Briolette Suspension
March 3, 2009 by Cyndi Lavin
Filed under Beading, Other Bead & Jewelry Sites, Technique Tuesday, Tutorials & Techniques, Wearable Art, Wire
Technique Tuesday!
A special project created and shared by Paul Bishop, our wire-wrapping champ, of Bishop Wire & Bead. Don’t miss Paul’s great tutorial from last week, Sodalite Delightful!
You need:
· A length of heavy half-hard wire, enough to go around the briolette with room to space and to create the extra bends and hanging loops. Since the wire is on the outside, soft wire will not be strong enough unless you can hammer it to hardness after formed.
· Two lengths of soft, thinner wire. …read more
Sodalite Delightful
February 24, 2009 by Cyndi Lavin
Filed under Beading, Other Bead & Jewelry Sites, Technique Tuesday, Tutorials & Techniques, Wire
Technique Tuesday!
A special project created and shared by Paul Bishop, our wire-wrapping champ, of Bishop Wire & Bead. Look for another great tutorial by Paul next week!
Wrapping stones can be fun and challenging. Fairly regular-shaped rocks are easiest. One with a distinct shape can prove a challenge. If you’re entirely new, pick a smooth rounded rock. It is far easier on the hands than a sharp one when it slips out of your grasp.
You need:
· An interesting stone. Mine was sodalite.
· …read more
A spiral on a front-top drilled flat pendant, by Paul Bishop
October 21, 2008 by Cyndi Lavin
Filed under Mixed Media, Other Bead & Jewelry Sites, Tutorials & Techniques, Wearable Art, Wire
[Editor's note: Once more I am happy to turn this blog over to the wonderful wire work of Paul Bishop. This is Paul's second tutorial: please don't miss the one from last week on creating a freeform wire wrap.
If you'd like to offer a tutorial on J&B, by all means, contact me at cyndi @ b5Media.com (remove the spaces), and let me know what you'd like to write about.]
Artist: Paul Bishop
Website: Bishop Wire & Bead
Project #2 – A spiral on a front-top drilled flat pendant
This tiger-eye pendant is smaller than my thumbnail. It’s about 3/4 inch wide and 1 …read more
A Freeform Wire Wrap by Paul Bishop
October 14, 2008 by Cyndi Lavin
Filed under Other Bead & Jewelry Sites, Technique Tuesday, Tutorials & Techniques, Wearable Art, Wire
[Editor's note: I am thrilled to introduce you to the wonderful wire work of Paul Bishop. He graciously agreed to write a wire tutorial for all of you, and he ended up writing TWO of them! The second will be posted next week, so stay tuned!
If you'd like to offer a tutorial on J&B, by all means, contact me at cyndi @ b5Media.com (remove the spaces), and let me know what you'd like to write about.]
Artist: Paul Bishop
Website: Bishop Wire & Bead
I’m honoured that Cyndi asked me to provide a little something, specifically on the topic of …read more
