen table. A set of wire pliers is also cheap. Any hammer will work. You just need a smooth face on it. The saw inexpensive, but there's no reason you need a wire jewelry saw. A dremel with a cutting disc will do it. Even a junk grade hack saw will work. Silver is soft. The mandrel he's rounding it out on is a special tool. But they're cheap. Maybe $25 for a ring sizing set. You don't need an anvil, but you could order a mini Chinese made one or substitute a flat piece of iron. Even a sledge hammer can be used as an anvil if the edges are smooth. But going to a metal shop and buying a 4 inch chunk of flat steel bar is super inexpensive. I'd probably get a couple of pencil erasers (the big pink ones) to put under it to minimze hammering noise. Or just fold a towel under it. It is very achievable brother. Don't short yourself because you don't have space or fancy tools. There's a ton of creative tinkering one can do with very few tools at a kitchen table. 😊
If I can get my fingers to cross those wires as you have, it will be a miracle but, I’m going to give it a go and see what happens! I love this ring it is going to be my first!
Amazing work! I was enthralled as I watched. I’ve subscribed and am definitely anxious for more! Watching these videos is what has taught me to be the metalsmith I’ve become today. I now own my own business and make upscale jewelry. This is where you come to learn!
Thanks for sharing. I work with lifting cable rope and have been taught how to stand, lands, and strands together to make eyelets super strong. Not quite what I expected but very beautiful all the same your workmanship is lovely.
OK so I tried this with coloured bracelet string, but the top and bottom didn't mesh, I had ywo separate plaits, am I going wrong somewhere? Thank you 😊
@@NanaNan1 There's plenty of YT primers, Morgan Donner's is a good one. Set up. Essentially, tie 5x 2' lengths of cotton - embroidery floss is good - and secure them to a hook, with a loop on the first, second, and third fingers of the left hand, and the remaining two on the second and third fingers of the right hand. Have the knots at the finger end of the loops. A. Pass the first finger of the right hand through the loops on the first and second fingers of the left hand and hook the top of the third loop onto it, pulling it through the loops. Spread your hands apart, so the weave runs up to the hook. B. You now have loops on the first and second fingers of the left hand. Use the third finger to pick up the loop on the second, and the second to pick up the loop on the first. You've completed the first pass, and the loops are now the other way round, so repeat from A, five times. C. The loops are back in their starting position, and you've two short lengths of braid on either side of the hook. Now repeat A and B, but picking up the bottom of the loop on the third finger rather than the top. That puts a twist into the loop, securing the edges together into a tube. D. Repeat A and B, creating another eye, and this time do a flat braid next, by picking the top of the third loop on one hand, and the bottom of the third loop on the other. Repeat until you've run out of thread, and tie off with a knot, then trim the ends into a tassel. You now have a training sampler, and can develop body memory. I did one in black, with one loop in gold, showing the path through the braid. In mediaeval times, they made them far longer and wider, with all the ladies contributing in much more complicated tapestry techniques.
I make wire jewelry but don't have the equipment or know-how to make the things I see on this channel. But I will, eventually, I've decided. You guys make it look so easy! I love your videos as well as the beautiful things you make😁
It's finger loop braiding. I can't imagine it's really common to do with wire, even doing it with crochet cotton will give blisters on the sides of your finger joints if you do it too much without building up enough callus
Beautiful ring, very lovely. Loved watching you work. Please do not add music to any demo /DIY channel, it is too much for the ears, very stressful. Natural sounds of hammering and sawing are soothing.
Would it be okay to ask for clarification? I’ve watched a few times and from this run through I see wire 1 being pulled from behind through 2 & 3 then see wire 5 being pulled through wires 4 &5 into the braid. Do I have that right? At first I thought you went under under wire set set 2 and over 3 into the middle or braid and the opposite on the other side. I am going to try this in copper/silver first to see if I like the pattern and if so I’d like to make it for a replacement wedding ring for husband in silver & gold. If you have the time to read thisThank you ..
