Wire jewelry making tutorial

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Wire jewelry making

Made popular by Carrie from, “sex in the city,” wire jewelry making is really popular, especially when used to create personalized or named wire jewelry.

Wire jewelry making, (wire name writing) has been around for years. You may have seen jewelry makers whilst on your travels who sell from a small craft stall, selling personalized name Jewelry pendants and necklaces. It is great to be able to buy something like that, especially if you have an unusual name. But it is even better to be able to make your own wire jewelry. But just how do you get started?

Well, you check out the wire jewelry making tutorial here. We all know that it is best to learn from someone who knows about what they are doing. After all if you are going to invest in a wire jewelry making tutorial, you would want to learn from an expert, wouldn’t you. That is where Andy Tuner’s wire jewelry making tutorials come in. Andy has been making wire name jewelry since the 1980’s. He knows pretty much everything there is to know about making wire jewelry, and so putting together a wire jewelry making tutorial was a natural progression for him.

Andy clearly shows in a video how to make, and finish, a wire name pendant. He demonstrates how to make loops, how to attach jump rings and place your wire jewelry name on a chain.

Andy has produced a whole pictorial on making both upper case and lower case letters. He provides clear step by step instructions for everyone to follow. Anyone who has a little jewelry making experience and has a pair of round nose pliers can get started on a wire jewellery making project today. It won’t be long before you become proficient at making the necessary loops and bends, and before you know it, you will be turning out wire name jewelry pendants in no time at all.

I have a copy of this course and I particularly liked the way that Andy shows how to include little heart shapes in the wire to add to your wire name creations. This wire jewelry making tutorial is a must for anyone who would like to expand their jewelry making skill and make a little extra money at craft fairs and school fundraisers etc.

Check out the wire jewelry making tutorial here.

 

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