Handmade & Handcrafted Jewelry Techniques Jewelry Techniques for Making Handcrafted and Handmade Jewelry History of Handcrafted and Handmade Jewelry: The history of making handmade jewelry goes back 8,000 years. In about 6,000 BC, in the Babylonian city of UR, wire was made from metals including gold. Jewelry Making Techniques That Are Covered in our Web Site: To say that our web site has a plethora (an abundance) of articles on making handcrafted jewelry and handmade jewelry might be an understatement. Jewelry Making Techniques for Making Handcrafted and Handmade Jewelry Not Covered in our Web Site: In many ways, it is easier to describe what jewelry making techniques are not addressed in our web site. Summary: Our hope is that some of the information that we provide in this section of our web site will help you, our reader, to improve their skills in making handmade jewelry.
Crochet with Wire & Beads I've had so many requests for the instructions for our last Church of Craft project, I decided to post a little tutorial here. I am by no means an expert, though! You can also find great info here. But let's get started . . . . First, you need supplies: - One spool of 28 gauge wire, silver or another color. - Assorted beads -- about 40 for a choker, or about 20 for a bracelet. - A metal crochet hook, size G. - Wire cutters and needle-nose pliers. - Findings: jumprings and a clasp of some kind. Step One: String your beads onto the wire, leaving it attached to the spool. Step Two: Make a slip-knot with your wire. Make a loop with the end of your wire. This leaves you with a pretzelly-looking thing, like so. Now, put your crochet hook through that slip knot, and tighten it -- but fairly loosely! Step Three: Chain three. Take the end of your wire that's still attached to the spool, and wrap it over your hook. Then, catch that wrapped bit in your hook, and pull it through the slip knot.
s Fine Craft Tutorials & Project Ideas! Earcuff TUTORIAL!!! (on BIG demand) - JEWELRY AND TRINKETS I started making ear cuffs half a week ago, and already LOTS of people were asking me to make a tutorial.I made two.One on the basic cuff, just to get the hang of it, and one more expanded, where you can use your own imagination. What you need: The 18g wire can also be 20g 1. Basic Ear Cuff Cut from the 18g wire a piece of 2,5" Bend the right end 3/4" 180° upwards. Do the same with the left end, downwards. Make a loop to the right with the round nose pliers out of the upper end. Do the same with the lower end, to the left, in opposite direction. Bend the side parts backwards around round nose pliers or a pencil. Ready! 2. Cut from the 18g wire a longer piece f.e. 5" Bend the right end 180° upwards. Bend the left part 180° downwards, but see that the middle part is app. 1" Finish the upper end by making curls and loops with the round nose pliers. Bend the lower part 90° downwards in the middle. From this point I turned the piece around. Bend the wire further to hold the bead in it's place. Done!
Turk's Head Knot Ring It's been a while since I posted on my blog but I've tried a new technique inspired by the metal working turk's head knot guru Loren Damewood on It has been a very long journey since I first saw Loren's website and then started searching the internet frantically to find out how to do this elusive knot (see below for where I found tutorials). I made about 4 leather knots to get the feel of the technique before trying it in silver wire. the above photographed ring is 0.8 mm gauge sterling silver wire and is a single strand of wire passed through the knot twice. Here's some things I've learned on the way:1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 5A. How to do the Knot: Get to know this knot first. First He is the god of doing metal work and turk's knots. Now how a turk's head would transfer to wire. Write down donbscout's instructions. The idea is the holes you drill into the doweling needs to be the same size as the wire you have to stick in.
Leather + Cut Metal Necklace Try This: Leather + Cut Metal Necklace Not only is this little guy super easy to make, he might just be one of my favorite projects that I've created lately. Materials: 2 - 24" Leather Laces, 7 Metal Shapes, 6 large Jump Rings, PliersWithout any particular project in mind, I ordered these cut metal triangles from Etsy seller Geometric Land. You could order your own, or skim the jewelry supply aisle at the craft store for something similar. I bet you could also find something really interesting to use at the hardware store. Begin by folding one of your leather laces in half and creating a girth hitch knot (yes, I Googled that) through one of the shapes. Repeat the girth hitch knot with the other lace and one of the other metal shapes. Join the remaining metal shapes with the jump rings, separating and rejoining the rings with a set of pliers -- one in each hand. Join the string of shapes with each of the other pieces using jump rings, as shown. And that's it. find me elsewhere
Wire Wrapping Technique, Wire Wrapping Instructions for Making Beaded Jewelry! Learn a beginner jewelry wire wrapping technique, used in making wire jewelry and bead jewelry making, with illustrated step-by-step wire wrapping instructions. Wire Wrapping Technique #2:How to Make a Double End Wrapped Wire Loop Using Wire Jewelry Making Supplies 20 gauge (.81 mm) round half hard wire (for practice use brass or copper wire)a few beads for practice Jewelry Making Tools one pair round nose pliersone pair chain nose plierswire Cutters Jewelry Wire Wrapping Instructions Make a wrapped wire bead unit. 1. Use a fine point marker and mark the jaws of your round nose pliers at about 3/8" (4.76 mm) (or other measurement) from their tip. 2. With your dominant hand, pick up the chain nose pliers. 3. 4. With your dominant hand pickup the round nose pliers, grasp the horizontal portion of the wire at the bend. Let's continue ourJewelry Beading for Beginners lesson Wire Wrapping Technique #2... 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. Let's continue our Beading for Beginners Beading Basics lesson! 10. 11. 12. 13.