Se o espaço não for infinitamente divisel, isso também não resolve? Afinal, vai chegar o ponto em que não dá pra andar metade da distância, ou anda além desse limite, ou não anda
The ring is nice but i'd like it even more if there was a way of making it seamless. The video is helpful and gave me an idea for a design that uses a decorative piece to disguise the seam.
@Aemni1 it’s easy to make the ends seamless. Make the starting wires longer to begin with. When you are done braiding you form your ring, bend it and put one end of the ring on top (let it overlap). Than look if the design matches and saw through both of your “ends”, hope that helps
he made the wire with a ingot and a rolling mill, but it looks a little thicker then 1 mm so that would be like 16 gauge. if you are planning to buy wire rather then make it, make sure you have a way to anneal the wire to relax the silver metal and make it not brittle. annealing is like slowly cooking the metal with a torch he does this at 0:09. as you cold work the silver metal it will get stiffer and more brittle the ring was short so not a big deal.
@@Amipotsophspond yes at 0:09 he heats to a red colour then drops into water 💧 to instantly cool...it is now soft again. Ready to be reworked. I was thinking 🤔 of making a Lattice made ring to hold a Cabachon Ruby or Red Coral. Using silver wire...using a wire wrap design I've seen in Pinterest.
That looks superb! In case you've forgotten, God loves you. Jesus loves you. On your journey beware of traps and snares. Do unto others as you would have them do unto you.
@@chrisgualtieri Yeah, I'm saying if you look up tutorials on walking braids you'll see the exact weave he's doing. It's an old Scottish or Irish technique, if I recall, and it gives you an idea of how to do it. All Luke did was use wire instead of thread. You could absolutely do it with your own coils.
Fingerloop braiding!!! I’m in shock!
Indeed - but by taking the top strand on one side, he'd have produced a flat braid needing less compression.
The secret is that it's a two-stage process, pulling the furthest loop through the two next to it, to settle on the nearest in the other hand, with a twist determined by whether the weaver picks top or bottom of the loop connecting what are otherwise two separate braids. The second step is to move the two loops left up so the first finger is freed for the next pass the other way.
This is a very old form of weaving, learn it using cotton loops.
Yes I do fingerloop with cotton. Didn’t expect to see it in metal.
@@EM-cg4iy An extension of my daughter's bookbinding.
I never would have thought to use braid walking with wire! What an awesome concept.
Oooo, I've done this with a variety of threads, but never seen it done with wire! Very neat! As I recall, there are versions of this finger loop braiding that can create split braids, and a flat braids too! It all depends on which strand and which loops you pull through.
Yes you are right 👍
There are also written methods for braids needing multiple people ( even up to twenty )
You get a better start with the knots at the fingers, though.
Price please
I love it! simple, right to the point and educational! Thank you!
if only i had metallurgy workshop in apartment... just think what i could accomplish
Same here
Yes, I believe this guy woke up one day, with all the knowledge about this in his head, and a fully equipped workshop. Without having to do anything./S
Don't let "if only" stop you, you can start with little time and money.
The silver wire can be bought...look up silver wire supplier. Copper wire from Jaycar in Australia or The House Jewelry in Sydney. Look online, Pepe tools. Get a flat steel plate where you can hold it on your lap to hammer silver or copper wire. Learn to anneal as once you start hammering 🔨...the wire becomes Work hardened. Small steps...learning , observing. But above all Having a go...a workshop is wherever YOU are.
I have an engineering company...every possible machine...but not a table. Or other needs I mentioned to you. Above all I lack TIME. But one day soon Muchaco...soon.!
I feel your pain
There's nothing he used that is exceptionally rare or expensive brother.
You literally could do this in your apartment!
You can buy silver wire, you don't have to make your own. So no need for a $250 rolling mill.
A propane torch is under $20 used, probably wayyyy cheaper.
