Oksana Truhan's Woven Wire Ginko Ring, Wire Weaving. Weaving, Wire Weaving, Weaving Wire. This woven ring has tiny ginko leaves soldered on one end.
Woven Wire Ginko Ring
by Oksana Truhan
  • Category: Weaving
  • Technique(s): Weaving
  • Skill Level: Intermediate
This woven ring has tiny ginko leaves soldered on one end. Both ends end freely making it completely adjustable.

Materials

20 Gauge Round Half Hard Copper Wire
H11-20H
  • Lesson Quantity: 16.00 inches
  • Purchase Quantity: 1.00 5FT
  • Price: $2.08
  • Gold Club Price: $1.56
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26 Gauge 0.016 Dead Soft Copper Sheet Metal - 6x6 Inch
MET-705.26
  • Lesson Quantity: 2.00 inches
  • Purchase Quantity: 1.00 each
  • Price: $6.78
  • Gold Club Price: $5.09
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26 Gauge Round Dead Soft Copper Wire
H11-26D
  • Lesson Quantity: 3.25 feet
  • Purchase Quantity: 1.00 5FT
  • Price: $0.77
  • Gold Club Price: $0.58
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4mm peridot stone bead
  • Lesson Quantity: 1.00 pieces
  • Purchase Quantity: 1.00 each
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Tools

Chain Nose Wire Pliers
G2-508
  • G2-508
  • Lesson Quantity: 1.00 pieces
  • Purchase Quantity: 1.00 each
  • Price: $32.95
  • Gold Club Price: $24.71
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Round Nose Wire Pliers
G2-507
  • G2-507
  • Lesson Quantity: 1.00 pieces
  • Purchase Quantity: 1.00 each
  • Price: $32.95
  • Gold Club Price: $24.71
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C.H.P Milano Italian Flush Cutter, 5 1/2 Inches
PLR-487.00
  • PLR-487.00
  • Lesson Quantity: 1.00 pieces
  • Purchase Quantity: 1.00 each
  • Price: $16.97
  • Gold Club Price: $12.73
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Blazer MT 3000 Hot Shot Butane Torch, Red
TRCH-3004
  • TRCH-3004
  • Lesson Quantity: 1.00 pieces
  • Purchase Quantity: 1.00 each
  • Price: $34.95
  • Gold Club Price: $26.21
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Premium Double Horn Anvil
G17-8
  • G17-8
  • Lesson Quantity: 1.00 pieces
  • Purchase Quantity: 1.00 each
  • Price: $18.97
  • Gold Club Price: $14.23
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Ceramic Soldering Board 6in
SOL-465.10
  • SOL-465.10
  • Lesson Quantity: 1.00 pieces
  • Purchase Quantity: 1.00 each
  • Price: $21.57
  • Gold Club Price: $16.18
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Copper Solder Paste, 1/2 ozt, Soft
SOL-824.10
  • SOL-824.10
  • Lesson Quantity: 1.00 pieces
  • Purchase Quantity: 1.00 each
  • Price: $9.95
  • Gold Club Price: $7.46
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Aqui Flux, 1/2 Pint Spray Bottle
SOL-932.03
  • SOL-932.03
  • Lesson Quantity: 1.00 pieces
  • Purchase Quantity: 1.00 each
  • Price: $6.95
  • Gold Club Price: $5.21
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4oz Ball Peen Hammer with Wooden Handle
G3-36
  • G3-36
  • Lesson Quantity: 1.00 pieces
  • Purchase Quantity: 1.00 each
  • Price: $5.25
  • Gold Club Price: $3.94
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4 Inch Saw Frame
SAW-344.00
  • SAW-344.00
  • Lesson Quantity: 1.00 pieces
  • Purchase Quantity: 1.00 each
  • Price: $12.95
  • Gold Club Price: $9.71
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Needle File Set Pack of 5
FIL-970.00
  • FIL-970.00
  • Lesson Quantity: 1.00 pieces
  • Purchase Quantity: 1.00 each
  • Price: $11.57
  • Gold Club Price: $8.68
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Liver of Sulphur Gel, 2 Ounce Bottle
SOL-610.02
  • SOL-610.02
  • Lesson Quantity: 1.00 pieces
  • Purchase Quantity: 1.00 each
  • Price: $12.95
  • Gold Club Price: $9.71
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Instructions
Step 1
For first we have to cut two ginkgo leaves of copper sheet. Print the leaf pattern on the self-adhesive paper and paste it onto a sheet. You can use jewelry saw for this or scissors and file for cutting. Make two leaves of different sizes: one larger, one smaller (you can download my sketch)

