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Wirework

Category: <span>Wirework</span>

Bend, twist, wrap and pound gold, silver, copper or craft wire to showcase special beads or take center stage on its own. You can wrap beads, of course, but you can also wrap a frame for shells or found objects – or wrap and weave the wire itself into simple loops or intricate patterns.

You will need a few tools to start: a flush cutter and round nose, chain nose and flat nose pliers that you will dedicate to jewelry making. (Leave the workbench tools where they belong, please.) Then get yourself some jewelry wire and start wrapping!

We have wirework projects and inspiration right here.

Wirework Artists

Chaos enamelled bracelets

Spotlight: Karen Meador, Jewelry Artist

Karen Meador designs gorgeous jewelry combining wirework, metal folding, cabochons and enamel. She blends techniques in creative ways to make color and texture sing. How did you get started making jewelry? I...

Black, gold and pearl necklace

Spotlight: Valerie Ostenak, Artist and Designer

What do metalsmithing and painting have in common? Valerie Ostenak, an artist who releases the physical into her metal work and the emotional into her painting. Inspired by the natural...

Double finger ring from Knuckle Kiss jewelry

Spotlight: Angela Delarmente & Knuckle Kiss Jewelry

Transforming precious metal into wearable art, Angela Delarmente loves the tough mystery of metal because it's strong, yet bendable into beautiful forms. Her original designs for Knuckle Kiss Jewelry are...

More Wirework

Wire Wrapped Loop Close the Circle

How to Make a Wire Wrapped Loop

When you know how to make a wire wrapped loop, it opens many jewelry design doors for you. Perfect wire wrapped loops enhance both the beauty and strength of handmade…
Simple Wire Loop Make Lollipop Shape

How to Make a Simple Wire Loop for Jewelry

Simple wire loops are basic components of handmade jewelry. Knowing how to make them is a skill you will call on often. Wire loops create headpins, make places to connect…
Black, gold and pearl necklace

Spotlight: Valerie Ostenak, Artist and Designer

What do metalsmithing and painting have in common? Valerie Ostenak, an artist who releases the physical into her metal work and the emotional into her painting. Inspired by the natural…
Copper wire mixed gemstone wire wrapped pendant

How to Make a Wire Wrapped Pendant: Beginner Tutorial

A simple spool of wire has so much potential! Pair it with a beautiful stone or five, and you can create a one-of-a-kind pendant to hang on a necklace chain.…
Dangling pearl earrings

Two Ways to Make Dangling Gemstone Earrings

For her wedding, my daughter wanted "new" pearl earrings to coordinate with the "old" pearl strands she planned to wear around her neck and in her hair. It meant a…
Lanny Bergner Deep in the Primal Abyss Close Up

Spotlight: Lanny Bergner, Mixed Media Sculptor

You never know where a spark of inspiration will take you. As a young artist, Lanny Bergner needed to solve a problem with a piece he was working on. In…
Chaos enamelled bracelets

Spotlight: Karen Meador, Jewelry Artist

Karen Meador designs gorgeous jewelry combining wirework, metal folding, cabochons and enamel. She blends techniques in creative ways to make color and texture sing. How did you get started making…
Wire Wrapped Loop Hold with Round Nose - Wrap with Chain Nose

Jewelry Making Tools You Need

Make your own necklaces, bracelets, earring and more with a variety of techniques -- stringing, wirework, metal smithing. We've rounded up some of the jewelry making tools you need --…
Troy working in his shop

Spotlight: Troy Daniel of The Coggler’s Shoppe

Steampunk fan Troy Daniel of the Coggler's Shoppe incorporates the steampunk aesthetic into his art. But he goes beyond the typical and creates a variety of unique art that brings…

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