The little vise tool he's using could be subbed for a small vise that clamps to a kitchen table.
A set of wire pliers is also cheap.
Any hammer will work. You just need a smooth face on it.
The saw inexpensive, but there's no reason you need a wire jewelry saw. A dremel with a cutting disc will do it. Even a junk grade hack saw will work. Silver is soft.
The mandrel he's rounding it out on is a special tool. But they're cheap. Maybe $25 for a ring sizing set.
You don't need an anvil, but you could order a mini Chinese made one or substitute a flat piece of iron. Even a sledge hammer can be used as an anvil if the edges are smooth. But going to a metal shop and buying a 4 inch chunk of flat steel bar is super inexpensive. I'd probably get a couple of pencil erasers (the big pink ones) to put under it to minimze hammering noise. Or just fold a towel under it.
It is very achievable brother. Don't short yourself because you don't have space or fancy tools. There's a ton of creative tinkering one can do with very few tools at a kitchen table. 😊
Beautiful work
If I can get my fingers to cross those wires as you have, it will be a miracle but, I’m going to give it a go and see what happens! I love this ring it is going to be my first!
That was neat. I used to do that with rope and shot line in the USN. Thanks for putting the video up
Well done! Great work, done by hand. Very good!
Amazing work! I was enthralled as I watched. I’ve subscribed and am definitely anxious for more! Watching these videos is what has taught me to be the metalsmith I’ve become today. I now own my own business and make upscale jewelry. This is where you come to learn!
فوق العاده بود.همیشه دوست داشتم بتوانم چنین کاری را یاد بگیرم.❤
Desde Bogotá Colombia, gracias por compartir sus conocimientos, felicitaciones
Thank you so much for this amazing tutorial x
Impressive work.
Bravo 👏👏👏👍👍👍🦋🦋🦋
Just brilliant! Really!
😮That is absolutely gorgeous i love it ❤xx
Thanks for sharing. I work with lifting cable rope and have been taught how to stand, lands, and strands together to make eyelets super strong. Not quite what I expected but very beautiful all the same your workmanship is lovely.
So beautiful !!!
Beautiful!
Wow…very cool! Thanks!!
Nice work dude.
Stunning ❤
That's beautiful, i wish i had a workshop. I'm definitely going to try with the copper wire i have. Thank you ❤
OK so I tried this with coloured bracelet string, but the top and bottom didn't mesh, I had ywo separate plaits, am I going wrong somewhere? Thank you 😊
Watch the video carefully thank you
Excellent craftsmanship! There should be a ring and a bracelet option to be sold as a set.
Totally agree, plus add a pendant & earrings for a complete set!
Very nice, thanks!!!
That's a very neat finished product!
Very beautiful. Thank you.
The pinkie nail is for digging for gold when you’re driving or watching UA-cam videos.
That’s a dumb comment and not nice 6:23
I like it
I love it what gauge wire?
Probably about 20. enough to bend but not break. Note it's continuously annealed
Do you have a tutorial … I truly love it but feel like I’m missing something Thanks
@@NanaNan1 There's plenty of YT primers, Morgan Donner's is a good one.
Set up. Essentially, tie 5x 2' lengths of cotton - embroidery floss is good - and secure them to a hook, with a loop on the first, second, and third fingers of the left hand, and the remaining two on the second and third fingers of the right hand. Have the knots at the finger end of the loops.
A. Pass the first finger of the right hand through the loops on the first and second fingers of the left hand and hook the top of the third loop onto it, pulling it through the loops. Spread your hands apart, so the weave runs up to the hook.
B. You now have loops on the first and second fingers of the left hand. Use the third finger to pick up the loop on the second, and the second to pick up the loop on the first. You've completed the first pass, and the loops are now the other way round, so repeat from A, five times.
C. The loops are back in their starting position, and you've two short lengths of braid on either side of the hook. Now repeat A and B, but picking up the bottom of the loop on the third finger rather than the top. That puts a twist into the loop, securing the edges together into a tube.
