I cast things in resin and have wanted to learn how to do these more complicated wire wraps to make pendants but I've never been able to find a good tutorial. It was like it was a big secret nobody wanted to share. This was years ago, so I gave up. What I'm getting at is: thank you SO much for posting your tutorials. I am so excited to finish my resin pieces that have been gathering dust.
I am an inlay artist, but was recently asked to make a necklace for a friend out of a bear claw that was gifted to him. I wasn't sure what or how to handle the job. You just saved me! Great instructional!
Beautiful. You are extremely talented. I'm sooo happy I found your channel. I love arts & crafts and jewelry making. I've never tried wire wrapping but I'm going to try now. Thank you for showing how to do it. 🙂
I am so thankful and grateful you have created these tutorials, I have been making many styles of jewelry for a couple years, and I finally decided to buy some supplies to wrap cabs, because of your video right here exclusively. I clicked on other videos and your energy, voice, and great instructions to make a simple yet elegant piece is outstanding. Thank you so much, I am excited right now not even done with wrapping a beautiful green calcite right now with stainless steel 20 gauge and 28 gauge copper the two tone look is really pretty and it really makes this stone look so fabulous so far:) Thank you very much you are rockin the universe with great help to so many, I hope you are getting many blessings and great karma from these tutorials :) thank you again!
You are the most fabulous wire wrap instructor that I have seen yet. This was my first time watching you and I guarantee that I am your hugest fan. Thank you so much for selflessly sharing. May God continue to bless you and your talent. kimberly queens, ny
Thank you Oxana for your tutorials! I am new to wire wrapping and have been trying to find my artistic outlet which helps with my severe anxiety and panic attacks. Your tutorials have helped me so much and I've finally found something that makes me happy! I just wanted to say thank you!
Super tutorial It caught my eye and I am going to try it. I understand the 5 base wires are about 9 inches but you did not mention or I missed it on the length of the weaving wire
+Bryan Dowling Thank you! I just keep the weaving wire on the spool as I work with it, I do not cut it until I am done with it, since you probably need a very long length of it.
Wow Oxana! You've made a very beautiful and complicated-looking piece of art seem so do-able I'm going to have a go! Thank you for sharing it with us so generously :)
HELP! I'm working on this weave and I'm having some trouble. I did decide to do 7 instead of 5, but I figured it was still an uneven number so it should work out. It's hard to see on the video exactly what you are doing when you come back down. W on the way down the wire is in the middle, so when you go to pick up the two wires going down are you actually going around just one and a half times and then just grabbing the next two wires going down. I don't think I'm explaining this right. Wrap twice and you are in between and going over the top of the wire. Could you just show going down? I keep messing it up Do love your work.
I typically wrap undrilled stones, but I've never seen it done this way....it's so pretty and I really need to have a go. I'm not very good at making the little wraps! It drives me crazy, I always lose the pattern. Xx Thanks for the info on oxidising, too xx
wow so pretty...was looking to use waxed cotton but this is way better and I have heard copper magnifies any stone...going to order my copper wire now...thank you ♡
Oxana, I believe that we are like-hearted! We seem to like a lot of the same things! I didn't realize how much you crafted until just recently - you make some gorgeous pieces! You are so talented & you are really great with explaining things!
+Annie65H Thank you very much! :) I love crafty things of all kinds, wire wrapping has been dominating recently though :) I love trying new things though.
Oxana I have a lot of beads that do not have holes. Do you have other un-drilled tutorials for different shapes? Sometimes I have a hard time getting things to work with weaving different shapes of beads. It is hard to explain! But when I use the tutorial it makes it easier. I can go step by step and freeze the mode until I get caught up. That makes it nice! I look to you to inspire me with designs that I might be able to incorprate together. The drilled beads are easier to use, but I found a bunch of un-drilled beads that are so pretty! They are glass beads. Big bag for like 3 or 4 dollars. Can't go with that price! I am still learning! I have sold several so must be doing something right! LOL! Thank you for all the videos. I might of posted some pictures on your site on face book.
any of my cabochon tutorial will work for undrilled stones. you would just bend the wire frame around whatever shape you are using, it may get a bit tricky if you have shapes with sharp corners, but can be done. Also if any of yours are large-ish in size a tree of life(especially the "frameless") would work well for those
can you do something like this with silver? It is really beautiful the way you have done it, I can't imagine anything looking any prettier than what you have done here
I'm subscribed now! Very impressive. I'm a beginner in this and I only have one type of wire but I'm really into this. I'll be trying your methods to try and create my own.
