How to make a champagne wire ring. Wire Wrap Art: Making Beautiful DIY Wire Wrap Rings

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Many people love to decorate their fingers, and now you can find rings for every taste on store shelves. But you and I know that there is a very special magic in things made by one's own hands.

In this master class, we will make a concise but cute ring using the wire wrap technique. Wire wrap literally means "twisting the wire" and combines various techniques for creating jewelry from simple ones, like our ringlet, to very complex and intricate in the literal sense of the word. This direction is now actively gaining momentum, although it has not yet acquired a generally accepted Russian name.

So, for the production of a ring we need:

needle file
platypuses, it is desirable that they are smooth at the ends, then they will not damage the wire
wire cutters
a cylindrical object with a diameter slightly bigger finger(in my case, the marker fit perfectly)
a piece copper wire about half a meter long and about 0.8 mm in diameter (generally speaking, you can take any wire, as long as it is soft enough: brass, ordinary knitting or special from stores with accessories)

Making a twisted wire ring

First, we take our impromptu crossbar (that is, a cylindrical object) and tightly wind the wire onto it three times. In this case, it is necessary to ensure that as a result of this operation the “tails” are approximately the same length. After winding, the “tails” need to be intertwined with each other, pulling the wire quite strongly.

Now we begin to form the "whirlpool" itself. We align the turns so that they lie parallel and are closely fitted to each other, then we twist the ends of the wire even more.

We continue to twist, holding the top with your finger so that the “whirlpool” is flat. This requires some skill and may not work out right away, but we do not retreat from difficulties!

When the whirlpool grows to right size, leave the free ends perpendicular to the rim of the ring.

We remove the ring from our cylindrical object and begin to wrap the “tails” of the wire around the rim.

Be sure to press each coil with platypuses, but carefully and gently so as not to leave dents on the wire.

When three lines are typed, the ends of the wire must be cut with wire cutters. We leave only very short pieces, about the width of the rim of the ring, and process them with a file so that the finger does not prick. We approach this task responsibly and smooth the tips to a round state.

We bend these rounded “tails” with platypuses to the wrong side of the rim and press it well.

This is how it should look from the inside out. If the “whirlpool” turned out to be too convex in your opinion, you can also squeeze it with platypuses. But carefully! It is very easy to scratch the wire.

Any gift is a proven way to please close person thereby expressing one's gratitude and showing one's good relationship. BUT best gift This is the one made by hand. A gift can be small and quite simple to make, such as a homemade jewelry - a chain or a ring. Even in the Middle Ages, craftsmen twisted very stylish and elegant accessories out of jewelry wire, and the thinner and more elegant the jewelry looked, the more skillful the master was considered. Today we decided to tell you how to make a wire ring using the Wire Wrap Art technique. Having mastered primitive weaving, you will eventually be able to move on to the manufacture of complex elements. Just let your imagination run wild!

How to make a wire ring with your own hands?

Today we will teach you how to create jewelry using a rather unusual technique. Among the craftsmen, it is simply called “wireworking”, and implies the creation of all kinds of gizmos by twisting the wire.

Important! It should be noted that the wirework lives among people for quite a long time, and many Jewelry created in this technique.

It should be noted that the wire twisting technique is not at all simple, since the master requires the strength of the hands, the clarity of movements and the sharpness of the eye. Sometimes it may take a beginner about half a year to remember all the necessary movements in order to twist more or less smooth gizmos.

Tools

For work, special tools are also needed, including jewelry. Here are just a few of them:

Wire cutters.
Scissors cutting metal.
Pliers.
Round nose pliers.
Platypuses - special kind round nose pliers with 180 degree bevelled tips.
Crossbars.
Jewelry hammers.
Rollers.
Others.

What is the ring made of?

The main materials used in the weaving technique are as follows:

Copper.
Wire made of special silver alloys.
Steel.
Aluminum.
Semi-jewellery wire made of a copper core coated with a layer of silver.

