Plump Stone Wrap

There are certainly many different ways to approach this conundrum, but one of the easiest for me is the traditional cab wrap in which I use multiple wires.

The photo shows how this stone resembles a cab in the front but is very plump in the back. I added extra wires, beyond the traditional three, in order to accommodate this problem. You can see that I started with 6 wires and a regular binding to hold them in place at the bottom of the piece. Most of the extra wires "elbow" toward the back of the stone with two of these actually twisting together and going straight up the back. I made sure this stone wasn't going to escape.

Since I started with 7 wires, there were 14 ends to deal with at the top of the piece. I wrapped the top with one-gauge heavier wire and tucked many of the 14 ends under this wrap.

I often use this multi-wire wrap and hope you too will find it useful.