Brilliant video. I have already had a go at your basic wire wrapped pendant for intermediates yesterday (started as the beginner one but just had to add a swarovski teardrop off the end!) Never one to do things in easy steps - i'm about to have a go at this one!! You make it all look so easy!! So anyhow - wish me luck!! xx
+OxanaCrafts Thank you!! And i made it!! Really pleased with it!! Didn't do exactly the swirls and curls because i like to do my own take on the things - i hope you don't mind!! If i can figure out the techie stuff i will send you a link to my fb page and you can see the pics. Wore it to work and have had loads of very flattering comments! Once again thank you for your clear tuts!! x
+OxanaCrafts think i have sussed it - the link is facebook.com/kedejewellery/ I would love and appreciate your feedback if you have time. I have added a link to your fb page in the comments on my page. Many thanks again. x
You are absolutely amazing!! Thank you for taking the time to make these tutorials. I am starting for the first time now with mabe phillipine shells :)
Thanks, for this tutorial. I'm just starting out with the wire wrapping, and this is the first video that I've found that kept my attention. I giggled when you said, "Or, I'll just do it now" when fixing the back wires. That is so me. lol
This is so awesome! Thank you so much for sharing your skill! You make it look so easy, it makes us newbies hopeful that YES, we CAN do this!! Just to let you know, I found this from your post on Wire Wrap Tips & Tutorials on Facebook.
Very beauty piece. Do you have a tutorial on how to criss cross the stone? I see pics and I can see where wires come from and go to but I can't wrap my mind on how.
+Christian Eichman I do not have a tutorial for the criss cross, I think what you are referring to is the Lisa Barth design, I believe she has a tutorial somewhere, on etsy perhaps.
This came out beautifully! I always love watching your videos; you just have a way of demonstrating and explaining that makes understanding what you’re doing easy for me. Until this video. I was completely lost from start to end on this one. Too bad, because this was one I was so very excited to attempt! :(
Sorry this is one of my oldest videos, I made it 6 years ago, I was still learning how to make videos back then so it is quite different from my more recent ones.
@@OxanaCrafts oh my goodness, Oxana!! There is absolutely nothing to apologize for! You have helped me so much in my wire wrapping, that I’m actually good enough to give the pieces I make as gifts now! You’re an incredible teacher and so wonderful at demonstrating and explaining what you’re doing! (all while holding your work up in the air!!). I am so beyond grateful to you for everything I’ve learned over the years through watching your FREE tutorials! I have watched and enjoyed each and every video you’ve ever released and have absolutely learned at least something from each and every one as well! Please don’t ever stop teaching- you’re fantastic!
Wow, so beautiful and you explain it so well! I can't wait to grab my cabs and try this weave, its so lovely, thank you so much for sharing your artistry with us :)
Do you have a tutorial for tumbled/polished small stones? I have a bunch of nickle to quarter sized gemstones, that are all different shapes. I have basic wire wrapping knowledge, but I don't know how to make a cage for a two or more stone piece. If you don't have one, would you consider doing one? I would really appreciate it :) All I need to know is how to make a cage on a whim... if that makes any sense :/ lol Thanks! You're great!
This is a technique that you can use on a tumbled stone: th-cam.com/video/7ylASz0ojfo/w-d-xo.html I will try to make a video in the future where I demonstrate it on a tumbled stone.
Hey Oxana. Could you take a guess as to what I could be doing wrong that my stone is still loose? I am not sure what I am doing wrong to not make it tight enough..Any suggestions? Thanks so much..Beautiful work, great tutorials...Thanks again for sharing your talent.
Thank you! This one is a little tricky, I much prefer this way here of securing a cabochon: th-cam.com/video/7ylASz0ojfo/w-d-xo.html For the piece that you already made, you could try maybe adding more wires to help secure it, like weave on 2 wires and then wrap that around your pendant kind of like extra decoration but also to hold the stone from the front, and just secure and tuck away the ends on back. Hope that helps!
What options do we have when we run into the bail decor if ours doesn't look like yours? what I mean is. Mine look great except for the front only in the area covering the bail. Are there alternatives in using separate wire to fix any bail covering issues (hope that makes sense)? It's kinda disappointing when spending so much time on these and having the same issues repeat. ☺
you could take two wires and weave a pattern around them, then wrap them around the part by the bail that you don't like and want to cover, and just tuck them in and secure them on the back so the ends are hidden. Hope that helps!
thank you so much.. great tutorial... i still have a problem with securing the stone.. but think it might be the cab i used... it has a straight edge rather than sloping.. or is there a trick i am missing to make the the wires around the side secure the stone? if i push from the back i can pop the cab out
+nklongmire you really want that front "window" that you can see the stone through to be smaller than the stone, if it will pop out trhough it then it is too big, the wires should go up onto the stone, they will cover up the edge of the stone, but this will secure it. Turn the weave a little sideways with your pliers, so it is not parallel to the edge of the stone but is kind of turned to go up onto the front, if that makes sense.
hi oxana I absolutely love how beautiful your wire work is and how simple you make it ! thank you! I'm going to try this with a rough opal piece and an so excited to see it when it's done! just one quick question: how long do you keep your weaving wire- if you cut it or do you keep it coiled and just unroll a little more as you weave? thanks so much!
