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Wire Wrap/Weave Donut Pendant

1/30/2018

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Donut stones can be quite stunning, but they can be equally confusing as to how to wrap them in a complimentary way. I love this wrap because it alternates between an open stone area to a wrapped area and back and forth. I also love how it has space between the frame and the stone making feel like it is floating. It is not a wrap that hides to much of the stone and it has a modern character. So if you want to learn how to wrap a donut stone into a frame like an expert, let's get on with it!
DIY wire wrapped stone donut pendant
Tools
  1. ​Round nose pliers
  2. Flat nose pliers
  3. Flush cutters
  4. 1/4" dowel (for bail)
  5. Dowel for frame  1 1/4"
  6. File
  7. ​Rubber hammer and bench block (opt)

Materials
  1. 30mm Donut
  2. 16 gauge wire 8 ½”
  3. 24 gauge wire 4 ft
Directions
  1. Wrap 18 gauge wire around the dowel (center it as best as you can)
  2. Bend wires with flat nose pliers up in the center so that they lay next to one another and out away from the dowel in a 90 degree angle
  3. Two inches in on the thinner wire, wrap it around and upward over the 18 gauge wires where they meet at the top of the circle until the two inches is all gone
  4. Flatten the end with the flat nose pliers to tuck it in
  5. Do not cut the long wire!
  1. Take off the dowel and hammer the circle only to harden the frame, do not hammer the thin wire wrap.
  2. Now wrap the thinner wire around the circle frame on one side 5 times
  3. Begin the weave by wrapping the wire in between the stone and the frame then around the stone and back in between the frame and the stone. This creates a little space between the frame and the stone
  4. Now wrap the frame five times before wrapping around the stone again.
  1. Repeat the wrap of frame and stone until you cover ¼ of the frame and stone
  2. End this section by wrapping the frame five times
  3. Cut and flatten the end to the inside of the pendant
  1. Now repeat wrap/weave that you did before starting at the center bottom of the frame heading up.
  2. Begin with the five wraps around the frame then work your way up and end with five wraps
  3. Trim and tuck the end into the inside of the pendant
  1. Place the ¼” dowel behind the 18 gauge tails just above the thin wire wrap
  2. Wrap the tails over the dowel and down the back of the pendant
  3. Trim and file the tails just shorter than the stone hole.
  4. Make tiny loops on the tails up wards and away from the stone

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