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Materials:
• 18 gauge soft round wire (approx. 60cm in
total)
• 24 gauge soft round wire (approx. 80cm in
total)
• 26 gauge soft round wire (approx. 50cm in
total)
• Rondelle beads x 42 (This quantity depends
on the size of your beads - the smooth
rondelle beads in this tutorial measure
approx. 5mm in diameter and 3mm in
thickness)
Tools:
• Wire cutters
• Round nose pliers
• Chain nose pliers (2 pairs)
• Flat headed hammer
• Bench block
• Sanding pads (3 grades)
• Polishing cloth
• Permanent marker pen
• Ruler or measuring tape
• Dowel or round pencil (diameter approx.
7mm)
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Instructions for
HAMMERED SWIRL LINK
BRACELET
See Steps 27 to 57
Instructions for
Hammered Swirl Links
(first part)
Materials:
• 18 gauge soft round wire
Step 5) Take off any rough bits from all the ends
of the wire pieces with a sanding pad.
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Start with the roughest pad and rub over the wire
pieces (front, back and sides).
Instructions for
Hammered Swirl Clasp
(loop and hook)
Materials:
• 18 gauge soft round wire
Make sure both ends are flush cut and sand off
any rough bits (as in Step 5).
Make sure both ends are flush cut and sand off
any rough bits (as in Step 5).
Step 53) With your chain nose pliers push the tip
of the wire down to touch the spirals.
IMPORTANT CALCULATION
Here is my calculation:
Instructions for
Hammered Swirl Links
(second part)
Materials:
• 26 gauge soft round wire
• 24 gauge soft round wire
• Rondelle beads
Step 67) Snip off the ‘short’ end and the ‘long’
end. Make each cut at an angle and push the
wire end down against the hammered wire.
Step 73) The bent ‘swirl link’ should look like this.
Instructions for
Parallel Beaded Links
Materials:
• 24 gauge soft round wire
• Rondelle beads
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I hope you have fun making lots of different jewellery following my tutorials.
I am happy for you to sell your creations that you make (as long as they are
not mass produced or made by someone else for you) but I would be
grateful if you would give credit to Kristin Smith (K S Jewellery Designs) in
any jewellery you make following or inspired by any of my tutorials and ask
that you include a link to my tutorial or to my blog:
http://ksjewellerydesigns.blogspot.com
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purchased for resale or copied for free distribution. Please contact me if you
wish to use any of my tutorials to teach the design to your own students
and, if I agree, I will give you written consent.