Basic Techniques about Jewelry Making Wire Wrapping

When you walk at jewelry stores, jewelry shows and check on the fashion jewelry market, you can find many unique jewelry making wire wrapped jewelry designs. That is to say, wire wrapped jewelry pieces are very popular. Do you like wire wrapped jewelry? Do you want to create your own wire wrapped designs? Here are some techniques of wire wrapping for learning.

Memory Wire

Some of the basic techniques include twisting the jewelry making wire, wrapping a wire bundle, crimping or flattening the wrap, scrolling, and shaping. How to create a loop is the simplest technique. Choose a small jewelry making wire if you are just a beginner. Grip the wire 2/3^rd of the length with your round nose pliers. Bend the tip of the wire 90 degrees by moving your pliers away from you. Use your free hand to bend the tip of wire clockwise around the nose of the plier to form a loop. Use side cutters to cut the wire where the loop connects. The last step is using your flat nose pliers to make the loop even. Of course, you can leave the extra wire and wrap it around the other end of wire.

Mixed Color Brass Wire

Using jewelry making wire to create wire spirals is seemed very difficult to many jewelry makers, especially to the beginners. In fact, they are easy to make, and can be used in many jewelry designs. Practice with a smaller wire size. And then you can use larger size jewelry making wires when you have mastered the skill. Here are the steps about how to make wire spirals.

First, grip the end of the wire with the tip of your round nose pliers. Second, move your pliers away from you till the wire connects to form a small loop. Third, hold the loop with your chain or flat nose pliers. Use your free hand to rotate the rest of the wire around the loop. Reposition your pliers as you work. Rotate the wire until you have the size you desire. Fourth, when you stop the rotating process, make sure there is at least 2cm of wire left. Fifth, grip the tail of wire the tip of your round nose pliers. Make a small loop in the opposite direction. You can attach other component on the loop. Cut off the excess wire. Ok, a beautiful wire spiral is finished.

You need to know more techniques and practices if you want to create delicate wire wrapping designs with jewelry making wires. You can easily find them on the internet, and also can learn them from jewelry making classes. Please keep in mind that the more you practice, the more exact and uniform your wire wrapping designs will be.