Making Woven Rings: A Silversmithing Tutorial

This tutorial demonstrates how to weave silver wire, not to be confused with braiding. For materials, I used 18 gauge sterling round wire, 18 gauge sterling sheet, and some 18 gauge copper wire. I use hard silver sheet solder and My-T-Flux.
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[@Metalsmithnna]

Cool project, Chad! Thank you for introducing new techniques to us!

[@chadssilversmithing]

My pleasure Anne! Thank you:)

[@Curious68]

Thank you

[@chadssilversmithing]

You are welcome Curious!

[@sharispears1303]

Thanks!

[@chadssilversmithing]

Thank you Shari! That was very kind of you:)

[@aanhetlaentje]

Thank you so much! I learn a lot. Will go looking for the flux bottle ;-). Here in Holland we use boraxine.

[@chadssilversmithing]

Glad it was helpful!

[@ElinHaugan]

Very nice rings 😊 I've tried only one time, but I get so impatient 🙈 Need to be in the right mood for a project like that I think.

[@chadssilversmithing]

After you make a couple of woven things, it’s pretty easy:). At first I found it hard to get it to be consistent, but that gets easier. Thanks Elin!

[@ElinHaugan]

@@chadssilversmithing mine looked like some 3yrs old had fun 😆🙈

[@ericericson4]

I love the braided wire. I will have to try this.

[@chadssilversmithing]

Thanks Eric! Sort of soothing to me.

[@bjones4097]

Very nice rings and good tutorial Chad. Thanks for that. I really liked the pieced together ring. Will have to try it. Enjoy the weekend!!

[@chadssilversmithing]

You too Bill!

[@johngpreston1784]

Excellent tutorial as always. Thanks.

[@chadssilversmithing]

Thank you John!

[@melindakeith4103]

Fantastic, Chad! I want to try this one too!

[@chadssilversmithing]

You should!

[@ALYSONGREEN-yn4dx]

Great ideas and tutorial. Can you show in more detail how exactly you blend the wires into the solid ring? 😊 Thankyou.

[@chadssilversmithing]

I’ll try to do that if I revisit this in a future video. Thanks Alyson!

[@ALYSONGREEN-yn4dx]

Thank you. I tried your herringbone pattern. Actually used 1.5mm wire and made a spinning ring. Looks great. Thanks for all the ideas.

[@gisella1350]

So nice. Thank you.

[@chadssilversmithing]

Thanks Gisella! Glad you liked them:)

[@betojdesigns]

Very nice 👍. I have never made this style ring, may have to try it.

[@chadssilversmithing]

You should Van! Thanks:)

[@JustME-ft4di]

I love doing macrame so doing it in wire is a great idea.

[@chadssilversmithing]

Maybe I'll make a plant hanger or one of those owls like they did in the 70's:)

[@JustME-ft4di]

😂

[@flyingcheff]

Loving this! Especially the one that looks like it is all one piece of metal. Cool!😎 I've seen this done with many wires. The maker soldered the ends together onto a small strip of sheet to keep it all together in a vise for weaving. Do you need to anneal during all that bending, and pulling? Have you tried it in a static vise? I'll give it a whirl and report in! I bet rolling the weave in a mill afterwards would be interesting, too.🌺 🌺 🌺

[@chadssilversmithing]

I seem to remember soldering the ends together or to something years ago a few times. It worked pretty much the same:). I actually thought about rolling it out. I'll have to try it!

[@lishal1625]

💜💜💜💜

[@chadssilversmithing]

Thanks Lishal!

[@FranLinden]

Great design ideas for braided metal rings! FYI, the end of your video displays “Chad 2023”

[@chadssilversmithing]

Whoops! Thanks:)

[@sarahjo80]

Let me know when you're ready to bring in the knitting.

[@chadssilversmithing]

I can crochet silver wire, but haven’t ever learned to knit:). Thanks for the comment Sarah!

[@WizardKitty723]

❤

[@chadssilversmithing]

Thanks WizardKitty!

[@sarahjo80]

I'm good at complicated knots :) lol

[@chadssilversmithing]

It’s surprising how often textile related skills overlap with metalsmithing:)

[@verdabehner8963]

Did I miss he announcement of you exciting news?

[@chadssilversmithing]

Hehe, I had to postpone until Saturday:)

[@Gazz_R]

Wow, a 32 wire weave. I'd love to see that, if you've still got it. All 3 are awesome in their own right! Fantastic work as always Chad and take care.

[@chadssilversmithing]

I looked to see if I could find a pic, but it was from about 20 years ago. Couldn't't find it. I'll keep looking:)

[@Gazz_R]

@@chadssilversmithing Thanks