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Wire Wrapped Rings by Akiko Masuda From "Jewelry Making" episode DJMK-504

In this third segment host Jackie Guerra is joined by guest Akiko Masuda, who demonstrates her techniques for making beautiful wire wrapped rings using silver wire and a semi-precious stone cluster. A finger wearing this ring is surely to enter a room first.

Experience Level: Beginner

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Guest jewelry designer Akiko Masuda creates this beautiful cluster peridot ring.

Materials --

14-gauge silver wire -- 50 inches
Peridot

Tools --

Wire cutter or scissors
Ring size measuring stick

Wire Wrapped Rings

1. Measure your finger size.

2. One side of the wire is folded half an inch longer than your finger size. Repeat folding the remaining wire this same length four more times, making sure it is nice and tight (figure A).

3. Hold the five folded pieces of wire together (this will be your "Ring Base") and begin to coil the remaining wire neatly and tightly around these folded wires, making sure to leave a small loop at the end of your "Ring Base" (figure B).

Figure A

Figure B

4. When you finish coiling, leave another hoop at this end of the "Ring Base" and insert the end of the remaining wire into the bottom hoop of the "Ring Base" (figure C), leaving about 1/8" of wire separating the two hoops (this will now be referred to as the "Stone Base"). Now you can see the shape of the ring starting to form.

5. On the remaining length of wire start to bead the peridot stones, use only two or three stones (figure D). Then wrap the remaining wire through the center of the ring and around the "Stone Base."

Figure C

Figure D

6. Repeat Step 5 a number of times until you are satisfied with the amount of peridot stones that you want on your ring.

7. To finish, cut off the remaining wire and leave about 1/4" still attached to the ring (figure E). Wrap the remaining 1/4" wire around the "Ring Base" and hide the end of the wire into the side of the cluster of peridot stones.

8. Finally, push the ring down on the Ring Measuring Stick (figure F) to make sure that the ring is your size then push the ring down firmly on the stick to make sure that the ring is a perfect circular shape.

Figure E

Figure F

RESOURCES :

Bead Shops

Toho Shoji
Website: www.tohoshoji-ny.com

New York Beads
Phone: 212-382-2994

Phoenix Jewelry & Parts
Website: www.phoenixbeads.com

GUESTS :

Akiko Masuda
Akiko Masuda Design
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