+Gabby Flying Chef I was not sure how the back was going to go since I was just improvising as I worked, but it ended up kind of neat and I was happy with it in the end :) Thank you! :)
I later saw another TH-cam artist: CSL Designs, and she did a very nice back to a wire wrapped cabochon, I thought you might like to see it. Your work is amazing and so intricate- very beautiful. Maybe her methos could be a good tool for you too. I really enjoyed your video and am happy to subscribe!
Hi Oxana. Great tutorials and huge thank you. I am just starting out. I saw that there are tutorials for drilled and undrilled Stones. I love the ones for the undrilled and wondering how to use it for drilled stones. I want the weaving to go all the way around the stone like above and not just one side. Is there a way to do it? or would a person put a bead over where the hole is showing?
Thank you! How is your stone drilled, if it is top to bottom, then you can just treat it like a cabochon since the holes will not be visible. If it is drilled up top front to back you can use a little bead or some sort of decoration to cover up that hole, maybe even just those wires up top coming down and covering the hole.
Thank you, no I wasn't named after her as she wasn't famous yet when I was born. But it is just a very common \popular name in Ukraine (where my dad is from).
+DDMarla I just cut them relatively long knowing that I will be trimming off the excess at the end. I forget what I said in this video my length was, maybe like 10 inches. If your cabochon is much larger than mine, you would do longer.
I really want to try to make this but I never had a cabochon and have no idea what size to purchase. I know there are charts online, but they are confusing to me. I like the size of this one that you are working with. I was wondering if you could tell me the approximate size to order to make one similar to the size you are using here? Thank you!!
+Bead Nik Do you mean the size of the cabochon? I don't have this exact one anymore to be able to measure it, but it was less than one inch in size if that helps, probably like 3/4 inches tall.
hi, I have a quick question. I've been doing wire wrap jewelry for awhile but never a cab wrap. I fell in love with this, you did amazingly. when I tried it I had a issue tho. I did the weave straight and when I went to wrap it around the stone It didn't want to wrap correctly became wavy. what would you suggest I did wrong?
Is it 20 gauge, dead soft? I'm not sure why it is doing that. But this particular design can be a bit finicky. I personally like wrapping a cabochon this way better: th-cam.com/video/7ylASz0ojfo/w-d-xo.html
Hi oxana, I want to know how you come up with the length for your base wires? Is it based on the circumference of the cabochons and you add or certain amount of inches the circumference length? I hope you are able understand my question.
I usually just guess and cut them extra long because I've had a few situations where they ended up too short and now I'm paranoid. After the first time of making something you can note how much extra you ended up with so you can cut shorter next time.
I love your tutorial and really help me learning about wire crafts. Please keep teaching us. Thanks. PS. I wanna make a wire brooch, can you make a video about it? thank you ^_^
I do not remember where I got this one, but I usually buy online. I have bought some on etsy, ebay, facebook groups, and instagram. I do not have one specific place i buy from.
Hi Oxana, I am going to attempt this tutorial using silver wire but I have only got enough 20 gauge for 4 base wires will it still work with 4 or can i use a length of 22 gauge as well? Also approximately how much weaving wire will I need ( i have about 70")?
I highly recommend the first attempt be in copper so expensive silver does not get wasted if it does not work out. I think you could possibly get away with 22 gauge for one of the wires. Unfortunately I always just keep the weaving wire on the spool when I weave, so I am not 100% sure how much got used, but if you end up running low you could always just do a bit less weaving(like on the top swirls).
I usually provide measurements of how long the wires I am using are, but in some of my older videos I did not do that. I basically just eyeball it, and cut my wires to be extra long, because I figure it is better to have some extra to cut off at the end then to run out, and I work with copper so it is really cheap and not a problem to waste a little wire.
What do you use to keep the copper clean and shiny if you dont oxidize? Im new to wire wrapping and my wire turns dull by the time Im finished making it. oily fingers I suppose...
Ive tried scrubbing with lemon but the copper and that seems to work for a bit, but still loses that shine a few days later... Guess thats just copper being copper?
I want to make my own jewelry and sell online. i am going to school for designing soon. is this your full time career? i want to be my own boss and have my own business...but will it be enough?
It is not my full time career and I make very little from it to be honest. But I also do not have the time to produce tons of jewelry and do not go to craft fairs and such. I think most people who make this a career go to many shows and fairs and sell that way. Good luck!
