Make beautiful gemstone bracelets with this technique of setting stones with metal wire. In this jewelry tutorial, we took copper wire treated anti-tarnish. You can also take gold filled wire or 925 silver wire. Prefer the semi-hard wire. The setting is created around the stone with the wire. The stone is threaded on a round head nail beforehand. You can thread it on a ball head nail to make a pendant. The nail can be replaced by the wire directly as well, but in this case take wire in 0.6 mm. The hole of the bead is 0.7 mm, so wire 0.70 or 0.8 mm will be more difficult to pass.
The scarab bead is in Amethyst. It also exists in several other types of stones. We had also made a scarab bracelet in Malachite previously. The Sun wire bracelet shown in the photo is also a tutorial: Stacking bracelet name Lettering Micro Spacers gold filled and Lapis Lazuli Necklace as well as weekly bracelets in gold filled. This set of bracelets go perfectly together and will sublimate your complexion this summer.
This method of setting allows to better block the stone to avoid that it turns without stops on the nail. Of course, you will have to tighten the wires.
Cut 35 cm of copper wire. Wrap the end around the nail shaft. Cut off the short end and fold it over the shaft with a flat clip.
Thread the scarab bead. Pass the thread around the bead and wrap it around to the other side. Go through the back to wrap it.
Pass the thread through to the other side and wrap it around to the front.
Continue until you have attached the thread 3 times on each side. Always on the back of one side and on the front of the other.
Bend the nail 90° at the base of the last wire wrap. Cut the rod 1 cm from the bend and wrap the end of the rod with round pliers to form a loop.
Add a closed ring to each loop. Cut 20 cm of nylon thread, thread a squeeze bead through the closed ring, thread through the squeeze bead again and flatten it. Hide the crush bead with a bead cover.
Thread your beads and measure as you go. You must make a bracelet 2 cm larger than your wrist. Here, the number of beads allows you to make a very small bracelet of 15 cm. We advise you to add more beads.
To attach the clasp, thread a squeeze bead through the closed ring of the clasp, back into the squeeze bead and flatten it. Put on a bead cover. Repeat steps 6-8 to make the second side of the bracelet.
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