WIREWORKS I: INTRODUCTION TO WIRE JEWELRY-MAKING Instructor: Andrea Jacques
SUPPLY LIST:
$5 tool fee is payable to instructor at class - $0 if you bring your own tools!
BRACELET
Wire
o 1 yard ‘practice’ wire 18 gauge or 16 gauge – can be craft wire or copper wire
o 2-3 yards 18 gauge wire* OR 20 gauge wire*. This will also be used to link beads and make jump rings used in bracelet as needed. (You can purchase premade jump rings if preferred, but this is also used to make ear wire.)
• Please ensure wire FITS beads!! Take a piece with you and try the beads! Make sure it fits! I.E, this thickness will not fit pearls or very small beads.
Beads
o 7-15 beads – size of bead is up to you - for larger beads you’ll need fewer, for smaller beads as many as 15-20 for a standard 7.5” bracelet.
Clasp
o 1 clasp OR if you would like to make your own at least 12 inches of 12 OR 14 gauge wire
OPTIONAL PROJECT - EARRINGS: Ear wires – at least 6 inches (from the 20 gauge above) Recommended for in ear, but your choice - half hard or full hard sterling silver wire or niobium – 20 or 22 gauge - whatever metal you can wear is fine. At least two 10mm-15mm round beads (to make earrings to match bracelet)
RESOURCES:
What type of wire to purchase? Recommended: copper, German silver, silver plated, or sterling silver. Craft wire is not recommended as it does not survive repeated bending very well!
Materials can be purchased online at various sites and can be found locally at Michaels, Joann Fabric & Craft Store, or Beauty in the Bead Shop .
Updated November 2017