Woven Wire Ginko Ring

For first we have to cut two ginkgo leaves of copper sheet. Print the leaf pattern on the self-adhesive paper and paste it onto a sheet. You can use jewelry saw for this or scissors and file for cutting. Make two leaves of different sizes: one larger, one smaller (you can download my sketch)

In the photo I show 3 leaves that were made in different ways. But you have to make 2 only.

Use the file and sand paper (from 500 to 1500) to smooth your leaves.

Place the leaves on the anvil and texture with a needle and a hammer.

Cut small piece of solid copper-phosphorus solder and put it closely to the wire. And make a soldering. Start heating the wire and move to the leaf.

Do the same with the second leaf. After the soldering the copper became dark. Put all three pieces in citric acid solution or pickle to clean them.

When the leaves are light, wash them with water and bend a more natural shape.

Combine all three pieces as shown in the photo and start the weaving with the thin wire.

Two coils around the middle wire

Two coils around top and middle wire together

Two coils around the middle wire

Two coils around middle and bottom wire together

Repeat

Use a thin wire to connect the leaves and add a bead.

Now you need to bend and smooth the other ends of the wire.

Use thin wire to fix the curls.

So now is the time for finishing. Use warm liver of sulfur solution to cover the ring with a patina.

Use polishing pads and Maas polishing cream after them to shine the ring.