+Jennifer Ordaz Not on this exact pendant, but I am sure there are wire wrapping books out there that show some ways to wrap undrilled stones. Check Amazon.
I cast things in resin and have wanted to learn how to do these more complicated wire wraps to make pendants but I've never been able to find a good tutorial. It was like it was a big secret nobody wanted to share. This was years ago, so I gave up. What I'm getting at is: thank you SO much for posting your tutorials. I am so excited to finish my resin pieces that have been gathering dust.
I know exactly what you mean, when I first started it was so hard to find any info or tutorials at all. That's why I decided to start making some :)
Well you are a saint.
Thank you so much!
I am an inlay artist, but was recently asked to make a necklace for a friend out of a bear claw that was gifted to him. I wasn't sure what or how to handle the job. You just saved me! Great instructional!
Beautiful. You are extremely talented. I'm sooo happy I found your channel. I love arts & crafts and jewelry making. I've never tried wire wrapping but I'm going to try now. Thank you for showing how to do it. 🙂
I am so thankful and grateful you have created these tutorials, I have been making many styles of jewelry for a couple years, and I finally decided to buy some supplies to wrap cabs, because of your video right here exclusively. I clicked on other videos and your energy, voice, and great instructions to make a simple yet elegant piece is outstanding. Thank you so much, I am excited right now not even done with wrapping a beautiful green calcite right now with stainless steel 20 gauge and 28 gauge copper the two tone look is really pretty and it really makes this stone look so fabulous so far:) Thank you very much you are rockin the universe with great help to so many, I hope you are getting many blessings and great karma from these tutorials :) thank you again!
You are very welcome!
You are the most fabulous wire wrap instructor that I have seen yet. This was my first time watching you and I guarantee that I am your hugest fan. Thank you so much for selflessly sharing. May God continue to bless you and your talent. kimberly queens, ny
Thank you very much!
You know, I actually love the back of this piece. It reminds me of a musical instrument.
+Maggie Malone Thank you!
It does, it could be the front!
Thank you Oxana for your tutorials! I am new to wire wrapping and have been trying to find my artistic outlet which helps with my severe anxiety and panic attacks. Your tutorials have helped me so much and I've finally found something that makes me happy! I just wanted to say thank you!
So glad to hear how much you have been enjoying wire wrapping, Thank you! :)
I really like the way you teach please do more vids. I really learn a lot. You are a very good teacher and Artist.😁👍👏
The different thickness of wrapping really caught my eye! Looks fabulous! TFS!
+Vicki Willems Thank you!
This is stunning you never make bad pieces!!! I love them ❤️
Excellent demonstration of Wire Wrapping -- Really made a complicated design easy to execute. Thanks!!
+Susan Lilly Thank you!
Hello
I can also take 26 gauge I can not find 28 gauge
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Super tutorial It caught my eye and I am going to try it. I understand the 5 base wires are about 9 inches but you did not mention or I missed it on the length of the weaving wire
+Bryan Dowling Thank you! I just keep the weaving wire on the spool as I work with it, I do not cut it until I am done with it, since you probably need a very long length of it.
Wow Oxana! You've made a very beautiful and complicated-looking piece of art seem so do-able I'm going to have a go! Thank you for sharing it with us so generously :)
+Lizi Ess you are very welcome, thanks for watching! :)
Love your work!! Some wire wrap can look like a kid's art project, but yours is wonderful!! Looks as professional as it gets.
+Camille Nyberg Thank you!
Simple straightforward tutorial, I'm looking forward to trying this out! Thanks Oxana!
thank you!
your instructions are clear and your voice is mesmerizing. i just found out how much i like wirewraping. ill show you some as i make them.
Thank you!
HELP! I'm working on this weave and I'm having some trouble. I did decide to do 7 instead of 5, but I figured it was still an uneven number so it should work out. It's hard to see on the video exactly what you are doing when you come back down. W on the way down the wire is in the middle, so when you go to pick up the two wires going down are you actually going around just one and a half times and then just grabbing the next two wires going down. I don't think I'm explaining this right. Wrap twice and you are in between and going over the top of the wire. Could you just show going down? I keep messing it up Do love your work.
Love your tutorials, you explain everything so well. You make it look easy, which I know is not. Thank you so much for teaching!
Lovely, good quality piece! Thank you for your films, I’ve found them to be very helpful. You’ve got an excellent eye for colour and style!
Thank you!
I typically wrap undrilled stones, but I've never seen it done this way....it's so pretty and I really need to have a go. I'm not very good at making the little wraps! It drives me crazy, I always lose the pattern. Xx Thanks for the info on oxidising, too xx
wow so pretty...was looking to use waxed cotton but this is way better and I have heard copper magnifies any stone...going to order my copper wire now...thank you ♡
Oxana, I believe that we are like-hearted! We seem to like a lot of the same things! I didn't realize how much you crafted until just recently - you make some gorgeous pieces! You are so talented & you are really great with explaining things!
