Wire Wrapped Pendant
What you'll need:
- Approx. 70cm 0.6mm square sterling silver wire.
- Approx. 20cm half round sterling silver wire.
- Cabochon (this one is 25x18mm).
- Masking Tape.
- Ring Stick (or alternative).
- Round nose pliers (or, anything with a fine tip)
- Cutting pliers.
Notes: This tutorial is how I make wire-wrapped pendants. This is not the only way, nor the right way (for you) to do it. It is best to learn the basics, shown here, and adapt your knowledge to your own way of doing it. This is quite a simple design, using the minimum 3 wires (for a border wrap) and may take you anywhere between 30min to 3 hours to make.
- Cut your piece of square wire into 3 equal pieces, approx 20cm - 25cm each. Using your flat nose pliers, hold the s wires together in the middle. Note: As you can see in the photo, my pliers are covered with masking tape. I always do this as it stops the pliers marking the wire.
- Wrap masking tape around the 3 wires either side of your pliers, leaving about a 2cm gap between.
- Take your half round wire, and start to wrap the 3 wires, between the tape. The tape will hold the wire in place and make this an easy task. Make sure the 3 wires stay sitting side by side, and not bundled together. Use your pliers to flatten the first turn out. This make the rest of this process easier.
- Be sure to make very tight wraps around the 3 wires. This is important, otherwise your pendant may become lose, and hard to continue making. Turn the small ends of the wire over, so that they are both on the same side of the 3 wires. The flatten them down using your flat nose pliers.
- After you have finished your wrap (about 1cm long for this size stone), use your flat nose pliers to flatten the whole wrap. The flatter, the better! This way, it will sit closer to the stone with out an ugly gap.
- Measure the stone up against the wires. Approximate the curve of the stone, and use your ring stick (or something else of this shape) to shape the wires.
 - You can just shape it up against the stone, however I find the ring stick easier.
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