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TUTORIAL 008: Off-Beat Pendant

by DK Heath (nic Remy) Î www.studioheath.com

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This tutorial was written for you as a gift of thanks, in appreciation for your

patronage. I hope you enjoy it. Remy. . . (DK Heath)

In this tutorial you will learn how to create a decorative freeform squiggle frame around your

cabochons to create very modern Òoff-beatÓ pendants. You will learn how to create the

hammered effect in your design without shattering a single cabochon . J

This design is perfect for showing off those eye catching dichroic cabochons, which are sure

to be a big hit with your customers. This design allows you the freedom to work with your

cabochons and use the wire squiggles to enhance the unique features on them.

This design also works beautifully with freeform stone cabochons (see the Lapis Lazuli

cabochon on page 32).

I recommend using long-ish cabochons to give you more room to play with those squiggles.

Now is the time to use up all of those enormous cabochons you have collected and not been

able to use.

Another ideal use for this design is to use large rectangle pillow shaped beads (see variation

examples of these on pages 32 & 33). Have you ever wondered what to do with a whole

strand of these beads, which,.. to the untrained eye, look very much like cabochons? These

beads while usually gorgeous to look at, are often difficult to use in projects because of their

shape and size. Look for strands that contain the most beads with interesting characteristics

and colours that are bold/attractive enough to be used individually. Divide the cost of the

strand by the number of beads and youÓll probably find itÓs a very cost effective way to make

a dozen of these pendants.

This tutorial is 33 pages long, and contains 98 photographs

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Contents

Materials ………………………………...………………….……. 3

Wire ………………………………………………….….. 3

Cabochon ……………………………………………… 3

Tools …………………………..………………………… 3

Step 1: Creating the decorative squiggle ………….…….. 3

Special Note : Using two hammers ………………….….. 5

Step 2: First bail wire …………………………………...……. 14

Step 3: Completing the frame …………….……………......... 19

Step 4: Second bail wire …………………………….……..…. 22

Step 5: Decorative bail curl ……………….....…...…………. 24

Step 6: Weaving the bail wires ……………………...…..…… 27

Special Note : While working on the weave ………...…. 29

Step 7: Step 7: Lace up the frame ………………………....... 30

Variations ………………………………..……………………… 32

Variations continued …………………...……………………….. 33

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Materials:

The list below shows the actual materials used to

make this pendant however, other metals, and

cabochon sizes can be substituted. Slightly less

20ga (0.80mm) wire will be needed for smaller

cabochons. Cabochons that are considerably smaller

may require a smaller gauge wire, but I do not

recommend any smaller than 21ga (0.72mm).

Wire:

•

16Ñ (40.5cm) of 20ga(0.80mm) Half Hard,

round sterling silver.

•

16Ñ(40.5cm) of 24ga(0.50mm) DS round

sterling silver.

Cabochon:

•

1 1/8 Ñ x 1 ĐÑ (30mm x 35mm)

Tools:

Flat nose pliers, chain nose pliers, round nose pliers,

flush cutters, ruler, rawhide hammer (not shown),

two Ball Pein hammers or one hammer and small

metal block, and a 5mm mandrel.

Step 1: Creating the decorative squiggle

Trim the end of the 20ga(0.80mm) wire so

that it is flush.

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With your round nose pliers, grasp the end of

the wire and put a little curl in the end.

Nice and small.

With your flat nose pliers, hold the little curl

flat in the jaws and rotate the pliers to roll the

curl up the wire a little way.

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When you have the little curl sized to your

liking, hammer it flat as shown.

Special Note : IÓm using two hammers here

instead of one hammer and my huge round

metal block, simply because using the two

hammers for this project is actually easier than

using a block as youÓll see in the next few

steps.

It also shows that while we might all like to

have a studio full of the perfect tools for every

job, this is not always possible and sometimes

improvising leads to handy tricks and practical

solutions, especially while doing shows.

You should now have a little flattened curl.

With these squiggle frames you can basically

do any squiggles in the wire that you desire.

The following squiggles are therefore by no

means something you need to follow strictly,

however in order to show you the basic

technique, I will show you one way of many

ways you could do them.

With your round nose pliers, grasp the wire as

shown and rotate your pliers away from you as

you bend the wire around the prong.

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