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Beaded Channel Ring - Beginner Wire Jewelry Tutorial - thetaoofwire.com

New Free Project Release! Beaded Channel Ring – Video & PDF

19 Mar 18
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This project is simplicity at its best! Using 2mm beads or 10/0 seed beads, this quick little square wire unisex ring can be easily made in any size. This newly updated project was previously published in a text-only form in “Contemporary Bead & Wire Jewelry” and “Simply Bead & Wire” by Lark Books. Now with step-by-step photos and more detailed instructions!

8 pages, 33 photos, 24 steps, plus design notes

Level of Difficulty: Very Easy

Video Length: 9 min. 11 seconds

TOOLS AND MATERIALS YOU’LL NEED:

Tools

Flat Nose Pliers
Chain Nose Pliers
Flush Cutters
Ruler or Measuring Tape
Ring Mandrel
Permanent Fine Tip Marker
Masking Tape
Rouge Cloth
Rawhide Mallet

Materials

22 ga (.65 mm) Soft Square wire (Length to be determined based on ring size)
2 inches (5 cm) 22 ga or 20 ga (.65 mm or .80 mm) Soft Half-Round Wire
5 x 2 mm Large Hold Beads or
5 x 10/0 Seed Beads

Substitutions

Substitutions are not recommended for this project.

Release Date: April 19, 2018

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New Tutorial Release! Hand Charm – Video & PDF

08 Mar 18
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The Shaman’s Hand or Healer’s Hand is an ancient power symbol. The easy-to-make beginner project is very quick and helps you practise keeping your wire “on the square”. Add an S-Link or a jump ring, and it can be worn as a pendant, or added to a bracelet or other project.

Make one of yourself, or as a gift for a special healer in your life!

This video will take you through the project step by step.

Level of Difficulty: Easy

Video Length: 7 min. 35 seconds

TOOLS AND MATERIALS YOU’LL NEED:

Tools

Flat Nose Pliers
Round Nose Pliers
Flush Cutters
Ruler or Measuring Tape
Permanent Fine Tip Marker
Ring Bending (aka Half-Round) Pliers

Materials

8 inches (19 cm) 20 ga (.80 mm) Hard or Half-Hard Square wire

Substitutions

Round wire can be substituted for this project, but it looks best in square.

Release date: March 8, 2018

Get the Download - Wire Jewelry Tutorials from thetaoofwire.com

You can add the PDF+video version to your library right now for only $5.00.

 

 

Did you know?

When you become part of the Members Studio community, you get early access to all new tutorials?

There are currently over $500 worth of tutorials, videos and courses in the Members Studio Library, with more being added regularly! Weekly live events and personalized coaching are also included with your membership. Find out more.

 

 

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Reflected Love Earrings Tutorial – Makes Mirror Images Easy!

26 Oct 17
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Have you ever struggled to make earrings in mirror images that match? Many wire artists have told me that they are able to do one side, but just can’t seem to get the other side look completely right. Well, this project is perfect for practising making mirror images – and it’s super easy!

The Reflected Love Earrings were inspired by Claude Monet’s Water Lilies paintings and were originally created for The Year of Jewelry Project in 2017. Earlier this year I did a Facebook Live broadcast demonstrating these earrings, and I’m happy to bring them back now in a new, more complete step-by-step video!

These earrings not only mirror each other from left to right, they match from top to bottom – and all you need to do is pay attention to one critical step!

Give this project a try today, and then share your results!

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Why You Should (Almost) Never Work off the Coil - The Tao of Wire

Why You Should (Almost) Never Work Off the Coil

04 Apr 17
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Beginner wire workers are often told that it’s okay to work directly off your coil or spool. That’s a bad piece of advice, and in this video, I explain why.

If you want to find out more about “Foundation Skills: Introduction to Basic Chains”, it’s available now from the Lessons Shop. Click here.

 

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