+Annie65H Thank you very much! :) I love crafty things of all kinds, wire wrapping has been dominating recently though :) I love trying new things though.
Handsome pendant, I was amazed at the amount of wire used, makes it very secure ♥
Had 2 let u know I figured it out, took me a few hours but got it! Yay
Thanks for this video. All my cabs are undrilled and you helped me be able to wrap them. Thanks!
This is so beautiful. Now I have a really good birthday present to make my sister 💕 thank you SO much 💜
+Naomi Stothard you are very welcome, thanks for watching! :)
Oxana I have a lot of beads that do not have holes. Do you have other un-drilled tutorials for different shapes? Sometimes I have a hard time getting things to work with weaving different shapes of beads. It is hard to explain! But when I use the tutorial it makes it easier. I can go step by step and freeze the mode until I get caught up. That makes it nice! I look to you to inspire me with designs that I might be able to incorprate together. The drilled beads are easier to use, but I found a bunch of un-drilled beads that are so pretty! They are glass beads. Big bag for like 3 or 4 dollars. Can't go with that price! I am still learning! I have sold several so must be doing something right! LOL! Thank you for all the videos. I might of posted some pictures on your site on face book.
any of my cabochon tutorial will work for undrilled stones. you would just bend the wire frame around whatever shape you are using, it may get a bit tricky if you have shapes with sharp corners, but can be done. Also if any of yours are large-ish in size a tree of life(especially the "frameless") would work well for those
can you do something like this with silver? It is really beautiful the way you have done it, I can't imagine anything looking any prettier than what you have done here
I'm subscribed now! Very impressive. I'm a beginner in this and I only have one type of wire but I'm really into this. I'll be trying your methods to try and create my own.
Thank you! Best of luck with your wire wrapping
Brilliant video. I have already had a go at your basic wire wrapped pendant for intermediates yesterday (started as the beginner one but just had to add a swarovski teardrop off the end!) Never one to do things in easy steps - i'm about to have a go at this one!! You make it all look so easy!! So anyhow - wish me luck!! xx
+Debbie Finch Good luck! :)
+OxanaCrafts Thank you!! And i made it!! Really pleased with it!! Didn't do exactly the swirls and curls because i like to do my own take on the things - i hope you don't mind!! If i can figure out the techie stuff i will send you a link to my fb page and you can see the pics. Wore it to work and have had loads of very flattering comments! Once again thank you for your clear tuts!! x
+OxanaCrafts think i have sussed it - the link is facebook.com/kedejewellery/ I would love and appreciate your feedback if you have time. I have added a link to your fb page in the comments on my page. Many thanks again. x
That is a gorgeous weave. I'm gonna try this tonight.
You are absolutely amazing!! Thank you for taking the time to make these tutorials. I am starting for the first time now with mabe phillipine shells :)
Thanks, for this tutorial. I'm just starting out with the wire wrapping, and this is the first video that I've found that kept my attention. I giggled when you said, "Or, I'll just do it now" when fixing the back wires. That is so me. lol
+kir g I totally thing of things as I go, so most of my tutorials are original pieces that I have never made exactly that way before. Thank you! :)
Thank you so much for your wire wrapping tutorials!! They are so helpful 🤗♥️
This is so awesome! Thank you so much for sharing your skill! You make it look so easy, it makes us newbies hopeful that YES, we CAN do this!! Just to let you know, I found this from your post on Wire Wrap Tips & Tutorials on Facebook.
+Kristina Pittman Awesome, thanks! I love that group!
Very nice delicate work. And stone is very nice too
WoW Just found your channel and subscribed. Thanks for sharing your talent. Looking forward to your videos!
+wendy klein Thank you!
You are a Real Artist. Thanks for sharing with us
you ROCK! ! Beautiful easy to understand tutorial, can't wait to try all these gorgeous techniques :) thank you! !
+Hannah Fey thank you!
Very beauty piece. Do you have a tutorial on how to criss cross the stone? I see pics and I can see where wires come from and go to but I can't wrap my mind on how.
+Christian Eichman I do not have a tutorial for the criss cross, I think what you are referring to is the Lisa Barth design, I believe she has a tutorial somewhere, on etsy perhaps.
This came out beautifully! I always love watching your videos; you just have a way of demonstrating and explaining that makes understanding what you’re doing easy for me. Until this video. I was completely lost from start to end on this one. Too bad, because this was one I was so very excited to attempt! :(
Sorry this is one of my oldest videos, I made it 6 years ago, I was still learning how to make videos back then so it is quite different from my more recent ones.
