Table of Contents
Chapter 1 Materials 8
Wire 9
Tools 12
Beads 21
Chapter 2 Getting Started 22
Wire-Wrapping Terms and Structure 23
Varying Visual Effects with One Bent-Wire Link 28
Basic Bent-Wire Shapes 29
Technique 1 Forming Bent-Wire Links 33
Wrapping Basics 42
Chapter 3 Techniques 43
General Wrapping
Technique 2 Tightly Packed Wrapping 44
Technique 3 Loosely Packed Wrapping 47
Technique 4 Cluster Wrap 50
Technique 5 Random Loose Wrap 52
Working with Beads
Technique 6 Random Loose Beaded Wrap 58
Technique 7 Wire-Wrapped Caged Beads 60
Technique 8 Wire-Wrapped Bead Dangles 64
Technique 9 Adding Beads to Wrapping Wire 66
Technique 10 Wire-Wrapped Bead Clusters 69
Technique 11 Wrapping with a Beaded Wire 72
Wrapping Patterns
Technique 12 Working a Wrapping Pattern 74
Technique 13 Wrapping Patterns with Multiple Arms 77
Technique 14 Adding Beads to a Wrapping Pattern 81
Technique 15 Woven Wrapping Patterns 84
Technique 16 Wrapping with a Coil 87
Adding Elements
Technique 17 Adding a Coil Element 90
Technique 18 Adding Half-Circle Coil Elements 93
Technique 19 Adding a Bent Loop 95
Technique 20 Adding Multiple Bent Loops 98
Technique 21 Adding a Beaded Wire 101
Technique 22 Adding a Looped Wire 104
Technique 23 Embellishing Decorative Loops 106
Securing and Adding Arms
Technique 24 Securing Free-Floating Arms 109
Technique 25 Adding a Bending Wire 111
Technique 26 Adding Multiple Bending Wires 115
Technique 27 Separately Securing Wire Arm Ends 118
Special Techniques
Technique 28 Wrapping Sequential Layers 120
Technique 29 Hiding Securing Wires with Beads 121
Technique 30 Filling a Space 122
Chapter 4 Projects 126
Sunset Pendant 127
Spring Fling Hoop Earrings 132
Snail Trail Necklace 135
Kristen Necklace and Earrings Set 140
Tumbleweed Earrings 145
Salsa Necklace 149
Victorian Hot-Air Balloon Pendant 154
Coiled Hairpin 161
Technique Quick Reference 169
About the Author 174
Index 175
