How to make wire wrap bracelet. Copper wire wrapped bracelet step by step tutorial for beginners. Wire wrapping jewelry ideas. How to make wire wrapped jewelry with stones.
We already made a simple leather bracelet together with you, we learned how to set the button on the leather by hand. We made a simple bracelet out of leather and jewelry wire without stones.
It’s time to make it harder! Today I will tell you How to make wire wrap bracelet using leather and copper wire. To make it pretty, let’s add a natural stone bead.
How to make wire wrap bracelet. Tools.
We will need some hand tools.
In order to make balls on the tips of the wire, we will need an ordinary gas torch and a gas bottle.
When you buy a gas torch, look at the combustion temperature on the package. The temperature should be at least 1300 degrees Celsius. If the temperature is lower, the copper wire will not melt and it will be impossible to make a ball on the tip of the wire.
To remove soot from the wire we will need sandpaper.
An awl is needed to make holes in the leather.
I like to patinate copper (to make it look antique). I usually use ammonia for patination, which I can buy at the drugstore. I pour it into a glass jar and hang a piece of copper over the ammonia solution. After a while, the copper will darken and the item can be removed from the jar. Then I polish the wire. I use a grinder with special felt tips and polishing pastes. If you want to know How to make wire wrap bracelet – it is a very important detail.
How to make wire wrap bracelet? To make a bracelet with our own hands we will need wire and beads.
I used 1mm and 0.4mm thick natural soft copper wire. I also took a natural bead with a hole diameter of 10 mm.
Leather bracelet.
The leather bracelet will be used as a base, on which we will attach a wire with a bead. You can use a ready-made bracelet or make a bracelet out of a strip of leather. Just put a clasp button on it. My bracelet is 20 mm wide. How to make wire wrap bracelet – it only depends on you.
Wire wrap bracelet tutorial.
We need two pieces of 1 mm thick wire about 25 cm each.
How to make a ball at the end of a copper wire.
Now we want to make balls on the tips of the wire. Don’t forget to thread the wire through the bead! To do this, light a gas torch and bring the tip of the wire to the flame (to the tip of the inner blue flame). Hold the wire with the tweezers vertically.
Observe safety precautions when working with an open flame!
The copper wire will begin to melt and thus a ball at the tip will be formed. The size of the ball can be adjusted. Then cool the wire in water.
After making four balls on the wire, sand the balls and the wire with sandpaper.
Let’s make weavings of wire and attach them to the leather.
Bend one of the wires about midway around the bead. Slip the other one through the hole in the bead. Using any weaving technique, weave the two wires together.
If you run out of thin wire in the process of work, leave it uncut. It will come in handy for attaching to the leather bracelet.
Take another thin wire and continue weaving.
Weave the wires in both directions – left and right.
Fold the weaving around the bead – first do it with the first weaving, then do the same with the second one.
Continue to twist the weavings nicely.
The photo below shows the back of the product.
Try the workpiece on the bracelet.
Patinate the workpiece in ammonia vapor.
Next, polish the copper wire.
Copper wire will darken over time. To prevent this from happening, the product can be coated with a colorless varnish. If you decide to do it, it is best to do it as soon as possible. Coat the wire with varnish and dry it well.
Try the workpiece on the bracelet. Make holes in the leather with an awl.
I used two wires for fastening, for a workpiece of this size it will be enough. First, we sew the workpiece to the leather on one side, then on the other.
On the front side, wrap thin wire around a thick wire and cut it.
If you make a long workpiece for the entire bracelet, then, it is advisable to attach (sew) the workpiece to the bracelet in several places.
This method can be used to create many wonderful bracelets with different designs. Now you know How to make wire wrap bracelet – I hope you enjoyed my tutorial.
Such handmade bracelets are perfect both for wearing and giving as a gift. You can even sell and get some profit.
Wire wrap stone pendant tutorial.
Wire wrap tutorials PDF Valeriy Vorobev