To choose the best option for yourself, listen to these tips:

Initially, experts recommend starting work with aluminum or steel gimp, since its cost is low. Therefore, it will not be a pity to spend it on the first undertakings.
For more professional projects such materials, unfortunately, are not suitable, since the aluminum wire is too soft, and the product from it may not support its own weight, and the steel wire is too rigid, and the master's hands can quickly get tired when working with it.

by the most the best option is a copper wire, as it has a lot of advantages:

The price is much cheaper than a special jewelry.
Obedient and soft in the hands, but strong and strong in the products.
Availability. You can use the gimp from electrical wires and you can buy it at craft stores.
The hardness of the wire is approximately the same as the average hardness of jewelry material standards.
Jewelry made of copper can be aged (patinated).

Important! In parallel with the study of the torsion technique, we recommend that you get acquainted with the patination of the product and its subsequent varnishing.

DIY wire ring

From ordinary wire, you can create an original and beautiful accessory. And it’s not at all difficult to do if you follow the step-by-step instructions.

Step 1. Material selection and tool preparation

First, decide on the material you plan to use. The simplest "basket" type of weaving, which we will consider below, allows the use of two different materials. For example:

aluminum can be used to make a massive base;
for an elegant braid - a thin wire of uncoated copper.

In the future, as you acquire skills, you can begin to make a ring of copper wire with your own hands. This material is soft, docile and, at the same time, strong.

Important! The more complex the product, the thinner and more elastic should be the starting material for the manufacture of small parts.

So, to make a wire ring with your own hands, you will need the following materials and tools:

2 coils of wire of different thicknesses: 0.1 for the manufacture of the frame, 0.03 for the winding.
Round nose pliers and cutters.
Crossbar for winding the base (you can use a thick felt-tip pen without edges or a regular marker).
Bead or semi-precious stone (for decoration).

Step 2. Making the base of the ring

When creating the base of the decoration, proceed as follows:

Cut with wire cutters from a coil of wire (aluminum or copper) a piece of the desired length (the length of the workpiece depends on the thickness of the finger and the number of turns).
Using round nose pliers, carefully make a small loop at each end of the piece. To do this, hold the end of the wire between the jaws of the tool and, turning the tool away from you, form a loop at the end. Also form a loop at the other end of the segment. The loops are needed so that the ends of the ring do not scratch your fingers.
Take the crossbar (felt-tip pen), pressing the gimp with your finger, make several turns according to the size of your finger, around it. Usually two turns are enough.

Important! If you make the base too thick, then the ring will look rough, and interlacing 3-4 lines of the base is much more difficult than two.

Pay attention to the fact that the loops are located exactly opposite each other (are on the same line). Otherwise, the ring will look asymmetrical.
Remove the workpiece from the crossbar.

Important! The distance between the turns should not be too large, but it is not worth fitting the turns closely, as this can complicate the winding process. The optimal distance that allows you to freely operate with a wire for winding is 2-3 mm.

Step 3. Creating the winding of the ring

To make a winding, proceed as follows:

Take the end of a thin copper wire.
Make 5-7 tight turns at the base of the loops. You can not use wire cutters, just gradually rewind right amount material from the skein.
Tighten the first turns of the braid as tightly as possible.
Take the end of the leading thread and “dive” under the top warp wire.
Pull the loop.
Wrap the top “crossbar” of the base with the leading wire.
Do a dive in reverse direction under the bottom bar.
Pull the loop.
Thus, braid two parallel lines of the base. The winding must go under tension, only then the pattern will lie flat.

Step 4. Decorating the decoration:

To decorate the ring, pick up a small (according to the width of the product) bead or a pebble drilled in the center.
Pass a thin wire through the hole in the decor element.
Insert the ends of the wire segment with a bead between the turns of the braid.
Attach the ends of the decor to the top and bottom rails of the base.
Fix the bead and carefully cut off the excess.

If, in the process of repeated bending and tightening, the thin copper wire becomes less elastic, then slightly heat it over a gas burner, and it will instantly acquire its former flexibility.
To decorate the ring and fix the decor element (stone), you can use an additional wire with droplets at the ends. You can make droplets with gas burner. Wrap the wire with drops around the stone (bead), and then wrap the base of the ring with both ends, and bring the ends out. Beautifully curve to give the product sophistication.
To ready product shiny, polish it with ammonia.

