Curls & Swirls Wire Work Pendant - Experienced
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- Опубліковано 20 жов 2024
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In this tutorial I show you how to create a unique one-of-a-kind pendant using very few tools. The format is visual with subtitles and geared for those with experience in wire working and not for the newbie beginner. This video is suitable for the hearing impaired.
No two will be alike and you should let your own creativity flow with this one instead of trying to copy my example. The design possibilities are endless. This is suitable for colored aluminum wire, and you can give it a try using 3 pieces of wire too.
Tool & Materials:
Bail making pliers * Round nose pliers * Nylon pliers/flat nose with taped jaws * Full flush cutters * 18-14 gauge dead soft wire (2 pieces 14"-24") * Focal bead with hole large enough to fit wire * Liver of sulfur and superfine steel wool (for antiquing copper)
I used 2 pieces of 14 gauge pre-antiqued copper wire @ 20" for this project. The finer the gauge, the shorter the wires needed. You will have to experiment.
How to use Liver of Sulfur (LOS)
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I honestly think they need a LOVE button because there is not a single one of your tutorials that I don't learn something new from.
+Ophiane Oh my, what a sweet thing to say. You made my day...thank you thank you.
I stumbled on this "style" by accident, just playing with wire by myself at home. I was so excited to learn it was a "style" and there are "real" artists out there who design this way on purpose! I truly love this one, and all of the work you share.
+Teresa Schurter Thank you Teresa for watching and sharing your story. Yes, when it comes to wire, pretty much not reinventing the wheel but what you do with it is the difference. I appreciate your support.
You all are so kind and I love you! Thank you for giving me the thumbs up on this one. I knew that you didn't need to hear me babble on and that you could grasp this just by watching. I love when I can make my videos accessible to the hearing impaired, plus I love putting beautiful music with it. You all are wonderful with your kindness...keeps me going!
Beautiful pendant! I love to watch you bend wire. Great tut, wonderful music. Thank you Liz!!
+Victoria Smith Thank you Victoria, that is awesome to hear. It just comes so natural to me that I never considered it that fascinating. You are sweet and I appreciate your support.
Hi Liz. I'm a beginner in Art Wire. And I find your swirls and curls so beautiful! Thank you for sharing your art!
Thank you so much!
Beautiful work and beautiful music. Thanks for sharing.
Liz, this is excellent. A friend of mine was looking for this exact technique and couldn't find it. I can't wait to give her the link. Thank you so much for sharing your "craft".
Lovely ! Thank you Liz for another great video .
Thank you Paula 😉
Absolutely
+nancy beal Thank you so much Nancy for watching and for your very kind feedback.
I've always wanted to work with beads and wire... Your videos might inspire me to do so when I get my craft room set up.. I love how you show the details and don't just fly through it. Beautifully done, thank you for sharing.
Thank you so much Melinda for watching and for your kind comment.
+Making It Easy with Liz Thank you for sharing your talents
+Melinda Weimer You are sweet Melinda, thanks so much.
This is awesome, Liz! I love how one can make it different every time! Will share on my blog!
Thank you so much. I appreciate the exposure. 😀
Wow! Not only beautifully creative but it looks like a really relaxing project. Love the music too.
Thank you so much Judi. 😉
love how this turns out different every time, cant wait to see the next video from you, i love watching your tutorials. thank you for sharing with us xx
truly one-of-a-kind. Thank you so much for your kind feedback.
Just wonderful tutorial, thank you so much Liz!!
+elena dominic Thank you Elena. I appreciate you're watching.
I love this tutorial. I am learning, so it really helps.
+Linda Capps Hi Linda, thanks for watching. I never get tired of hearing that and makes me feel really good.
I love your videos. Thank you so much for sharing. what fun!
Thank you so much for watching my channel and for your kind comment.
Loved it! You make 'being creative' look so easy. Hope I can make one soon.
gorgeous! You make it look so easy.
