This class includes: - An overview of the types of wire to use - A guide to determining hardness and gauge - Plus a look at some tools you'll need to make working with wire easier
Also contains a PDF illustrating the techniques learned, with step-by-step instructions for making five different clasps.
Chapters include: A personal welcome Tools and materials Safely reaming beads & pearls A foundational technique: "Big Twist" rings An ancient design: Tibetan rings Wraparound-bead rings made with pearls How to make the "Bead on a Wire" ring Easy-to make overhand knot rings How to make tiny toe rings "Swirly-Girly" rings made with beads Nautilus rings: beautiful coiled wire in copper or silver Resizing your finished wire rings Artificially aging rings with liver of sulfur Tumble-polishing your finished rings Bonus: Resources with Web links to some of my favorite suppliers of wire, tools, and beads
Bonus: Resources with Web links to some of my favorite suppliers of wire, tools, and beads