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Greylinghunter

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First wire weave
« on: May 11, 2016, 08:57:45 AM »
Took a wire wrapping class from the rock club I belong to, now I want to wrap everything I have collected for years. This is the first wire weave that I thought successful. Too embarrassed to post the ones that were mangled beyond recognition. It is an addiction. Now I want a rock saw and cabochon machine but a little overwhelmed at the choices and cost.
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Re: First wire weave
« Reply #1 on: May 11, 2016, 09:14:02 AM »
Impressive!  Thanks for sharing
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Re: First wire weave
« Reply #2 on: May 11, 2016, 10:48:06 AM »
Beautiful!  I love wire weaving, too.  It's time consuming, but I find it calming.
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Re: First wire weave
« Reply #3 on: May 11, 2016, 12:17:47 PM »
It's a lovely wrap and a beautiful stone! Thanks for sharing! Would love to take a class like that sometime.
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Re: First wire weave
« Reply #4 on: May 11, 2016, 12:23:19 PM »
Beautiful!  I've been wanting to try a wire weave, but discovered I need to buy some smaller wire to do it.  I'm inspired to get the wire now.
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Re: First wire weave
« Reply #5 on: May 11, 2016, 11:13:46 PM »
Gorgeous!  Now you need to grab more wire and rocks and make more!   :icon_sunny:
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Re: First wire weave
« Reply #6 on: May 12, 2016, 07:02:58 AM »
 Thanks everyone for the encouragement.
@mossyrockhound. I used 30ga for this piece, after trying to use 26ga and mangling everything. I have read you can use thicker gauges but I will leave that to the experts.
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Re: First wire weave
« Reply #7 on: May 12, 2016, 07:13:45 AM »
I use 28 gauge and 30 gauge when I weave.  26 is possible, but it work hardens quickly and becomes difficult to maneuver without extreme care.
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Re: First wire weave
« Reply #8 on: May 14, 2016, 11:40:05 PM »
Beautiful piece I love wire wrapping too and will post some pictures as soon as I learn how to do it. I'm very new at this and just learning how to navigate     :icon_thumright:
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