We looked at how to create a DIY copper ring using the Wire Wrap Art technique. But ordinary wire can be used to create a simpler, but no less elegant and unique accessory. Next, we will tell you how to make a ring from beads and wire.

How to weave a wire ring with your own hands?

For the simplest, but elegant and beautiful ring, you will need:

Wire (copper, artistic, brass).
Bead or bead made of natural stone.
Pliers - regular and with curved ends.

Option 1:

Cut off 15-20 cm of gimp.
Put beads (bead) on a piece of material.
Move the decor element to the center of the metal thread.
Prepare a sample with a finger diameter. You can use a special jewelry diameter, and at home - a wax candle or a finger-sized tube.
Wrap the wire around the tube so that both ends point in opposite directions.
Wrap the wire around the bead once with tension.
Continuing to control the tension force, make 4-5 turns around the bead so that each subsequent one lies below the previous one.
Leave 1-1.5 cm from each end of the piece of wire, cut off the excess.
Wrap both ends of the gimp on both sides of the bead along the wire ring. Make 3-4 turns.
Cut off excess material on the top of the ring so as not to injure the skin of the finger when worn. Use bent-nose pliers for this operation in this way: flatten the ends of the wire, and then press them firmly against the rim of the ring. The same operation can be done with ordinary pliers, but much more difficult.

Option 2

From the same materials, you can make a wire ring in an even simpler way.

Many people love to decorate their fingers, and now you can find rings for every taste on store shelves. But you and I know that there is a very special magic in things made by one's own hands.

In this master class, I suggest you make a concise but cute ring using the wire wrap technique. Wire wrap literally means "twisting the wire" and combines various techniques for creating jewelry from simple ones, like our ringlet, to very complex and intricate in the literal sense of the word. This direction is now actively gaining momentum, although it has not yet acquired a generally accepted Russian name.

So, for the production of a ring we need:

needle file
platypuses, it is desirable that they are smooth at the ends, then they will not damage the wire
wire cutters
a cylindrical object with a diameter slightly larger than a finger (in my case, a marker fit perfectly)
a piece of copper wire about half a meter long and about 0.8 mm in diameter (generally speaking, you can take any wire, as long as it is soft enough: brass, ordinary knitting or special from stores with accessories)

Making a twisted wire ring

Now we begin to form the "whirlpool" itself. We align the turns so that they lie parallel and are closely fitted to each other, then we twist the ends of the wire even more.

We continue to twist, holding the top with your finger so that the “whirlpool” is flat. This requires some skill and may not work out right away, but we do not retreat from difficulties!

When the "whirlpool" grows to the desired size, leave the free ends perpendicular to the rim of the ring.

We remove the ring from our cylindrical object and begin to wrap the “tails” of the wire around the rim.

Be sure to press each coil with platypuses, but carefully and gently so as not to leave dents on the wire.

We bend these rounded “tails” with platypuses to the wrong side of the rim and press it well.

Here is the completed ring. You can sample! And wear with pleasure.
Generally speaking, to give the product a more finished look, it should be patinated and polished. But this topic is extensive and, perhaps, for a separate master class.

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Today you will learn how to create jewelry using a rather unusual technique. This technique is called wire wrap art (among the masters there is a simple name for it - wirework) and involves the creation of all sorts of gizmos by twisting the wire.

It must be said that wirework has been living among people for quite a long time - many jewelry pieces are created using this technique. They especially liked to twist jewelry masterpieces out of wire in the Middle Ages - it was believed there that the thinner the wire a master can work with, the more skillful he is. This means that the work of such a master was valued more.
Currently, the wire twisting technique has entered the subsection of the main popular types of needlework or what we used to know as “hand-made”. The main materials that will be popular here are copper, special silver alloy wire, steel, aluminum and semi-jewelry wire from a copper core coated with a layer of silver. The main tools here are wire cutters, metal shears, pliers, round nose pliers, platypuses (a special type of round nose pliers with tips beveled at 180 degrees). As well as jewelry tools: crossbars, rollers, jewelry hammers and more.
It must be said that this technique is not at all as simple as it may seem at first. Firework requires from his adept (we will call him that) strong hands, clear movements and a sharp eye. It may take about six months until the beginner's hands remember all the necessary movements and turn more or less even gizmos.
Initially, it is recommended to try to start working with aluminum and steel wires. Due to their pains of low cost, it will not be a pity to spend them on the first undertakings and not be afraid to make a mistake and ruin the wire. Unfortunately, they are not very suitable for more professional projects: aluminum wires are soft and a thing made of them may not support its own weight, while steel, on the contrary, is too hard and hands can quickly get tired of it.
The best option is all kinds of copper wire. You can get it both in radio electronics and wires, and in needlework stores. Copper is obedient and soft in the hands, but at the same time strong and strong - it will give life to durable products. The only "but" - copper must be able to process. Therefore, in parallel with the study of torsion techniques, it is necessary to get acquainted with the patination of a copper product and its subsequent varnishing. This tutorial will look at creating a ring just from copper wires.. So, let's get started.
To create a copper ring, we need:

