Brilliant Wave Pendant

by Erika Pal

Category: Weaving
Technique(s): Weaving
Skill Level: Beginner

This pendant is a short section of woven wire curved into an "s" shape. I've chosen blue crystals to dangle, but you could use any beads. For the base I will use 20ga (0.8mm) wire, for the weave 28ga (0.3mm) wire. These beads are 9 mm tall and 5mm wide.

Materials

20 Gauge Round Half Hard Copper Wire

H11-20H

Lesson Quantity: 12.00 inches
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28 Gauge Round Half Hard Copper Wire

H11-28H

Lesson Quantity: 30.00 inches
Purchase Quantity: 1.00 5FT
Price: $0.85
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Tools

Chain Nose Wire Pliers

G2-508

G2-508
Lesson Quantity: 1.00 pieces
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Price: $32.95
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Round Nose Wire Pliers

G2-507

G2-507
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C.H.P Milano Italian Flush Cutter, 5 1/2 Inches

PLR-487.00

PLR-487.00
Lesson Quantity: 1.00 pieces
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6mm Aquamarine 5328 Bi-Cone Swarovski Crystal Beads - Pack of 10

A13-56B

A13-56B
Lesson Quantity: 4.00 pieces
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Price: $2.77
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Instructions

Step 1

Cut an 8 inche (20 cm) long base wire of the 20ga (0.8 mm) wire.

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Step 2

Bend it in half as shown on this picture.

Step 3

Pressure the bent center of the base wire with the chain nose pliers, until you close it almost completely. Leave a very little space between the 2 wire ends, for
the weaving wire.

Step 4

Now cut a 30 inches (75 cm) long weaving wire of the 28ga (0.3mm) wire.

Step 5

Wrap the initial end of the weaving wire 3 times around the lower wire end, close to the bent center.

Step 6

Behind the base wire, cut off the short extra weaving wire end, then pressure it with the chain nose pliers until it is completely closed.

Step 7

Now wrap the weaving wire once around both base wires.
Let's call this weave 3-1 weave.

Step 8

Wrap the weaving wire 3 times around the lower base wire.

Step 9

Now bend the upper base wire upwards, exactly in the same way as shown on this picture.

Step 10

Close to the recently woven part, hold the upper base wire tight within the ends of the round nose pliers, as shown here.

Step 11

Wrap the upper wire around the left end of the round nose pliers, as tight as you can. In this way we make a very little loop with this base wire end.

Step 12

Position the upper wire end above the lower wire end.

Step 13

Now wrap the weaving wire once around both base wires.

Step 14

Take the lower base wire, bend it downwards as shown here.

Step 15

Now hold this lower base wire tight within the round nose pliers, not too close to the ends of the pliers, as we need to make a slightly bigger loop. Bend the wire all around the left end of the round nose pliers, as shown here.

Step 16

Position the lower wire end below the upper wire end.

Step 17

Wrap the weaving wire once around both base wires.

Step 18

Now make 10 rotations of the 3-1 weave, weaving as tight as you can. If necessary, compress the weave pushing it to the left side direction.

Step 19

Make another small loop with the lower base wire (following the same steps as we did before), then wrap the weaving wire once around both base wires.

Step 20

Now make 10 rotations of the 3-1 weave, weaving as tight as you can. If necessary, compress the weave pushing it to the left side direction.

Step 21

Make another small loop with the lower base wire (following the same steps as we did before), the wrap the weaving wire once around both base wires.

Step 22

Now we have to make another 15 rotations of the 3-1 weave, as shown here.

Step 23

Make a small loop with the upper base wire, following the same steps as we did before.

Step 24

Wrap the weaving wire once around both base wires. Make 3 rotations of the 3-1 weave, then again wrap the weaving wire 3 times around the lower base wire.

Step 25

Behind the lower base wire, cut off the extra weaving wire end, then pressure it with the chain nose pliers, until it is completely closed.

Step 26

Position the left end of the wire structure to the right side, as shown here.

Step 27

Bend the wire structure in a way that the second and the forth loops are in the same line, making a half circle shape with the woven part, and the distance between the first loop and the woven base wires on the lower side of the half circle shape is approximately 1.5 cm long.

Step 28

Now continue to bend the lower part of the wire structure exactly in the same way as shown here. The last 2 loops must be almost aligned and the distance between the forth loop and the woven base wires is approximately 1.3 cm long.

Step 29

Leave a 0.2 cm long end on the inner base wire, a 0.6 cm long end on the outer base wire. Cut off the extra base wire ends.

Step 30

With the help of the chain nose pliers, bend these short wire ends slightly inwards, making a little curve with them. If necessary, use a nail file to make the wire ends smooth.

Step 31

Now we will make a bead setting. Cut a 3 cm long base wire of the 20ga (0.8 mm) wire.

Step 32

Hold the center of the base wire tight within the ends of the chain nose pliers, then bend the left end of the wire 90 degrees upwards.

Step 33

Position the bead over the left wire end, as shown here.

Step 34

Very tightly bend the right wire end all around the bead, bending it to the left side direction above the bead and bending it over the other wire end.

Step 35

With the help of the chain nose pliers, bend this short wire end around the vertical wire end, as shown here from the top view.

Step 36

Now pressure the bent wire end around the vertical wire end, until it is completely closed.

Step 37

This is the result we must get.

Step 38

Take the vertical wire end, bend it slightly to the left side direction.

Step 39

With the help of the chain nose pliers, bend the wire end to the right side direction, making a small open loop with it.

Step 40

This is the result we must get.

Step 41

Insert this open loop of the bead setting into any loop of your pendant.

Step 42

Now pressure the open loop with the chain nose pliers, until it is completely closed.

Step 43

Repeat the same steps to add the other 3 beads to the pendant. Your beautiful Brilliant Wave pendant is done.

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Erika Pal

Erika is a self-taught artist who began to experience wire wrap art in 2016 while she was traveling around Europe with her family. She began to create decorations and wire masks, but her interest was quickly complemented by the creation of jewelry of all kinds. She likes all kinds of styles, from art deco to classic, from the simplest to the most extravagant. In 2018 she opened her online store to teach wire training for all levels of students, and since then all of her free time has been dedicated to this passion. Since last year she no longer travels, but lives with her family in the middle of nature, with her own garden and her animals. Her dream is to travel all over the world to teach in person as well. Find my work on Etsy: WireArtTutorials or find me on Instagram as @wirearttutorials

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