I wanted to make a wire woven pendant.
I had a do nut bead which I wanted to adorn with wire weaving.
I have this wonderful tutorial by Gailavira and some previous experience with wire weaving.
Look at my first try that I did a couple of years ago.
But after a couple of years gap of doing this type of wire work I found I have lost a lot.
Now look what it is doing to me:
What's wrong? Why is the wire not listening to my command? Because, wires have their individual memory, and their way of acting out. I was frustrated, because I had done this project.
What can go wrong? I was using 20 g for the base frame. The tutorial asked for 18 g. I don't
have it handy. I was using 26 g for the weaving part.
This time I used 20 g , because that's all I have , but I used 28 g.
Oh yes, it made a big difference. The wire is much obedient now. It is capable of following direction.
I am enjoying the over and under basket weaving motion now. And look I did two of them.
And a third one !
So I learned that:
1. Practice makes it perfect. It took me 90 minutes to make the first one, 70 minutes to make the second and only 55 minutes to make the third. I learned to track the time it takes to do wire work projects. It helps me when I do the pricing. Therefore I'd do an average to price them for selling purpose.
2. 20 g is fine for the base. It gives me better flexibility than 18 g for my hands. But 26 g as a support wire does not work for me. The brands of wires are also important. I found art wire by soft flex works best. It is a bit more expensive but worth it.
Now, which one do you like best. The 1st, 2nd or last? I am taking a poll.
I had a do nut bead which I wanted to adorn with wire weaving.
I have this wonderful tutorial by Gailavira and some previous experience with wire weaving.
Look at my first try that I did a couple of years ago.
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But after a couple of years gap of doing this type of wire work I found I have lost a lot.
Now look what it is doing to me:
What's wrong? Why is the wire not listening to my command? Because, wires have their individual memory, and their way of acting out. I was frustrated, because I had done this project.
What can go wrong? I was using 20 g for the base frame. The tutorial asked for 18 g. I don't
have it handy. I was using 26 g for the weaving part.
This time I used 20 g , because that's all I have , but I used 28 g.
Oh yes, it made a big difference. The wire is much obedient now. It is capable of following direction.
I am enjoying the over and under basket weaving motion now. And look I did two of them.
And a third one !
So I learned that:
1. Practice makes it perfect. It took me 90 minutes to make the first one, 70 minutes to make the second and only 55 minutes to make the third. I learned to track the time it takes to do wire work projects. It helps me when I do the pricing. Therefore I'd do an average to price them for selling purpose.
2. 20 g is fine for the base. It gives me better flexibility than 18 g for my hands. But 26 g as a support wire does not work for me. The brands of wires are also important. I found art wire by soft flex works best. It is a bit more expensive but worth it.
Now, which one do you like best. The 1st, 2nd or last? I am taking a poll.
4 comments:
Oooooh , these wire wrapped donuts are a beauty . It`s a difficult choice deciding which one is better than the others , But among the three I would say I love the last on the best , because the weaving in that one is perfect , and I liked the donut you have used in that one
Thank you Motidana for your kind words and comment.
My personal favorite is the one on the far right but I wouldn't say no to any of them!
And I learned the hard way that changing wire gauges can make a HUGE difference, especially that crucial wire wrapping bit of 26 gauge to 28 gauge. The horror of tangled wire!
Thanks Lori. So far the 3rd wins.
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