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Lora S. Irish. Making Copper Wire Earrings
Introduction
Contents
CHAPTER 1. Materials and Tools
WIRE
WIRE GAUGE
RECOMMENDED TYPES OF WIRE
TOOLS. WIRE CUTTERS
CHAIN-NOSE AND BENT-NOSE PLIERS
ROUND-NOSE PLIERS
NYLON-JAW PLIERS
FILES, HAMMERS, AND ANVILS
WIRE-WRAPPING SPECIALTY TOOLS
HOUSEHOLD ITEMS
BEADS
CHAPTER 2. Wireworking Basics. ANATOMY OF AN EARRING
HOW TO CREATE THE 14 BASIC BENDS
THE 14 BASIC BENDS QUICK REFERENCE
SIMPLE SIDE LOOP
SIMPLE STRAIGHT LOOP
WRAPPED SIDE LOOP
WRAPPED STRAIGHT LOOP
RIGHT-ANGLE BEND
OPEN U-BEND
TIGHT U-BEND
TURN-BACK LOOP
MID-WIRE U-BEND CIRCLE
MID-WIRE SMALL CIRCLE
MID-WIRE LARGE CIRCLE
SPIRAL
MID-WIRE SPIRAL
TURN-BACK SPIRAL
COMBINING BASIC BENDS TO MAKE WIREWORK LINKS
SPIRAL AND BEAD
BEADED U-BEND
SIMPLE HOOP
BEADED TRIANGLE
LACED C-CURVE
BEADED DANGLE
WIRE-WRAPPING BASICS
STARTING AND FINISHING
ADDING A BENT LOOP
FIVE IDEAS FOR WIRE WRAPPING
SECURING AN OPEN LINK
BEAD LINKS AND DANGLES
SIDE LOOP BASIC LINKS
Simple Side Loop Basic Links
Wrapped Side Loop Basic Links
WRAPPED STRAIGHT LOOP BASIC LINKS
INTERLOCKING LINKS AS YOU GO
MAKING BEAD DANGLES
ADDING BEADS DIRECTLY TO THE LINK
ENDLESS VARIATIONS ON ONE WIREWORK LINK
CHAPTER 3. Making Earring Hooks
GALLERY OF HANDMADE HOOKS. SIMPLE LOOP HOOKS
WRAPPED LOOP HOOKS
BEADED HOOKS
WIREWORK SHAPE HOOKS
MISCELLANEOUS HOOKS
CREATING BASIC EARRING HOOKS
ATTACHING THE EARRING HOOKS
ALL-IN-ONE EARRING DESIGNS
CHAPTER 4. Step-by-Step Projects
Simple Swirl
Dangling Rubies
Turquoise Dream
Lavender Lace
Chunky Chains
CHAPTER 5. Quick-Start Projects
Dangles
SIMPLE ONE-BEAD DANGLES
USING THE END OF THE WIRE CREATIVELY
MULTIPLE BEAD DANGLES
BEAD CAPS
Chains
MIXED CHAINS
LONG CHAINS
CHAINS AND BEAD CAPS
CHAINS WITH WIREWORK LINKS
Coils
BASIC COILS
COIL-COVERED LINKS
SHAPED COIL LINKS
OTHER FUN IDEAS
Hoops
HOOPS WITH DANGLES
BEAD DANGLES ADDED TO A SIMPLE SIDE LOOP
BEAD DANGLES ADDED TO A MID-WIRE CIRCLE
BEAD DANGLES ADDED DIRECTLY TO THE HOOP WIRES
HANGING BEAD DANGLES FROM A BENT LOOP
SECURED DANGLES
HOOPS WITH WIRE WRAPPING
RANDOM WRAPPING
EVENLY SPACED WRAPPING
WRAPPING WITH BEADED WIRE
ADDING BEADS TO WRAPPING WIRE
BIG BEAD WRAPPING
SIMPLE ACCENT WRAPPING
HOOPS WITH MULTIPLE LINKS
FREE-FLOATING LINKS
SECURED LINKS
Closed Loops
ADDING BEADS TO THE CLOSED LOOP
TYING A LINK CLOSED WITH WRAPPING WIRE
STACKING WITH OTHER ELEMENTS
D-Rings
CLOSED D-RINGS
OPEN D-RINGS
EXTRA WIREWORK LINKS
Curves
C-CURVES
ADDING BEADS
ADDING DANGLES
FOCUS ON WIRE WRAPPING
TURNING THE CURVE ON ITS SIDE
EXTENDED ARMS
OPEN BOTTOMS
SPIRAL BOTTOMS
COMPLEX BOTTOMS
STRAIGHT EXTENDED ARMS
U-Bends
LONG U-BENDS
INVERTED/HORSESHOE U-BENDS
WIDE U-BENDS
ASYMMETRICAL U-BENDS
MULTI-LINK U-BENDS
Multiple U-Bends
SINGLE U-BENDS
HAIRPIN/SWITCHBACK EFFECTS
BEAD PLACEMENT IDEAS
DIFFERENT U-BEND SIZES AND SHAPES
WIRE-WRAPPING TEXTURES
Spirals
OPEN SPIRALS
SUPER SIMPLE DESIGNS
WIRE-WRAPPING PATTERNS
ADDING BEADS AND DANGLES
TIGHT SPIRALS
HOOP DESIGNS
PETITE, COMPACT DESIGNS
Hearts
SIMPLE HEART SHAPES
HEARTS WITH TURN-BACK LOOPS
BEAD OUTLINES
Teardrops
DANGLY DESIGNS
SELF-CONTAINED/SHORT DESIGNS
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