Wire wrapped pendant with gemstone cabochon and copper wire

Cut 2 base wires of the 1 mm wire, each 20 cm long.

Cut a 60 cm long wire from the 0.6 mm wire. Fold it in half, as shown here.

Hold the two 1 mm wires together, making sure their ends are aligned. Measure 5 cm at the initial end of these wires, then position the bent centre of the wire 0.6 mm around them, as shown here.

Take the front end of the 0.6 mm wire, bend it completely upwards, wrapping it once around the two 1 mm wires as tightly as possible.

Now take the other end of the 0.6 mm wire, bend it completely upwards over the 1 mm wires.

Using the flat-nosed pliers, press a little on this woven part to flatten it.

Now cut another 0.6 mm wire of the same length (60 cm). Fold it in half.

On the right side of the newly woven wires, position the folded centre of this second wire 0.6 mm around the 1 mm wires, as shown here.

Repeat exactly the same bending and flattening steps as we did with the previous 0.6 mm wire.

We're going to start making the braid for the bazel setting of the cabochon. Take the two ends of the first 0.6 mm wire, bend them in the direction of the right side, behind the ends of the second 0.6 mm wire, making a little less than 1 cm high with a curved part.

Now bend these 0.6 mm wire ends completely downwards, bending them over the 1 mm wires as shown with the arrow.

Wrap these 0.6 mm wire ends once around the two 1 mm wires as tightly as possible.

Now we have to take both ends of the 0.6 mm wire from the left side and we have to repeat exactly the same steps. Bend them in the right-hand direction behind the two ends of the other 0.6 mm wire.

Bend these 0.6 mm wire ends completely downwards onto the 1 mm wires, then wrap them once around these base wires as tightly as possible.

We must measure the length of the circumference of the stone, to know how long the braided bezel should be. Wrap a 0.6 mm piece of wire around your stone, as shown here.

Cut the wire, then separate it from the stone.

Straighten it, to know the length of the circumference of the stone.

Now we have to keep braiding around the 1 mm base wires until we reach half the circumference of the stone.

At this point, take the lower 1 mm wire, bend it completely downwards, then bend it slightly to the left side as shown here.

Now bend this thread upwards, making a 1 cm loop with it.

At the point where the lower 1 mm wire meets the upper 1 mm wire, hold it firmly in the flat nose pliers and bend it completely in the direction of the right side, positioning it in the same place as before.

Continue to braid until the entire length of the braided part is the same as the length of the circumference of the stone.

Place the braid under the stone, making sure that the central loop is exactly below the lower center of the stone. Very slowly, start folding both ends of the braid around the stone as shown here.

Keep bending them until you get close to the top of the stone on both sides.

On the right side, behind the 1 mm wires, cut off the extra ends of the 0.6 mm wire which is the last of the braid. Using the flat nose pliers, press the ends of the 0.6 mm wires behind the 1 mm wires until they are completely closed.

Take both ends of the other 0.6 mm wire from the left side, make another braid, as shown here.

Now cut off the additional ends behind the 1 mm wires and press the ends with the pliers until they are completely closed.

On both sides, at the point where the braided part ends, bend the ends of the wire 1 mm to the sides, as shown in this picture.

Continue to bend both sides of the braid closer together until they meet above the top of the stone.

Position the wire structure horizontally and bend the wire ends 1 mm to the sides, crossing them over each other. Take the inner ends of the 1 mm threads on both sides, turn them around each other until you get a 4 cm long twisted part.

Now bend the ends of the twisted wires as shown here, making them vertical (from this point of view).

Take the 1 mm lower wire (from this point of view), bend it in the direction of the right side, positioning it under the twisted wires. Wrap it once around the lower end of the twisted wires.

Cut off the extra end of this newly wound 1 mm wire and press it down with the flat nose pliers until it is completely closed.

Repeat exactly the same packing and folding steps on the other side.

A little below the centre of the twisted part, hold all the wires tightly inside the round nose pliers, then bend their upper part completely backwards and then downwards, as shown here.

Switch to rear view. Place your stone inside the metal structure, making sure the back of the stone is facing you.

Fold the lower loop upwards, bending it firmly over the back of the stone. Leave a 1.5 cm long end on the two 1 mm wires at the top, cut off the extra ends.

Using the round-nosed pliers, bend both ends of the wire upwards and then inwards, making a closed loop with them, as shown in this picture.

Cut a 15 cm long piece of wire from the 0.6 mm wire and fold it in half as shown here.

Insert the 0.6 mm bent wire into the lower loop, with the wire ends facing upwards.

Wrap the ends of the 0.6 mm wire twice around these 2 top loops, then cut off the extra ends of the 0.6 mm wire.

Go to the front view.
Your beautiful pendant is ready.
I hope you enjoyed this project!
More about wire winding in the next tutorials ...