@@OxanaCrafts oh my goodness, Oxana!! There is absolutely nothing to apologize for! You have helped me so much in my wire wrapping, that I’m actually good enough to give the pieces I make as gifts now! You’re an incredible teacher and so wonderful at demonstrating and explaining what you’re doing! (all while holding your work up in the air!!). I am so beyond grateful to you for everything I’ve learned over the years through watching your FREE tutorials! I have watched and enjoyed each and every video you’ve ever released and have absolutely learned at least something from each and every one as well! Please don’t ever stop teaching- you’re fantastic!
Uh! You are amazingly creative! Thank you for sharing this with us 🙏❤🌺
Your wire is soft and easy to work with, and then the product will not deform because of this?
Wow, so beautiful and you explain it so well! I can't wait to grab my cabs and try this weave, its so lovely, thank you so much for sharing your artistry with us :)
+Anto Nella You are very welcome :)
most impressive this may help with my rock tumbled jasper and other gem stones. Subscribed.
Thank you!
Pedirlo ya
Do you have a tutorial for tumbled/polished small stones? I have a bunch of nickle to quarter sized gemstones, that are all different shapes. I have basic wire wrapping knowledge, but I don't know how to make a cage for a two or more stone piece. If you don't have one, would you consider doing one? I would really appreciate it :) All I need to know is how to make a cage on a whim... if that makes any sense :/ lol
Thanks! You're great!
This is a technique that you can use on a tumbled stone: th-cam.com/video/7ylASz0ojfo/w-d-xo.html I will try to make a video in the future where I demonstrate it on a tumbled stone.
Awesome job. Thank you for the lesson. I'm just getting started into wire wrapping and this has been so helpful.
Thank you! :)
Luv the weave design. Thanks for sharing
Absolutely beautiful wire wrapping :-) luv it and loved ur tutorial!!!!!! 👍
Thank you!
Hey Oxana. Could you take a guess as to what I could be doing wrong that my stone is still loose? I am not sure what I am doing wrong to not make it tight enough..Any suggestions? Thanks so much..Beautiful work, great tutorials...Thanks again for sharing your talent.
Thank you! This one is a little tricky, I much prefer this way here of securing a cabochon: th-cam.com/video/7ylASz0ojfo/w-d-xo.html For the piece that you already made, you could try maybe adding more wires to help secure it, like weave on 2 wires and then wrap that around your pendant kind of like extra decoration but also to hold the stone from the front, and just secure and tuck away the ends on back. Hope that helps!
Thanks! I have been able to do it with some stones but others I can't seem to secure enough..Thanks so much.
perhaps the shape of the stone and how domed it is contributes to making it easier or harder to secure.
An awesome piece! thank you for showing us how to wire wrap a cabochon I am going to try this.
+Shirley Zolman Thank you, and good luck with your wrapping!
What options do we have when we run into the bail decor if ours doesn't look like yours?
what I mean is. Mine look great except for the front only in the area covering the bail. Are there alternatives in using separate wire to fix any bail covering issues (hope that makes sense)?
It's kinda disappointing when spending so much time on these and having the same issues repeat. ☺
you could take two wires and weave a pattern around them, then wrap them around the part by the bail that you don't like and want to cover, and just tuck them in and secure them on the back so the ends are hidden. Hope that helps!
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thank you so much.. great tutorial... i still have a problem with securing the stone.. but think it might be the cab i used... it has a straight edge rather than sloping.. or is there a trick i am missing to make the the wires around the side secure the stone? if i push from the back i can pop the cab out
+nklongmire you really want that front "window" that you can see the stone through to be smaller than the stone, if it will pop out trhough it then it is too big, the wires should go up onto the stone, they will cover up the edge of the stone, but this will secure it. Turn the weave a little sideways with your pliers, so it is not parallel to the edge of the stone but is kind of turned to go up onto the front, if that makes sense.
hi oxana I absolutely love how beautiful your wire work is and how simple you make it ! thank you! I'm going to try this with a rough opal piece and an so excited to see it when it's done! just one quick question: how long do you keep your weaving wire- if you cut it or do you keep it coiled and just unroll a little more as you weave? thanks so much!
I don't cut my weaving wire, I just leave it on the spool, this way there is no need to estimate and measure. Thanks! :)
Very VERY pretty- on the front. What happened with the back ("not the prettiest" you said it)? Yowza and all that work.
+Gabby Flying Chef I was not sure how the back was going to go since I was just improvising as I worked, but it ended up kind of neat and I was happy with it in the end :) Thank you! :)
I later saw another TH-cam artist: CSL Designs, and she did a very nice back to a wire wrapped cabochon, I thought you might like to see it. Your work is amazing and so intricate- very beautiful. Maybe her methos could be a good tool for you too. I really enjoyed your video and am happy to subscribe!
