makingjewellery.com 51PROJECT
HOW TO MAKE
1- Cut six 80cm lengths of wire in a range of
blue and silver. Lay the wires parallel and fi nd
the centre. Form the six wires together into a
loop by crossing the ends. Make this loop big
enough to accommodate the 8mm crystal. Cut
a 2m length of 0.315mm wire and begin a weave
to the right of the loop. Number the wires from
bottom to top 1 to 6. Leave a short tail and coil
three times around wires 1 and 2 together,
pass the weaving wire around wire 2 and coil
three times around wires 2 and 3 together,
around wire 3 and coil three times around
wires 3 and 4 together, around wire 4 and three
times around wires 4 and 5, around wire 5
and three times around wires 5 and 6. Reverse
this process coming down the wires until your
weaving resembles a triangle. - Repeat the triangle of weaving from Step 1
to the left side of the central looped wires. - Form slightly smaller loops in all six wires, by
wrapping all of the wires around a mandrel, to
both the left and right sides of the central loop,
just past the woven sections. Repeat the woven
triangles on both sides and form a fi nal set of
smaller loops, fi nishing with woven triangles
on each side.
4. Move wires 1, 2 and 6 to one side and continue
weaving wires 3, 4 and 5 as follows: coil three
times around wires 3 and 4, around wire 4,
coil three times around wires 4 and 5, pass the
weaving wire behind all three frame wires and
begin again, coiling three times around wires 3
and 4 and so on. As you weave, thread beads onto
wires 2 and 6 as you go and attach these wires
between the beads within the weave by including
them in a set of three coils where they naturally
curve in around the bead and join the woven
frame section. Add three beads on each side.
5. Finish wire 1 on each side by trimming to
around 3cm and forming a decorative spiral.
Press this spiral fi rmly against the frame at the
beginning of the woven and beaded section.
6. Trim the tails of the woven wires (wires
3, 4 and 5) and form a small loop in all three
wires together with the smaller jaw of medium
bail-making pliers. Complete this on both sides
of the frame. Form decorative spirals in the
remaining unfi nished frame wires to sit at the
top of either side of the woven section.
7. Attach a length of silver chain to each side of
the frame to make up to the desired length and
fi nish with a lobster claw clasp.
2 34 5 6- Finish the necklace by threading an 8mm
crystal bead onto a silver ballpin and form a
wrapped loop (see page 94). Attach this bead to
hang in the centre of the central loop with an
8mm silver jumpring around the point where
all twelve wires cross at the centre of the top
of the loop. - To make the bracelet (p53), create two 15cm
lengths of equal sized loops with triangles of
weaving between each loop, as outlined in Step 1. - Use a length of 0.315mm wire to attach the
two looped frame sections, with the fl at sides
together, by coiling around the fi rst frame
wire of each of the looped frames until secure.
Thread on a pearl, followed by a rondelle and
then another pearl. Secure by coiling around
the two opposite frame wires on the other side
of the bead additions. Trim and secure the tail
wires. Add beads in this way to each end and the
centre of the bracelet. - At each end of the bracelet, divide the 12
remaining frame wires into three sections of
four parallel wires. Plait these sections until the
bracelet reaches the desired length. Finish by
folding the sections of wire under so that each
section holds the previous section in place.
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