D. Repeat A and B, creating another eye, and this time do a flat braid next, by picking the top of the third loop on one hand, and the bottom of the third loop on the other.
Repeat until you've run out of thread, and tie off with a knot, then trim the ends into a tassel. You now have a training sampler, and can develop body memory. I did one in black, with one loop in gold, showing the path through the braid. In mediaeval times, they made them far longer and wider, with all the ladies contributing in much more complicated tapestry techniques.
Too cool 😎
This is such a cool ring! I am doing my own version of this based off of your work with weaving 18 gauge nickel and brass together
Muy bueno!!! Gracias brother!
I tried the same trick with copper wire ,,, it,s cool
The ring is stunning, simple yet elegant. I will have to check out your site.
I used to do this with yarn, but I've never thought about doing it with wire!
Ahhh the old left hand right foot clamp, can’t beat it.😂 good job sir. Also, cut that nail.
better cut both of them, but then with a twist: how about instead of gel nails put on some steel nails?
Great job . I was going to do a 4 strand weave ring . After watching this . O yea ! That's sweet . Thank you .
Me y bien echo 🙏🏽🙏🏽👌te encargo ke por ngas más videos de esos
Great looking ring! weirdly long pinky nails🤔
It’s very typical for Asian and Indonesian men to have long pinky nails. It’s a cultural thing.
That's the pickin' nail
Also called a coke nail
I mean clearly it comes in handy, he used it to weave through the wires more easily. Weird, but useful!
For the white girl!
The loop braids I usually make with five loops is flat on one side and rounded on the other. Looks like knitting on the round side
Really beautiful ring. I need to enroll in some classes. Just my 1 cent
우와 이 디자인 너무 아름다워요 금반지로 만들고 싶엉ㅅ
❤️👍👍
Nice job 👍
I think i will make one too 😏
Thats pretty. Can you tell me more? Where can I get the directions to make this beautiful ring?
I make wire jewelry but don't have the equipment or know-how to make the things I see on this channel. But I will, eventually, I've decided. You guys make it look so easy! I love your videos as well as the beautiful things you make😁
Amazon site all jewellery tool available
Thanks for watching
That would braid make a beautiful copper bracelet
Que lindooo! Ja fiz um mas nao ficou tao bonito com fio mais grosso. Vou fazer de novo
Is this a common method? Ive never seen looped wire braiding before, its cool
It's finger loop braiding. I can't imagine it's really common to do with wire, even doing it with crochet cotton will give blisters on the sides of your finger joints if you do it too much without building up enough callus
Beautiful ring, very lovely. Loved watching you work. Please do not add music to any demo /DIY channel, it is too much for the ears, very stressful. Natural sounds of hammering and sawing are soothing.
It looks beautiful. Tell every professional who needs that long nail has one! Is there a different way to do the join?
That is a gorgeous ring and I loved watching you make it 🤩
I presume you sell what you make, where can I buy your creations?
Eso que usa para ablandar el alambre es un soplete?
Would it be okay to ask for clarification? I’ve watched a few times and from this run through I see wire 1 being pulled from behind through 2 & 3 then see wire 5 being pulled through wires 4 &5 into the braid. Do I have that right? At first I thought you went under under wire set set 2 and over 3 into the middle or braid and the opposite on the other side. I am going to try this in copper/silver first to see if I like the pattern and if so I’d like to make it for a replacement wedding ring for husband in silver & gold. If you have the time to read thisThank you ..
Rolling machine is not needed, if you use premade wire.
You can just warp the ends with the wire the ring is made and leave a gap.
Rất tuyệt vời.
i did my coils for my Vape with this technique
Это очень красиво и необычно.
Really beautiful. Please tell us what gauge or mm the wire was drawn down to.