Wow! Thank you for sharing your tutorial. Can this technique be used on a tumbled undrilled stone?
+nandejesus It would be easier if the stone had a flat back like a cabochon, but if it is a relatively thin stone you can try it, it may work for it.
Very pretty. Nice work as usual
Thank you!
Just subscribed to your channel, so talented!! Can't wait for more!
+Sandra Wriston Thank you!
I love this so much one question. Is this square of round 20g?
Thank you! The 20 gauge wire is round
Hi Oxana. Great tutorials and huge thank you. I am just starting out. I saw that there are tutorials for drilled and undrilled Stones. I love the ones for the undrilled and wondering how to use it for drilled stones. I want the weaving to go all the way around the stone like above and not just one side. Is there a way to do it? or would a person put a bead over where the hole is showing?
Thank you! How is your stone drilled, if it is top to bottom, then you can just treat it like a cabochon since the holes will not be visible. If it is drilled up top front to back you can use a little bead or some sort of decoration to cover up that hole, maybe even just those wires up top coming down and covering the hole.
I love your work and learned by watching you. Did your mom name you after the famous Oxana skater?
Thank you, no I wasn't named after her as she wasn't famous yet when I was born. But it is just a very common \popular name in Ukraine (where my dad is from).
I love this design and have been learning from your tutorials, for this one is your 20 gauge wire square or round?
Thank you! It is round
Great tutorial! Thank you so much for sharing. Just one question, how do you determine how long to cut your base wires?
+DDMarla I just cut them relatively long knowing that I will be trimming off the excess at the end. I forget what I said in this video my length was, maybe like 10 inches. If your cabochon is much larger than mine, you would do longer.
Did you oxidize it by just leaving it out with water ?
no, I use liver of sulfur to oxidize, I have a video on it
I really want to try to make this but I never had a cabochon and have no idea what size to purchase. I know there are charts online, but they are confusing to me. I like the size of this one that you are working with. I was wondering if you could tell me the approximate size to order to make one similar to the size you are using here? Thank you!!
+Bead Nik Do you mean the size of the cabochon? I don't have this exact one anymore to be able to measure it, but it was less than one inch in size if that helps, probably like 3/4 inches tall.
Thank you!
awesome creativity oxana
+Arsheenwajeha 2001 Thank you!
Hi, thanks for the tutorial. Are there any stones I should avoid using when oxidizing a piece? Will it affect the stone at all?
+xburningindigo you are going to have to google it, I know some stones like pearls will darken
hi, I have a quick question. I've been doing wire wrap jewelry for awhile but never a cab wrap. I fell in love with this, you did amazingly. when I tried it I had a issue tho. I did the weave straight and when I went to wrap it around the stone It didn't want to wrap correctly became wavy. what would you suggest I did wrong?
Hmm, I am not sure, do you mean like the base wires got wavy?
Yes maam. Imagine like a shirt collar, it doesn't lay flat. ~
Is it 20 gauge, dead soft? I'm not sure why it is doing that. But this particular design can be a bit finicky. I personally like wrapping a cabochon this way better: th-cam.com/video/7ylASz0ojfo/w-d-xo.html
Hello Oxana!
I love your videos. I would like to know, How much thick are the wires that you use?
Thank you!
59kicki
II Fuso dela Strega She plainly stated that in the beginning. Gauge 20 and 28. Hope that helped.
Sorry replied on wrong one.
Ohhh I must have missed it!
Thank you very much!
Hi oxana, I want to know how you come up with the length for your base wires? Is it based on the circumference of the cabochons and you add or certain amount of inches the circumference length? I hope you are able understand my question.
I usually just guess and cut them extra long because I've had a few situations where they ended up too short and now I'm paranoid. After the first time of making something you can note how much extra you ended up with so you can cut shorter next time.
Thank you I appreciate your input on this. I am always trying to figure it out especially if your cab is bigger or maybe a different shape.
BEUTIFUL WORK OXANA. THANK YOU FOR SHARING
Esto es muy Hermoso podría hacerlo para realizar anillos
I love your tutorial and really help me learning about wire crafts. Please keep teaching us. Thanks. PS. I wanna make a wire brooch, can you make a video about it? thank you ^_^
+Ati Prita Thank you! Sorry, I have never made a brooch and I actually have never even owned one, so I don't really know how that works.
What gauge wire do u use in this? 20 and 26?
I love your videos! I have a question on your 20g wire. Do you use round or flat wire?
Thank you! It is round
May I ask what type of material you used on the clamp to keep it from putting indentations in the wire?
it came that way, some kind of rubber
@@OxanaCrafts Oh my goodness!! 😊 Thank you so much for your reply! 🙏 Most importantly, for creating videos to teach, and share what you know.