Wire wrapping free tutorial by ~Aniolek-maly on deviantART DIY Braided Hex Nut Bracelet We’re nuts for nuts. Is there a more versatile and inexpensive DIY component than a hex nut from the hardware store? You can imagine our excitement when we first discovered Philip Crangi’s Giles & Brother Hex Collection. You’ll need:3 strands of cotton butcher’s twine cut into one yard pieces18 small brass hex nutsa bit of dexterity! Gather the 3 strands of twine and tie a knot at the top, leaving about 2 inches of slack. Keep your thumb at the base of the braid, holding the nut in its place. Repeat the steps, by threading the rest of the nuts to the outer pieces of twine before they are crossed over. The bracelet should wrap around your wrist at least two or three times. Good luck!! (top image from here, rest of images by Honestly…WTF)
wigjig - Le blog de Valérie 10 août 2014 7 10 /08 /août /2014 19:53 J'ai aussi réalisé un autre pendentif avec ma plaque wig jig, pour vous donner un aperçu voici la plaque avec les chevilles du motif et le pendentif Published by Valérie 26 - dans pendentif fil d'alu Bijoux WigJig 2 août 2014 6 02 /08 /août /2014 15:28 Une création 100% perso (sauf les perles) : Pour commencer la parure voici le bracelet en fil d'aluminium de 1mm et perles fimo de 8-10 mm. À venir, le collier et les boucles d'oreille ... Bon week end !!!!! Published by Valérie 26 - dans Bracelet Bijoux WigJig fil d'alu 31 juillet 2014 4 31 /07 /juillet /2014 21:11 Ce soir, premier gros travail avec la planche Wig Jig et je dois dire que je suis assez fière de moi, je trouve ce pendentif plutôt pas mal (auto-satisfaction quand tu nous tiens !!!) Published by Valérie 26 - dans Bijoux pendentif WigJig 31 juillet 2014 4 31 /07 /juillet /2014 21:07 avec du fil d'alminium de 1 mm
Try This [Redux]: Leather and Cut Metal Necklace I never really know which of my tutorials will strike a cord with people, but for whatever reason, my leather and cut metal necklace tutorial from back in July has been one of my most popular tutorials ever. I can definitely appreciate that because it's also one of the easiest. It's always fun to see variations on a project, so I'm sharing a few more of these that I've made over the last few months. Have you given this one a try? If so, visit the site and use the "Share Your Projects" function at the top to share photos! find me elsewhere
Easy Step to Make Creative Golden Flower Earrings Most girls like flowers, but how about this dedicate flower earrings? Do you like them? I hope the answer is “yes”. Instructions on making golden flower earrings: 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. Golden flower earrings are done! Quel fil choisir pour faire ses bijoux? | Art et Perles 8 types de fils que j’utilise régulièrement pour fabriquer des bijoux fantaisie! Il existe une multitude de fils pour enfiler ou travailler les perles. Mais lequel choisir? Fil câblé ou fil de pêche?Fil de soie ou fil polyester? Il est donc important de choisir son fil à bijoux avec soin. Voici donc Les 8 types de fils que j’utilise pour faire des bijoux Le fil câblé J’aime ce fil car il est très résistant, existe dans de nombreux coloris, permet un enfilage de perles très rapide. Mais, je le trouve un peu rigide et donc je ne l’utilise pas pour des colliers longs. Sa taille est définie en diamètre (0.010 jusque 0.024 un des plus épais). Noter que ce fil se trouve en gris neutre, couleurs diverses, argent, or, plaqué argent et plaqué or. Le fil de pêche J’ aime car ce fil est résistant. On termine un bijoux avec le fil de pêche par un noeud carré ou par une perle cache- noeud. Vous pourrez voir certains colliers finis avec des perles à écraser. Le fil polyester, soie ou coton Le fil serpentine