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Post by Tonyterner on Aug 21, 2008 13:24:07 GMT -5
Well I have been wanting to learn to wrap for a while. Seems like a more elegant way to make a necklace than gluing on a bail like I have been doing. My girlfriend decided she wanted to learn to so she found a class and we both attended last night. Funny story. When the teach first started she said cut a piece of wire about a foot long. I said "A foot! That seems like a lot." Then I saw the piece she had cut. I told her "That's only 4 inches." She said "What are you an engineer?" I kind looked down and said "Er, um, yeah I am." In my defense 4 inches is nowhere near a foot. We both enjoyed the lesson although my friend got a bit flustered with a couple of the steps. I think the wraps turned out pretty good for our first attempts. We followed the style of the teacher and added some beads. Neither of us liked that so they will probably be cut off sometime in the future. I like a wrap as a vehicle to display the cab not as a base for a wire sculpture. Her first wrap, black onyx. Her second, rose quartz. My first, rain forest jasper. My second, pet wood I think. This is the only cab that I made. I will be doing more now that I have the bug.
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Post by Tweetiepy on Aug 21, 2008 13:40:09 GMT -5
I really like them - the rose quartz is that wrapped in copper? I like the color compliment
great job
I cut about 10" for a small wrap - but then again I'm not using sterling silver lately either
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Post by akansan on Aug 21, 2008 13:50:06 GMT -5
They're a really great start. Once you have the basics down, it's easy to improvise and find that style that suits you. Is that half-round for the binding wire?
If you tape the outside of the stone, then add 2"-4" of wire to the length of the tape, that would be enough wire for the outer wrap. (Or you can guesstimate differently, but that's how I teach my beginning students to judge length of wire.)
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Post by sitnwrap on Aug 21, 2008 15:58:58 GMT -5
Those are great firsts. It looks like you twisted coper and silver wire for the miiddle wire in the Rainforest Jasper. On my monitor, the beads you added actually brings out the stone's color and does not over power them. Just my opinion
It must feel great to be able to take a stone from rough to cab to wrap.
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Post by frane on Aug 22, 2008 18:32:37 GMT -5
They all look great! I would say the class worked and you have some nice pieces there! Fran
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hope
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Post by hope on Aug 22, 2008 21:26:38 GMT -5
Looks great! I am sure you will be outwrapping your teacher soon.
Hope
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Post by stonesthatrock on Aug 23, 2008 9:24:25 GMT -5
those look very nice for your first time. I would never show my first ones. lol I have to agree with you on the framing of the stone, thats why i love adrain's groove wrap where all you see is the stone. now that you have the basics you can do what you like.
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