Where do you get the stones? I've looked everywhere and I can't find any similar
I do not remember where I got this one, but I usually buy
online. I have bought some on etsy, ebay, facebook groups, and
instagram. I do not have one specific place i buy from.
Would for the wrapping wire 26 gauge also be good? Because I can't find 28 gauge on the website I usually buy from.
+Cynthia Bernardy that would work!
+OxanaCrafts thank you so much
beautiful how do you oxidize your jewelry if you don't mind me asking?
+Chief Morning Thank you! I use liver of sulfur gel, I got it on amazon.
Thanks God Bless
+OxanaCrafts Could you oxidize the wire before you make the pendant, or would that effect the workability of it?
My 20 gauge copper is much thinner then what you are showing. Is this AWG ior SWG wire? Thanks want to try this
+mzcroppycat I am not sure, I got it from MonsterSlayer's website
thanks... looking at my wire odds are it is the difference between awg and swg
Thank you so much for this video! It's awesome and the outcome is more than great :) Best wishes!
You are very welcome! :)
Hello there again! You may have answered this in one of your other videos but I was wondering where you got your device to help make wire coils?
Just some random online website, I bet Amazon will have it.
OxanaCrafts what would i type into the search bar ? I tried googling it but nothing relevant popped up. I think i was calling it by the wrong name :/
This is so beautiful. Have you sold it?
thank you! yes, this was 4 years ago, so I no longer have the pendant
Hi Oxana, I am going to attempt this tutorial using silver wire but I have only got enough 20 gauge for 4 base wires will it still work with 4 or can i use a length of 22 gauge as well? Also approximately how much weaving wire will I need ( i have about 70")?
I highly recommend the first attempt be in copper so expensive silver does not get wasted if it does not work out. I think you could possibly get away with 22 gauge for one of the wires. Unfortunately I always just keep the weaving wire on the spool when I weave, so I am not 100% sure how much got used, but if you end up running low you could always just do a bit less weaving(like on the top swirls).
Ok thank you for your reply I will practice with copper wire first. I love your tutorials.
Hi Oxana, I'm looking for your tutorial with a bead top side to side drill. Please help! Thanks!
+nandejesus th-cam.com/video/SXK5XVTfJG4/w-d-xo.html&lc=z12wzfgxcxygyzxoy04cf3hjfvehfx4xaqo0k
Another question? How do you know how long you should have your wire?
I usually provide measurements of how long the wires I am using are, but in some of my older videos I did not do that. I basically just eyeball it, and cut my wires to be extra long, because I figure it is better to have some extra to cut off at the end then to run out, and I work with copper so it is really cheap and not a problem to waste a little wire.
Hi great videoes, what size is the stones you are using :-)
+Tessa Kamper abraham Thank you! I think the stone in this video was probably about 3/4 of an inch
Bello , gracias por compartir , saludos cordiales desde Santiago de Chile 🇨🇱
What do you use to keep the copper clean and shiny if you dont oxidize? Im new to wire wrapping and my wire turns dull by the time Im finished making it. oily fingers I suppose...
you can soak in vinegar, or use jewelry cleaner
Ive tried scrubbing with lemon but the copper and that seems to work for a bit, but still loses that shine a few days later... Guess thats just copper being copper?
Beautiful ! I love the copper !
Thank you!
I want to make my own jewelry and sell online. i am going to school for designing soon. is this your full time career? i want to be my own boss and have my own business...but will it be enough?
It is not my full time career and I make very little from it to be honest. But I also do not have the time to produce tons of jewelry and do not go to craft fairs and such. I think most people who make this a career go to many shows and fairs and sell that way. Good luck!
Do you use half hard wire or dead soft wire?
dead soft
How can i buy one of your amazing necklace piece,cuz i'd love to buy one
I post the ones I have for sale on my instagram Oxana124 Thank you!
OxanaCrafts in not on instagram, do you have a ebay, or Amazon store?
Can you tell me what size wire you are using in this video?
20 gauge and 28 gauge
hi how do you oxide the wire?
do you find, cut, and polish your own cabochons?
gregory burczyk no i do not
Hi! will 24g wire work for the weaving wire instead of 28?
+Mikayla Jo (AjnaCreations) yes, it may be a bit tough to weave with such a thick wire, but it should theoretically work.
Thanks! It was actually pretty easy to use :3
Thank you so much love... I'll be following you everywhere.. Wish you had an Instagram page..!
You're a Savage! ❤
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is there a book on how to do this step by step?
+Jennifer Ordaz Not on this exact pendant, but I am sure there are wire wrapping books out there that show some ways to wrap undrilled stones. Check Amazon.