QUICK TIPS Wire Weaving, Shaping Curves

[@lorrainesanderson172]

Fantastic, clear instructions. Perfect to watch alongside the tutorials you have. Thank you ... love it! x

[@AtineaN]

Thank you so much for sharing this! So glad you started making videos. They're so helpful and inspiring!

[@jeffreyross8855]

I learn so much...especially by stopping and starting the video..THANKS for sharing your knowledge!! I have been doing silver and gold smithing for years and now am cramped for space so wrapping is a perfect way to be creative without having to use heat( soldering etc) .. fun..Thanks again, As soon as I feel more adept I'll use silver and gold wire, and stones I have cut..love doing the lapidary part of jewelry making..! jeff

[@GoArtYourself]

Jeffrey Ross I wish lapidary was a hobby I had room for! lol.

[@BeadingBrigade]

Beautiful piece and glad to see some discussion on alternatives in wire bending. Thanks!

[@SignatureCaro]

Now I got it!! So clear! Thank you. Love these quick tips! xx

[@daisymoralesbella]

SUCH A BEAUTIFUL PIECE!!!!!!!

[@beckyzakkour1259]

The tape was one of the things I was wondering about! I was using duct tape! LOL You make amazing designs and your speed (aside from the fact that you have time lapse videos which make you look super human) is amazing! I wanna be you when I grow up!!! PLEASE keep sharing- Wire wrapping is where my passion lyes!

[@nanapena2314]

me he quedado bocabierta con tus trabajos,,, hermosos,

[@susanbs725]

Very helpful advice - thank you!

[@Headteach1]

Great series of Quick Tip vids, love them

[@GoArtYourself]

I think I can manage that!

[@Headteach1]

Go Art Yourself Great! Looking forward to seeing it :)

[@renee1956]

Love your work!

[@marystribling3104]

What do you have wrapped around your fingers? Can you tell me where you buy it? Great tips, thanks so much! This helps and hopefully I will do better at my shaping, since I am still learning 😉

[@GarnetteMarlow]

Great video... I found that I didn't want it to end. I have so much to learn about wrapping and weaving. I was hoping to view what you did with the wire ends. I hope to find the subscription tab, because I definitely want to follow you. Garnette Marlow "the mad jeweler" of Ashland Oregon

[@reddragonfly9796]

greatwork of art!

[@sarahmarie1391]

Beautiful work. Can you suggest a good reference book for wire wrapping? Thank you so much for the video and sharing your techniques and tips.

[@loomingramie]

I so love all your help and teaching is so on point it makes sense and you even show us your mistakes I can't Thank you enough. Question what is that tape im diabetic and also fighting several illnesses and homebound so my body hates wire but I love it and could really use a good tape please share? Thank you Anissa Goulding-Valente from FB

[@louisegaudette]

That stone is gorgeous. What is it? Thanks for all of your videos, they help out us beginner tremendously.

[@tammyfriend16]

A glass blown piece she got in a facebook group for glass sellers

[@greengeekgirl]

These videos are so great! If you're still doing videos: my biggest problems with wire wrapping (what keeps me from really being able to produce work that I'm proud of) are how to connect pieces or finish off ends without having an excess of loops and whorls everywhere, or janky wrapping where I've tried to connect two pieces. I haven't yet gotten the hang of doing it cleanly. Any tips would be amazing!

[@bubblefizz9144]

+greengeekgirl same here, I usually have to much wire or to less of wire, would love a video on how to finish the ends also

[@greengeekgirl]

+Ang Finn She made one!

[@bubblefizz9144]

Where? im watching all her videos, I havnt found it yet lol

[@bubblefizz9144]

Found it!!! :-)

[@dementia2009]

Thanks for this video! I was wondering if you could make a quick tip video about creating new layers? I've tried doing this a couple of times now, and found that while the result was pleasing enough, they always looked more interesting on the other (i.e. the "wrong") side. Thanks.

[@sarahmarie1391]

Beautiful piece! Do you happen to have a tutorial for adding in base wire? Really love your work. Thank you Nicole :)

[@arlynelauro9872]

What is that tape on your fingers? Does it help avoid blisters?

[@karenearly-horne8210]

great tutorials thank you

[@hercharms8963]

I am trying toadd some of your clips to my favourates but it wont let me,could you think of any reason why?thanks,your very talented!

[@vikkiannabryce249]

Love this so beautiful 😍😍😍😍😍

[@clarity4tm]

I would like to know what formula you use to "guesstimate" the length of wire needed for a project! Bet I'm not alone!