Beautiful pieces and great music. This video really does work with out a bunch of talking.
Thank you Susan.
Beautiful as always! Can't wait to try this.
+Luann Huntsberry Hi Luann, thank you so much for watching and for your support.
Just beautiful and so inspiring!
+green5sing Thank you so much for watching and your kind comment.
Thank you for sharing your talent. I really do enjoy watching your videos. I have to say I would rather hear "you" than the music. You do not babble to me you teach me.
+Jan Williams Thank you so much Jan. That's so nice to hear. I like to mix it up and this way makes it accessible to the hearing impaired without having to do the CC which takes forever to do.
So cute! Thanks for all your videos
:)
Thank you for your support Paula
Hi Liz, I just love your video's. I have learned so much from you. And yes I did grasp the way you made the piece. Well done!! You keep making the beautiful Jewelry and video's I'll keep watching and learning. Thank you so much. Oh I made the unisex bracelet this weekend and everyone loved it. Thank you.
Awesome Patricia...thanks so much got watching and sharing. You made my day.
I hope that one day I'll be able to just know what to do next like you do!
Oh my, try it once and you will know...If you notice in the video, I had no clue what I was going to do. Sometimes it works and sometimes, not. You should see my scrap bin...Thank you so much for watching, Debbie.
Always look forward to your videos. 👍🏼✨
+Barb Randazzo Thanks Barb...you made my day!
ditto!
Barb Randazzo :0)
Just beautiful!! Your hands must be made of steel! Lol Tysm Liz!
+Sherrill Hissong LOL Sherrill, thank you for watching and yes, my hands are very strong...lots of practice.
Beautiful! I absolutely loved it!
I'm always wondering what "dead soft" means? I see it referring to silver wire, and now you've listed it for copper. Could you explain what that means, and how it is different from regular copper (or silver) wire?
LOVE your videos Subscribed and sharing on my jewelry facebook page!
Never Mind LOL. Had read I would have known. Thank you very much!
Very pretty
Thank you Shirley
Thanks so much for this tutorial
+I💟crafting You're so welcome. Thanks so much for watching.
that was so relaxing to watch beautiful
That is beautiful work as usual!
Thank you Myra.😀
great Liz
thanks
+flower You're so welcome Flower, and thank you!
Thank you very much! 🌸💕🌸
You are so welcome
Those swirl earrings are graceful and elegant! What kind of sandpaper do you use? Do you wrap it around the wood yourself? Where do you get it? I love the rosettes! Thankyou. Is jewelers rouge also used to polish them? Does one apply it with a cloth? How is this done?
Hi Amy, thank you for watching. Those are pendants, not earrings but you could make earrings. Wood...I'm not sure what you mean. I use 0000 steel wool or a polishing pad, jewellers rouge and a cloth would work. I pre-patina my wire with liver of sulphur gel. I have a video on how to use that.
Beautiful....thank you...
+Sarah Smith Thank you Sarah for watching.
Hi Liz, Your teaching style is wonderful and your jewelry art is just beautiful. So, I concur with everyone's positive statements. I loved the music. It is so soothing and it makes me want to keep at it. I have a question. You indicated that you use 20 inches of wire. Is that for each piece of wire or 10 inches a piece? I am really enjoying your videos. Thank you so much for sharing your very valued skills. :-)
I love watching you work (and dance). I do a lot of copper wire wrapping and I'm always looking for the best tools. I've bought a few wire cutters and don't like any of them. Any chance you can send us the link to your favorite tools?
I'm a beginner and I love all your tutorial. And yeah, you make it so easy. Just now I learned to perfecting my basic loop. And then I'm just gonna go ahead making wire wrap chain necklace. Can you make a tutorial how to make wire brooch or shawl pin? Thank's so much !!
