Table of Contents
Chapter 1 Materials 8
Wire 9
Tools 12
Beads 20
Chapter 2 Getting Started 21
Wire-Wrapping Terms and Structure 22
Varying Visual Effects with One Bent-Wire Link 27
Basic Bent-Wire Shapes 28
Technique 1 Forming Bent-Wire Links 32
Wrapping Basics 41
Chapter 3 Techniques 42
General Wrapping
Technique 2 Tightly Packed Wrapping 43
Technique 3 Loosely Packed Wrapping 45
Technique 4 Cluster Wrap 47
Technique 5 Random Loose Wrap 48
Working with Beads
Technique 6 Random Loose Beaded Wrap 50
Technique 7 Wire-Wrapped Caged Beads 52
Technique 8 Wire-Wrapped Bead Dangles 54
Technique 9 Adding Beads to Wrapping Wire 56
Technique 10 Wire-Wrapped Bead Clusters 58
Technique 11 Wrapping with a Beaded Wire 60
Wrapping Patterns
Technique 12 Working a Wrapping Pattern 62
Technique 13 Wrapping Patterns with Multiple Arms 64
Technique 14 Adding Beads to a Wrapping Pattern 66
Technique 15 Woven Wrapping Patterns 68
Technique 16 Wrapping with a Coil 70
Adding Elements
Technique 17 Adding a Coil Element 72
Technique 18 Adding Half-Circle Coil Elements 74
Technique 19 Adding a Bent Loop 75
Technique 20 Adding Multiple Bent Loops 76
Technique 21 Adding a Beaded Wire 77
Technique 22 Adding a Looped Wire 78
Technique 23 Embellishing Decorative Loops 79
Securing and Adding Arms
Technique 24 Securing Free-Floating Arms 80
Technique 25 Adding a Bending Wire 81
Technique 26 Adding Multiple Bending Wires 82
Technique 27 Separately Securing Wire Arm Ends 83
Special Techniques
Technique 28 Wrapping Sequential Layers 84
Technique 29 Hiding Securing Wires with Beads 85
Technique 30 Fining a Space 86
Chapter 4 Projects 87
Sunset Pendant 88
Snail Trail Necklace 93
Technique Quick Reference 97
About the Author 102
Index 103
