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Ornate Ear Cuff Tutorial Pattern
Category:
JewelryType:
EarringsSkill Level:
Expert
Basic Skills Necessary:
- coiling with fine wire
- Weaving with wire
Pattern Description:
This lesson teaches you how to make an ear cuff that is decorated with beautiful coiled swirls and beads.
Many parts of this lesson are really just suggestions, or general guidelines. This tutorial is more of a set of techniques that can be used however you see fit to create your own, one of a kind, ear cuff.
Materials:
- 15" 20g round dead soft wire
- 3 1/2" 20g round Half hard or full hard wire (dead soft will work if you harden it a bit before working with it)
- 18' 28g round dead soft wire
- 1 4mm bead
- 8-10 small beads (1.8mm-2mm. Size 10 or 11 seed beads will also work but you may need to use more of them)
You Will Also Need:
- Wire cutters
- Round nose pliers
- Flat nose pliers
- 8mm mandrel or pliers with an 8mm round barrel
- Needle File or cup burr (wire rounder)
- Marker
- Ruler
- Straight pin
Ornate Ear Cuff Tutorial Pattern
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About the Designer
My name is Donna. I've been making "stuff" for as long as I can remember. I began making and selling beadwork at pow wows when I was a teenager, but had to give it up when my daughter was born. After that I dabbled in computer graphics (mostly gui design) but never really did a whole lot with it.
Then one day, as I sat at my computer, bored to death, I picked up a paper clip and a pair of ...
My name is Donna. I've been making "stuff" for as long as I can remember. I began making and selling beadwork at pow wows when I was a teenager, but had to give it up when my daughter was born. After that I dabbled in computer graphics (mostly gui design) but never really did a whole lot with it.
Then one day, as I sat at my computer, bored to death, I picked up a paper clip and a pair of small pliers. A few minutes later I had made my first pair of wire earrings. At that point I was hooked. I needed more wire. Then I had to have beads. Then I needed more wire.
It's a never ending addiction.
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