+Ati Prita Welcome Ati Prita to my world! I love your enthusiasm and excitement. I have the perfect design for a pin...it's a bit challenging but totally doable. Thanks for the suggestion and for watching my little channel.
bravissima e bellissimo! !!!!
+maria di maio Grazie per la visione e il tuo commento genere .
Hi Liz, I'm looking at your curls and swirls wire work pendant and are you using 2 pcs of 20" of is it cut in half. I'm going to move forward cutting in half but just felt the need to ask. I love your videos. Thank you!
Thank you!
+Tarrah Graham Hi Tarrah...you are welcome and thank you!
Very cool!
+frankinbolton Thanks!
OMG... I absolutely love this design. ♡♡♡♡ You are so talented and so kind to show us how to make such beautiful pieces of jewelry. ♡♡♡ Where did you learn this? Is it self taught or some other way? Would love to know. ;-) You ROCK my friend. Thank you for your videos. They are awesome!
Oh Jackie, you made my day! I am self taught and have been doing this for many years. I owned a bead store and taught workshops. I'm a book junkie and learned techniques and developed a few of my own. Thanks so much for watching and your encouraging comment.
This was so cool. ( and I really liked the soothing music!) My husband makes Poly Clay Cabachons and I have to come up with creative ways of showing them off on a chain, leather, etc.. I love making my own bails but have very little creativity when it comes to making bails. I'd love to make a bail like the way you started this one but wonder how I could use part of this style to either glue it to the back of his Cabachon or coil the wire through a hole on the top of the pendant he makes. (Hope you understand my explanation) I would love, love it, if you made a video on how to make an amazing bail, that does not require wire weaving, to either glue to a cab. or poke one or two of the wires through a drilled hole at the top of the pendant. Pleeeze....
Hi Gloria
I have used this same design for beach glass and cabachons. You have to pop the cab into the wire work and make sure the wires are holding it in. If you wanted to make it glue friendly, just create a flat spiral base to glue it on after making the bail. Experiment with thinner gauge wire. Thanks so much for watching...not sure about a video but will keep it in mind.
That was cool! Just sub'd...just discovered your channel.
Thanks!
so beautiful i like it😊
Why did you stop making videos a year ago?
I love it❤️but It hurts my fingers just watching the process. Any ideas how I can do this w/o the pain ?😢
Have you actually tried it yet? Use dead soft wire.
Look gorgeous...love it.
is it copper 1.5mm that you use to make that pendant?
Thank you so much. It is copper, and it was 14 gauge dead soft wire which is 1.6mm.
Thank you for watching, Cie
Wonderfull
oh you rock!
+Grace Robin Right on! Thanks Grace.
Hmm I wonder if I can make music notes with that teckneak?
Bellissimo
Cinzia D'Errico Gracie
wow! so great work! TY dear! :o)
+Francine Deneault Thank you Francine. I appreciate you're watching and the encouragement.
i love your work so much. but i also would like to know the title of the music in the background! ;-)
Linda peça!! Pena aqui onde moro, não consigo encontrar alguns alicates. Parabéns!! =)
+Mahaila Kahina Muito obrigado por assistir. Vou ter ferramentas para venda no meu site www.craftrends.ca que vai ser instalado e funcionando em breve.
Making It Easy with Liz Vai ser maravilhoso!! Gostaria muito de obter alguns alicates . Já procurei aqui no Brasil e ainda não encontrei... Vou aguardar!!! =)
Mahaila Kahina Dê-me um código postal e eu vou ver o quanto o envio será .
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Hi Liz, I like how you always include the small details (ie. push under the coil) as they can make a huge difference, I have had to figure out myself. You do wonderful work. For this Pendant would it be possible to use a smaller bead (less weight) and turn it into a pin, how would one go about this? Thank you in advance.