Copper wire in two sizes: 1.0 for the frame, 0.03 for the winding.
Round nose pliers and cutters.
Crossbar for winding the base of the ring (we have an ordinary felt-tip pen).
Beads for the core of the ring.
Let's start with the wire.

We will use three types. The thicker one is the base of the ring. Thin we will braid the base and attach the bead.

And the third, which has droplets at the ends, we will decorate the finished ring. The droplets on the rings were made with a gas burner. This requires a certain skill, so it is not recommended for beginners to do this - you can get burned and get burned.
From a piece with a thick wire cut off a piece

We take our round-nose pliers

We clamp the end of the wire between the jaws of the tool

And turning the tool away from you, we form a loop at the end

We form loops at both ends of the wire so that the ends of the ring do not scratch your fingers.

Then we take our impromptu crossbar and, pressing the wire with a finger, wind the wire on the crossbar marker by its lower end. We need to make two full turns.

As a result, we should get the following:

Then, remove the workpiece from the crossbar, take a thin wire and make about 5-6 turns at the base of the loops at the end.

Then we take the end of the leading (the one with which we wrap the base) wire and dive under the top wire of the base.

We tighten the loop.

Then we wrap the upper “crossbar” of the base with the leading wire and make a dive in the opposite direction (under the lower “crossbar”). Also, then tighten the loop.

And with such “dives” we braid the entire base of the ring. It is important to do the entire winding under tension, then the braid pattern will lie flat.
Here is the result, as they say "half".

In the end, you will get such a base.

Master class for beginner craftsmen from Anatolyevich.

Today we will do something simple. There are more and more new admirers of weaving wire jewelry in our ranks of needleworkers. quite often I receive letters where I am justly reproached for the lack of attention paid to novice masters. A fair reproach to me. On this site there is even a heading “Wire weaving using the wire wrap technique for beginners”, and there are few articles on it. We will correct the situation.

Weave a copper wire ring using the Wire Wrap technique. Let me remind you why it is from copper wire? We use wire made from electrical wires, which is much cheaper than special jewelry wire. And several times cheaper. Jewelry made of copper wire can be aged (patinated). I consider this a big plus. The hardness of the wire is approximately the same as the average hardness of jewelry wire standards. Maybe a little bit tougher. So we can easily rebuild if we suddenly decide to work with another wire.

Watch the video.

Let's start weaving a copper wire ring.

We need copper wire with a diameter of 1 mm and 0.4 mm. The ring is easy to make, so let's look, study all the material and work! After you make the ring, do not forget to patinate and polish it.

We will weave the second ring of copper wire using already three main wires. Watch the video to visually see the process of weaving the ring.

Ring made of copper wire using the Wire Wrapping technique

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It was very difficult for me to write this master class. The reason for this was my exactingness to the final result, to the decoration that we will create together with you in the process of work (in this case to rings). What will it be? Will it be wearable or will it just have to be shelved as another failed experiment?

I really want you to enjoy not only the most creative work with wire, but in the end we got a high-quality and beautiful product that you can proudly present as your author's creation.

It is these rings that we will create with you. Weave two different rings, but with the same base. The base of the ring turned out to be strong and reliable. You can not be afraid to ruin the ring when worn. In the first case, we use a bead. The cabochon fastening on the second ring turned out to be reliable. You can not be afraid that the cabochon will fall out of the fastener with an awkward movement.

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