Handmade jewelry always attracts women with its originality and uniqueness. They are made from various materials: beads, yarn and, of course, wire. The best for this lesson would be copper thread. All you have to do is spend a little free time and patience, show your creative imagination, and you will have an original bracelet. It will give your look individuality.
What you need for work
One of the most significant stages of any lesson is preparation. It depends on it how simple the current process will be and what the final result will be. To weave a bracelet you need the following.
- Convenient workplace with good lighting, equipped with an anvil.
- Set of tools: pliers, round nose pliers, hammer, sanding material and so on.
- Wire with different section diameters. Thicker for forged elements and thinner for openwork weaving.
- Decorative materials: beads, beads, small wooden figures.
Advice! In order to accurately calculate the amount of material, it is advisable to create a rough sketch of the future product on paper.
This is especially true for openwork patterns. This sketch will also be useful during the work process. By applying a workpiece to it, you reduce the likelihood of an error occurring.
How to weave copper wire
Many craftswomen use copper for their work, because it is quite soft and flexible, and also has a beautiful matte shade without a strong shine. For beginners, we will tell you what techniques and techniques are used in their work.
Weaving
This method uses various versions of the braid from several stripes. After manufacturing, the workpiece needs to be slightly flattened, giving it a flat appearance.
Braid
In this case, a thicker strip (or several) is wrapped in a certain order with thin fibers.
Attention! In the same way, individual parts of the structure are connected to each other.
Bending and forging
For openwork patterns the following action is often used. A thick strip is bent according to the pattern and slightly flattened on an anvil with light blows of a hammer.
Decoration
To decorate, craftswomen use various inserts. For example, beads, beads that are strung on a thin wire and screwed to the main part.
How to make a bracelet
In order to better understand the process of creating this lovely little thing from copper wire, let's look at a specific example step by step.
Materials and tools
To work you will need:
- wire with a diameter of 1.3 mm and 0.4 mm in sufficient quantities;
- anvil and hammer;
- round nose pliers;
- beads for decoration.
Completing of the work
- Draw a sketch of the future product.
- Make 10 fragments from thicker material.To do this, cut it to the desired length and use pliers to shape it.
- Next, slightly flatten the resulting part using a hammer and anvil.
Attention! Carry out this work with extreme care. Don't hit too hard!
- Connect the parts in pairs, intertwining them with material of a smaller diameter. As a result, you will have 5 parts.
- Connect the parts together by interlacing, inserting a decorative bead into the center.
- Gently bend the workpiece, giving it a semicircular shape.
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