I'm not Liz , but sin,ce I have the experience I'd like to give you a response if I may. When you begin with practicing her design you may or may not stay on the path And copy it. you might "feel " on taking it a different route which is where your creating begins to take hold. So in this I'm saying if you choose to use a smàller bead or even 3-4 beads that becomes your çhoice your design creation. you could even decide to take what she showed you and add more swoops ànd swirls to make it longer and wider if you çhoose. Your design. All this to say small beads or even different shaped beads are no problem here. :)
+VM11238 Thank you very much for your answer. What I am looking for is how to make a pin out of this as I have not made a pin ( like a lapel pin) before. The smaller bead(s) would be so the pin is not to heavy. Would you know how to turn this into a pin?
+Ann Hopy replied to your comment and it disappeared! it was a bit long to re write now so I will leave this here so you can get an idea of some of the techniques you need ,the catch and the spiral to the pin. I will come back añd rewrite it later ,unless the pasted version works for you. It is a design which allows you to change any pendant into a pin and back. :)
+VM11238 ~~~~ Thank you, I will be looking forward to your explanation, sorry your other reply disappeared.
+Ann Hopy Sorry for the delay! Had to use my phone as my tablet kept shutting down. Alright You will use two wires and fold them in half as she is but instead you fold the center flat and not round them out .One change is you will lay them sideways flat. Using half round wire wrap about3-4 wraps about 3/4 to an inch down to secure the wires as they lay 4wires side by side both sets folded. Once they are secure Bend the top section with the folds into a hook.this wiil be known as the catch. It is where your pins point will hook into. Using your round nose Bend up one set of the folded wires(2) just as she did after completing her circle. follow her instructions swirling and curling the wires . now when she adds the bead ,YOU will add your choice of bead or beads but here you will NOT Bend the wire up with the bead and then spiral.YOU will spiral UNDER the bead without folding it back to lock the beads in and fold the spiral if you'd like up against the bottom of the bead snug against the bead opening.extend the wire towards the back straight(90 degree) .Now look at your catch in the back.Measure how far it sticks out away from your piece. Bend the other wire just shy of that measurement with flatnose pliers.now your wire is going in the direction of the catch. this wire is your pin wire. :) right at that new Bend use your round nose to coil a tiny spring.his wrap it around about 2-3 times ending up with your wire still going towards the catch(To understand this part watch the video I sent you above) the spring is what causes the wire to have some spring back,causing it to lock into the catch. Squeeze the spring ringlets close firmly with your flatnose pliers. If you need to stiffen this pin wire tapnit with a rawhide hammer. Lock this wire inside the catch .Cut the tip of your pin wire ànd sand it to remove burrs that could damage your clothes. Make the end pointy. go back to the front and continue designing the with the rest of the wire as she has done. Or design it your own way. Hope you get what I'm trying to tell you here, hope it helps! Good Luck!
Has anyone tried this with a slightly less stiff gauge? Would
love to try making one but have wrist and hand issue.
You could try aluminum wire. It's very soft and would be great to practice with.
Luv, luv, luv it! Thanks, 1926lady
they are beautiful hun,... can i please ask where you get your wire from, as i have some wire that is copper plated i think, although it said copper wire.. {when i cut it the middle is a different colour, like a steel or something grey lol}, so would love to know where you get yours from, and if they ship to uk... thanks sweetie xx
+beccy griffiths Hi Beccy, thank you for watching. I sell wire and would consider shipping to the UK. I am currently working on my site www.craftrends.ca and hope to have it up and running very soon...so many other things have taken over and keeping me from working on it full time. I could still send you wire now if you would like. Email me at makingiteasywithliz@gmail.com and we'll go from there.
Beautiful!! But I must say, I missed your voice. 😊
+jennifer hollifield Thank you Jennifer, how sweet of you to say. When I filmed this months ago, I saw that it could be done just by watching it and is suitable for the hearing impaired. Creating closed captioning is extremely time consuming and the process is a bit frustrating. Thank you for your support.
いいですね ありがとう。
+yoshihiro kanazawa どういたしましてと見ていただきありがとうございます。