Silver Wire Jewelry

I.cngth: (> Vt Inches (16 cm) without clasp

3-mm mandrcl

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§I«ength: 14 inches (35 cm) wiihout clasp

MATKRIALS ANI) TOOLS_

3-mm mandrcl

13 V (cci (-1 m) of stcrling sllwr u irc.

18 gauge (I mmi

HU rings mu dr (mm 20-gaugc (.8 mmi stcrllng sllwr wlre on a 2.8-mm mandrcl

Stcrling sllwr lohstcr dnu clasp. 12 mm

12-inch (30 cmi srctlon of curwd stcrling sll\ er lube u uh ,m Insiilc diameter of 5 mm. avallahlc from spccially te u cln suppliers

Photo on page M

Create the coil.

Measure off the correct lenglli and twist-lifi the łasi ring on hoih ends of the coil.

Assemble iwo Chain segments. !-'/«Inch (3 cm) and 2-y* inches (7 cm) long. palr-mg the rings iwo by iwo. See pagr 31 for how lo |oin rings.

Altach the clasp to one end. Slidt* the sil-ver lube onto the Chain.

(]||\l\ lik \CKI.KT W ITII Coil.

MATKRIAI.S AMD TOOLS

24Mi inches (HI cml of stcrling silwr u irc. 18 gauge (I mml

23 rings madę (roni I I-gauge (1.5 mml stcrling $il\ er i\ irc on a 5-mm mandrcl

Stcrling sil\cr lohstcr clau clasp. II mm

Photo on pagr 11

Makr the coil.

Lift lite outermost circles and twist litem pcrpendlcular lo the coli. centered over it.

Assemble the Chain by joining the rings one on one. Sec pagr 31 for how io join rings. Altach it to one end of the coil. The clasp is attachcd to the free end of the chain and catches directly onto the coil.

COll. ItK\I>S

Thread the slcnder coli onto ihe heavier w irc and wind the heavy wlre around the mandrcl. as shown.

W ind the heavy w irc around the mandrcl uniil you reach the point where you wam the slendcr coil to start Push the coil up lo the mandrcl. Help the thin coil and ihe hcavy wlre around the mandrcl for the first couple of lurns. W hen ihe slendcr spiral is used up. continue turning w Uh only ihe heavicr wire. If the slendcr coil segment is to be shaped onto the heavicr coil. do so whilc the heavv coil is still on the mandrcl.

Shapc Ihe bead further by iwisting li in a piece of soft lealher whilc lis still on the mandrel. as shown. optionally inaking ii a

linie fatter In Lhe middlc.*

Wilh flal-nosc pliers. luck the ends of

lhe bead into it slighily. as shown below. so that no sharp ends

are sticking out.

I.cngth: 15 -yh inches ^    (39 cm) without clasp

MATERIALS AND TOOLS Coli Itcad

2.5-mm mandrcl

4 'A (cci (1.3 mi of stcrling sllwr u irc.

18 gauge (I mml

Nccklacc

5-mm mandrcl. 20 inches (50 cml long

10 (cd (3 ml of half-rotwd stcrling sih er u Irc. 2 \ I mm

Stcrling sil\cr spring ring clasp. 15 mm

Photo on page 15 Make lhe slendcr coli. Slide the coli bead 7 Z* inches (19 cm) in onto the iwisting of the heavy coil Lift and tw ist the outermost circles of ihe heavy coil perpen-dicular to the coil. Pul on the spring ring clasp. Oxidize and polish.

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