[@GoArtYourself]

clarity4tm Honestly, I don't have one. I very rarely have anything in mind when I begin, so whatever length of wire I cut dictates the end result. Usually my goal is to cut a particular amount and keep going until I use it up and see where that leads me. Sometimes I finish it early and waste a bit of wire. There is sadly no formula involved :D

[@danielleharmes1330]

What do you have wrapped around your fingers please?

[@louisecaruana6631]

Hi, I love your work! I think it's amazing and how easy you make it look. I've just started wire wrapping and the metal that I'm using is stainless steel. Prehaps not such a great wire to start with. I find it is extremely difficult to shape as it is so hard after I've weaved it. What other metal can I use which will not be so hard to curve? It has to be a metal that is good to use for people who are allergic to metals. I was told stainless steel and silver...also how do you secure the stone within the weaved wire?

[@GoArtYourself]

Louise Caruana Thank you! In this particularly case, the stone is a bead, so the stone isn't actually "captured" in or under the weave. I do have some PDF tutorials on my site, and will be doing a video class soon on setting cabochons with weaves, but currently no KZbin videos. I would recommend copper. Copper contains no nickle (oddly enough, silver has more nickle in it than copper... which is it's own element). Though copper will turn skin colors, it's not harmful, and is aesthetic only, so it's great for sensitive skins. Bronze is another option, though I find it's just as difficult to work with as something like steel.

[@louisecaruana6631]

Thank you for this advice, Can you use liver of sulphur on the copper? I have actually purchased a couple of your PDF's so I will use those to practice. Can you please inform me when you plan on doing the video class would love to see it. Thanks again your amazing....:)

[@GoArtYourself]

The video class should be open to sign-ups in October, I believe. There will be links posted on my Facebook page and my website with lots more information on it the closer we get to the date.

[@louisecaruana6631]

Ok sounds good thanks for the info....

[@gsdlover257]

+Louise Caruana , yes. I use nothing but copper and it patinates beautifully.

[@Vibrationofawesome]

Great tutorial! What type of tape do you have on your fingers?

[@SuchAClassicGirl-dx2ip]

Lol bandaids

[@RyanBarnes]

3M NexCare Absolute Waterproof Tape.

[@Twoski]

the bead you used is stunning. im looking for a great online pkace to find natural beads and cabochons and glass as well.thanks.

[@GoArtYourself]

The bead is lampwork by Silver Gypsy on Facebook :D

[@rhyannonp8231]

when you make a curve the wires are not separting, how are you keeping them from splitting apart the weave?

[@413medina]

Your great

[@joyjones8284]

Where do you get your stones? That one is just so gorgeous.

[@GoArtYourself]

Joy Jones I find a LOT of talented glass workers on Facebook (many of them only sell in Facebook groups). Groups have been a big source for me.

[@joyjones8284]

Thank you for responding. I think you have some of the coolest stones out there.

[@sakthornton5626]

Did you hurt your fingers? Is it from working with the wire?

[@tammyfriend16]

Beautiful cab did you make it yourself?

[@GoArtYourself]

I did not. Unfortunately, I've forgotten the name of the shop.

[@r.rouchonimages7419]

What are you using on your finger tips

[@cherylhaglund2859]

how do you connect your ends & how do you add multiple beads?

[@RedMandMs]

What everyone else said. ;) Also, what kind of tape you got on your fingers?

[@GoArtYourself]

Maggie Malone It's Nexcare Padded Medical Tape

[@RedMandMs]

Thank you for the info. :)

[@dadobojanic]

do you use wire with or without insulation?

[@esalenchik]

Dado Bojanic this looks like raw copper wire, which is what is needed if you wish to add a patina or oxidize the piece

[@42288Ashley]

Your a very good teacher & all your work is amazing. I just recently purchased three tutorials from you. I’m in love with your work. Never ceases to amaze me with the talent God gives to use your hands to create !!

[@pamsimerly7547]

Finding design alternatives when the wire is just to short to go where you want it to... LOL That would be a great quick tip. I have several pendants that I had to find ways to add new wires into because they existing ones were to short. Now they look.... bulky... And just ewwww. The flow isn't there.

[@kathybluxome5514]

could you show how to add base wires!?!

[@ashmaxer]

How to you add more wire if you need it?

[@GoArtYourself]

I have another short video up showing (briefly) how to add more weaving wire. Adding base wires, however, is usually entirely dependent on the design.

[@Publicspeakingiseasy1413]

hi Nicole.. love your videos.. as for me, I'd love to see a video of your finished works. You know, how they look in your hands or scaled up against something like a dime or a coin.... your pictures are amazing, but I'd love to see some videos of that where you explain (again ) how the piece came to be.. i especially want to see the amazon priestess piece. wishful thinking.

[@TheWitchsRattle]

That's a great idea. Thanks for the suggestion!