FREE Woven Bail Tutorial VERY IMG HEAVY
Apr 10, 2017 15:31:39 GMT -5
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Post by rockjunquie on Apr 10, 2017 15:31:39 GMT -5
This is on my blog, but I thought I would post it here. It is all images. I call it a down and dirty quickie tute. 
This is how I do my woven bails, others may do it differently. You will need to be a relatively competent and experienced wire wrapper to follow this, but it shouldn't be too hard to give it a try, anyway. This will depend on how well your eye is calibrated, too, because you'll have to make some decisions on your own, based on your project. (Try it with copper first.)
I like to tie down my wires. If you are comfortable not doing that, then by all means, adapt this to suit your style. This isn't written in stone. Experiment. For example, I like to wrap with (4) 20g round wires, so I have 8 at the top. I turn 2 down leaving 6 to weave with. You can do it whichever way you work, but you will need, at least, 2 wires at the the top to weave. If you are using 22g, you should probably hammer your wires. But, use your own judgement. That's what wrapping is all about- individual expression.
EDIT Sorry guys! I am having problems with my website where I host pictures. In the meantime, you can see the tute on my blog.
update: I recently sett up a redirect to another site on my website. All of my former links are dead now and there is nothing I can do about it. You'll have to view it on my blog. Sorry. This wasn't a ploy to go to my blog.
That's it!
This is how I do my woven bails, others may do it differently. You will need to be a relatively competent and experienced wire wrapper to follow this, but it shouldn't be too hard to give it a try, anyway. This will depend on how well your eye is calibrated, too, because you'll have to make some decisions on your own, based on your project. (Try it with copper first.)
I like to tie down my wires. If you are comfortable not doing that, then by all means, adapt this to suit your style. This isn't written in stone. Experiment. For example, I like to wrap with (4) 20g round wires, so I have 8 at the top. I turn 2 down leaving 6 to weave with. You can do it whichever way you work, but you will need, at least, 2 wires at the the top to weave. If you are using 22g, you should probably hammer your wires. But, use your own judgement. That's what wrapping is all about- individual expression.
EDIT Sorry guys! I am having problems with my website where I host pictures. In the meantime, you can see the tute on my blog.
update: I recently sett up a redirect to another site on my website. All of my former links are dead now and there is nothing I can do about it. You'll have to view it on my blog. Sorry. This wasn't a ploy to go to my blog.
That's it!
Uncle Albert...
all day
I distinctly remember forgetting that!