Any of these 21,22,23 gauge wire
Thanks for watching
I used to braid 32 and below for vaping coils but I’ve switched to jewelry making now
Amazing , left a diamond stone or white topaz
Wow is beautiful the ring 🤍
Cooper, gold, silver on a single bracelet could you make?
Awesome ❤ Is this how they make a Franco chain?
What are the names of the tools used at the start to stretch the wire out? Thanks!
what camera are you using?
❤
Vere good
This is your own design or from catalogue?
what guage wire did you use for this ring?
20 gauge
couldn't you use a crochet hook to grab the loops and pull them through?
What kind of wire do you use?
100% silver wire 👍
Please make video on hip chain making in our side we call nevala
6:35 that coke spoon fingernail.
Se o espaço não for infinitamente divisel, isso também não resolve? Afinal, vai chegar o ponto em que não dá pra andar metade da distância, ou anda além desse limite, ou não anda
Hey there, beautiful work! What diameter does the wire have?
Looks like 18-20 gauge
The ring is nice but i'd like it even more if there was a way of making it seamless.
The video is helpful and gave me an idea for a design that uses a decorative piece to disguise the seam.
Are you going to share that idea with us? Too !
@Aemni1 it’s easy to make the ends seamless. Make the starting wires longer to begin with. When you are done braiding you form your ring, bend it and put one end of the ring on top (let it overlap). Than look if the design matches and saw through both of your “ends”, hope that helps
👍👍❤🌷❤👍👍
Hello. What gauge wire and is it soft wire or dead hard?
Wire gauge 21and pure silver soft wire. Thanks for watching
What gauge wire is it when you start the braid?
he made the wire with a ingot and a rolling mill, but it looks a little thicker then 1 mm so that would be like 16 gauge. if you are planning to buy wire rather then make it, make sure you have a way to anneal the wire to relax the silver metal and make it not brittle. annealing is like slowly cooking the metal with a torch he does this at 0:09. as you cold work the silver metal it will get stiffer and more brittle the ring was short so not a big deal.
@@Amipotsophspond yes at 0:09 he heats to a red colour then drops into water 💧 to instantly cool...it is now soft again. Ready to be reworked. I was thinking 🤔 of making a Lattice made ring to hold a Cabachon Ruby or Red Coral. Using silver wire...using a wire wrap design I've seen in Pinterest.
That looks superb!
In case you've forgotten, God loves you. Jesus loves you. On your journey beware of traps and snares. Do unto others as you would have them do unto you.
What kind of pliers are at 4:40, please?
Do you sell these? Where?
Is that fine silver or sterling?
Fine silver
Do you take commissions? (using fine pure silver?)
That's interesting. The video doesn't play in 1080p.
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What gage wire are you using?
22 gauge
Are you using sterling or fine silver please
Интересный обзор такой работы.
Вышло сделать красиво.
I tried to do this and ended up with a two part braid :( trying to figure out what I did wrong
That's it, yes! How nice it is to look at the work of a professional! Greetings from Russia!
It's very simple. All you need is long pinky nails.
What happened to those pinky finger nails? Great video!
I noticed that I was so lucky that I never found out.
Nice silver work. The braid could’ve been tighter so the gaps wouldn’t show.
सर जी ट्यूटोरियल वीडियो बनाए ताकि देखने वाले को भी आ जाए।
What gauge is the wire
21 gauge wire
Coke nail.
not one but two coke nails.
That's a lot of coke.
What is the name of that weave?
It's just a five strand braid, but with loops to give it a second layer.
Look up loop braiding or finger walking braids. You'll be able to find some decent threadwork that uses it.
@@TheHarvestGoddessDemeter Thanks, but I vape and make my own coils and wanted to duplicate what James did.
@@chrisgualtieri Yeah, I'm saying if you look up tutorials on walking braids you'll see the exact weave he's doing. It's an old Scottish or Irish technique, if I recall, and it gives you an idea of how to do it. All Luke did was use wire instead of thread. You could absolutely do it with your own coils.