Silver Wire Jewelry

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I a coli willi thr 20-gauge (.8 mm) Mrr Oxidize ll.

H iKe an end cye In one cml of ihe 12-e (2 mm) wlrc.

pr ihe wire arouml a bracelei man-the coli onio Hic 12-gauge (2 mm)

• Klntl ihe right length, snlp. and fin-ihe opon cml willi an end cyc.

Mount tho lobstcr claw clasp on one cyc : pollsh ihe piece.

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Length: 8 Inches (20 cm) without clasp

<1 Beads . zm mandrel

1 • fee.l (5 m) of stert mc $ilver w irc. . J gaugc t.(i mm)

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> zm mandrel

hJ teet (3 nu of sierling situr u/re.

‘4 nauce (1.5 mm)

S rhng sity er ring clasp. 22 mm

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kake five slender coils from 3'/i fcct *1 ml of 22-gauge (.(> mm) wlrc.

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slarting /« mcii (1.5 cm) iii from tlić cnd. and iwo 8y. inches (22 cm) long. willi Ihe slender spiral starting V* Inch (0.5 cm) iii.

Klip up ihe ouisidc circles of each bead mio eyes ceniered on the coli and assem-ble w uh ihe short segmenls ai the iwo ends. Mount Ihe clasp.

Flnish Ihe project by pollshing ll.

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These rmgs. shaped as coils arouml a ring mandrel. are siinple and easy to make.

The coils can be cul into single or double rings.

Dccorate them wilh oxldlzed coils or lei ihe metal speak lor itself.

On a ring mandrel. at a point I to 2 mm smaller than ihe correct ring size. wind the wire wllh your fingers into a spiral. Better a Unie loo smali than a little loo big. Ifs easiest to wind Ihe wire wlicn Ifs aboul 2(1 Inches (50 cm) long and you re making coils for seceral rings at Ihe same inne You'11 also waste less expen-sive silver wire. as you'11 have morę to hołd on to.

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Single King

3V* inches <6 ciii) of sierling sllver wire.

12 gauce (2 mm)

Double King

6 Vj inches i!6 cmi of sierling silwr wire. 14 gauge (1.5 mm), or 6⁷4t inelies (17 cml of sierling silwr wire. 12 gauge (2 mm)

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Wilh a gimd wire eniter. cul ihe coll'ai ihe point where the ends will |ust pass each olher. Kile Ihe ends.

To harden U. pound the ring llghtly willi a plastlc hammer while Ifs stlll on Ihe mandrel.

Double King

Wilh a good wire cutier. snip the coil where iwo turns just pass each other.

Kile ihe ends. Pound the ring llghtly wilh a plastic hammer while ifs slill on the mandrel (o harden it. Be careful thal the ring doesnT gei loo big.

Coils as Dccnralion on a King

l se a mandrel 0.5 mm larger In diameier than the wire Ihe ring is madę of so thal il will be easy lo twist onto Ihe ring. It you want lo add color. remember lo oxi-dlze Ihe slender coil before twisting il onio the ring.

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