Odonata Woven Dragonfly Pendant Wire Jewelry Tutorial

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Level: Advanced
Page count: 33
No of steps: 35

This flowing, whimsical design is packed with detail and a variety of techniques that can be used in any of your designs. The contrast of the thick, hammered wire against the delicately woven, knitted and knotted wire creates interesting detail.
Some of the techniques to be covered include:
• Stone setting using a Viking knit bezel, capture a stone securely in knitted wire
• Shaping/cold forging heavy gauge wire into a flowing frame
• Hammering wire
• Filing and sanding
• Weaving with wire
• Attaching beads to a frame wire securely
• An adaptation of the Viking knit weave to create a detail that is visually similar to the Turks head knot

As with any written instruction, please read through at least once before starting.

Materials:
• 14” 14 gauge soft round wire
• 6” 16 gauge soft round wire
• 84” 24 gauge soft round wire
• 100” 28 gauge soft round wire
• 1 x 2mm round metal beads
• 1 x 3mm round metal beads
• 1 x 4mm round metal beads
• 1 x stone approx. 25mm x 10mm elongated pear, smooth or faceted
Tools:
• Round nose pliers
• Flat nose pliers
• Chain nose pliers
• Nylon jaw pliers
• Flush cutters
• Chasing hammer
• Bench block/anvil
• Files
• Sanding pads (ideally 3 grits)
• Tape measure
• Pin
• Marker pen