How to make a ring of wire?

Any gift is a proven way to make something nice for a loved one, thereby expressing your gratitude and showing your good attitude. And the best gift is one that is made with your own hands. A gift can be small and quite simple to manufacture, for example, a home-made jewelry - a chain or a ring. Back in the Middle Ages, masters twisted very stylish and elegant accessories from jewelry wire, and the finer and more refined the decoration looked, the more skillfully the master was considered. Today we decided to tell you how to make a ring of wire using braid using the Wire Wrap Art technique. Having mastered the primitive weaving, you will eventually be able to proceed to the manufacture of complex elements. Just let your imagination run wild!

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How to make a ring of wire with your own hands?

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

Important! It should be noted that Vairovork lives among people for a long time, and many jewelry is created using this technique.

It should be noted that the technique of torsion from wire is not at all simple, since the hand is required from the master, the accuracy of movements and the sharpness of the eye. Sometimes a novice may need about six months to remember all the necessary movements in order to twist even small things.

Instruments

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

• Nippers.
• Scissors cutting metal.
• Pliers.
• Round pliers.
• Platypuses - a special type of pliers with tips, beveled at 180 degrees.
• Crossbars.
• Jewelry mallets.
• Rollers.
• Other.

What to make a ring from?

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

• Copper.
• Wire made of special silver alloys.
• Steel.
• Aluminum.
• Semi-jewelry wire made of 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 gutters, since its cost is small. Therefore, it will not be a pity to spend it on the first endeavors.
• Unfortunately, such materials are not suitable for more professional projects, since the aluminum wire is too soft, and the product from it can not withstand its own weight, and the steel wire is too hard, and the hands of the master can quickly get tired when working with it.

The best option is copper wire, as it has a lot of advantages:

• The price is much cheaper than 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 in stores for needlework.
• The stiffness of the wire approximately corresponds to the average stiffness of the standards of jewelry material
• Copper jewelry can be aged (patinated).

Important! In parallel with the study of torsion techniques, we recommend that you familiarize yourself with the patination of the product and its subsequent varnishing.

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DIY wire ring

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

Step 1. Material selection and tool preparation

To get started, decide on the material that 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 copper wire without coating.

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

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

So, to make a ring of wire 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 pliers and wire cutters.
• Crossbar for winding the base (you can use a thick felt-tip pen without edges or a regular marker).
• Bead or semiprecious stone (for decoration).

Step 2. Making the base of the ring

When creating a jewelry base, proceed as follows:

• Cut a piece of the desired length with wire cutters from a coil of wire (aluminum or copper) (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 section. To do this, grip 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 line. The eyelets are needed so that the ends of the ring do not scratch your fingers.
• Take the crossbar (felt-tip pen), pressing the gimlet with your finger, make several turns to the size of the finger around it. Two turns are usually enough.

Important! If you make the base too thick, then the ring will look rough, and it’s much harder to weave 3-4 lines of the base than two.

• Pay attention that the loops are located exactly opposite each other (were 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 adjusting the turns close, as this can complicate the winding process. The optimum distance to freely operate the wire for winding is 2-3 mm.

Step 3. Creating a winding ring

To make a winding, proceed as follows:

1. Take the end of a thin copper wire.
2. Make 5-7 tight turns at the base of the stitches. You can not use wire cutters, just gradually unwind the necessary amount of material from the skein.
3. Tighten the first turns of the braid as much as possible.
4. Take the end of the leading gimlet and “dive” under the upper wire of the base.
5. Tighten the loop.
6. Wrap the top “crossbar” of the base with the lead wire.
7. Make a “dive” in the opposite direction under the lower “crossbar”.
8. Tighten the loop.
9. Thus, braid two parallel lines of the base. The winding should go under tension, only then the pattern will lie flat.

Step 4. Decorating the decoration:

1. To decorate the ring, pick up a small bead (across the width of the product) or a pebble drilled in the center.
2. Pass a thin wire through the hole in the decor element.
3. Insert the ends of the wire segment with a bead between the turns of the braid.
4. Fasten the ends of the decor to the upper and lower rungs of the base.
5. Lock the bead and carefully trim the excess.

Advice:

• If in the process of repeated bending and tightening the copper thin wire becomes less elastic, then slightly warm it above the gas burner, and it instantly regains its former flexibility.
• To decorate the ring and fix the decor element (stone), you can use an additional wire with droplets at the ends. Make droplets using a gas burner.Wrap the wire with droplets around the stone (beads), and then still wrap the base of the ring with two ends, and bring the ends out. Bend beautifully to give the item sophistication.
• To make the finished product shine, polish it with ammonia.  

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

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How to weave a ring of wire with your own hands?

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

• Wire (copper, art, brass).
• Beads or beads made of natural stone.
• Pliers - ordinary and with curved ends.

Option 1:

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

Option 2

The ring of wire can be made of the same materials in an even simpler way:

1. For the required diameter, make 1 revolution with a wire around the marker or candle.
2. Then put a bead on one end of the piece.
3. Cross both ends of the wire, circle one end around the wire mustache with a bead. This part of the wire with a bead should be twisted from the top to the base.
4. After fixing the bead with 3 loops, make a few more turns to fix the connection of the decor element with the wire.
5. Then proceed, based on your imagination and taste.

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Give gifts made by your own hands as often as possible, and loved ones will appreciate it. Do not be afraid to experiment and fantasize. Use the technique of twisting wire to make various gizmos, the main thing is to do it with pleasure.