In the photo I show 3 leaves that were made in different ways. But you have to make 2 only.
Oksana Truhan's Woven Wire Ginko Ring - , Wire Weaving, Weaving, Wire Weaving, Weaving Wire, woven wire ginko ring
Oksana Truhan's Woven Wire Ginko Ring - , Wire Weaving, Weaving, Wire Weaving, Weaving Wire, woven wire ginko ring
Oksana Truhan's Woven Wire Ginko Ring - , Wire Weaving, Weaving, Wire Weaving, Weaving Wire, woven wire ginko ring
Step 2
Use the file and sand paper (from 500 to 1500) to smooth your leaves.
Oksana Truhan's Woven Wire Ginko Ring - , Wire Weaving, Weaving, Wire Weaving, Weaving Wire, woven wire ginko ring
Oksana Truhan's Woven Wire Ginko Ring - , Wire Weaving, Weaving, Wire Weaving, Weaving Wire, woven wire ginko ring
Step 3
Place the leaves on the anvil and texture with a needle and a hammer.
Oksana Truhan's Woven Wire Ginko Ring - , Wire Weaving, Weaving, Wire Weaving, Weaving Wire, woven wire ginko ring
Oksana Truhan's Woven Wire Ginko Ring - , Wire Weaving, Weaving, Wire Weaving, Weaving Wire, woven wire ginko ring
Step 4
Cut 3 pieces of 30-ga wire - 13 cm (5 inches)
Oksana Truhan's Woven Wire Ginko Ring - , Wire Weaving, Weaving, Wire Weaving, Weaving Wire, woven wire ginko ring
Step 5
Use butane torch and borax powder or flux to make a ball on one wire.
Oksana Truhan's Woven Wire Ginko Ring - , Wire Weaving, Weaving, Wire Weaving, Weaving Wire, woven wire ginko ring
Step 6
Smooth the ends of two other pieces.
Oksana Truhan's Woven Wire Ginko Ring - , Wire Weaving, Weaving, Wire Weaving, Weaving Wire, woven wire ginko ring
Step 7
Place the leaf on the soldering board (backside on top). Place one wire on it .
Oksana Truhan's Woven Wire Ginko Ring - , Wire Weaving, Weaving, Wire Weaving, Weaving Wire, woven wire ginko ring
Step 8
Cut small piece of solid copper-phosphorus solder and put it closely to the wire. And make a soldering. Start heating the wire and move to the leaf.
Oksana Truhan's Woven Wire Ginko Ring - , Wire Weaving, Weaving, Wire Weaving, Weaving Wire, woven wire ginko ring
Oksana Truhan's Woven Wire Ginko Ring - , Wire Weaving, Weaving, Wire Weaving, Weaving Wire, woven wire ginko ring
Oksana Truhan's Woven Wire Ginko Ring - , Wire Weaving, Weaving, Wire Weaving, Weaving Wire, woven wire ginko ring
Oksana Truhan's Woven Wire Ginko Ring - , Wire Weaving, Weaving, Wire Weaving, Weaving Wire, woven wire ginko ring
Step 9
Do the same with the second leaf. After the soldering the copper became dark. Put all three pieces in citric acid solution or pickle to clean them.
Oksana Truhan's Woven Wire Ginko Ring - , Wire Weaving, Weaving, Wire Weaving, Weaving Wire, woven wire ginko ring
Oksana Truhan's Woven Wire Ginko Ring - , Wire Weaving, Weaving, Wire Weaving, Weaving Wire, woven wire ginko ring
Step 10
When the leaves are light, wash them with water and bend a more natural shape.
Oksana Truhan's Woven Wire Ginko Ring - , Wire Weaving, Weaving, Wire Weaving, Weaving Wire, woven wire ginko ring
Oksana Truhan's Woven Wire Ginko Ring - , Wire Weaving, Weaving, Wire Weaving, Weaving Wire, woven wire ginko ring
Step 11
Combine all three pieces as shown in the photo and start the weaving with the thin wire.

Two coils around the middle wire

Two coils around top and middle wire together

Two coils around the middle wire

Two coils around middle and bottom wire together

Repeat
Oksana Truhan's Woven Wire Ginko Ring - , Wire Weaving, Weaving, Wire Weaving, Weaving Wire, woven wire ginko ring
Oksana Truhan's Woven Wire Ginko Ring - , Wire Weaving, Weaving, Wire Weaving, Weaving Wire, woven wire ginko ring
Oksana Truhan's Woven Wire Ginko Ring - , Wire Weaving, Weaving, Wire Weaving, Weaving Wire, woven wire ginko ring
Oksana Truhan's Woven Wire Ginko Ring - , Wire Weaving, Weaving, Wire Weaving, Weaving Wire, woven wire ginko ring
Oksana Truhan's Woven Wire Ginko Ring - , Wire Weaving, Weaving, Wire Weaving, Weaving Wire, woven wire ginko ring
Oksana Truhan's Woven Wire Ginko Ring - , Wire Weaving, Weaving, Wire Weaving, Weaving Wire, woven wire ginko ring
Step 12
Weave the pattern about 5-6 cm length. It depends on the size of your finger.
Oksana Truhan's Woven Wire Ginko Ring - , Wire Weaving, Weaving, Wire Weaving, Weaving Wire, woven wire ginko ring
Step 13
Wrap the wire around any suitable size cylinder. This way we get the adjustable ring.
Oksana Truhan's Woven Wire Ginko Ring - , Wire Weaving, Weaving, Wire Weaving, Weaving Wire, woven wire ginko ring
Step 14
Use a thin wire to connect the leaves and add a bead.
Oksana Truhan's Woven Wire Ginko Ring - , Wire Weaving, Weaving, Wire Weaving, Weaving Wire, woven wire ginko ring
Oksana Truhan's Woven Wire Ginko Ring - , Wire Weaving, Weaving, Wire Weaving, Weaving Wire, woven wire ginko ring
Oksana Truhan's Woven Wire Ginko Ring - , Wire Weaving, Weaving, Wire Weaving, Weaving Wire, woven wire ginko ring
Step 15
Now you need to bend and smooth the other ends of the wire.
Oksana Truhan's Woven Wire Ginko Ring - , Wire Weaving, Weaving, Wire Weaving, Weaving Wire, woven wire ginko ring
Oksana Truhan's Woven Wire Ginko Ring - , Wire Weaving, Weaving, Wire Weaving, Weaving Wire, woven wire ginko ring
Oksana Truhan's Woven Wire Ginko Ring - , Wire Weaving, Weaving, Wire Weaving, Weaving Wire, woven wire ginko ring
Oksana Truhan's Woven Wire Ginko Ring - , Wire Weaving, Weaving, Wire Weaving, Weaving Wire, woven wire ginko ring
Step 16
Use thin wire to fix the curls.
Oksana Truhan's Woven Wire Ginko Ring - , Wire Weaving, Weaving, Wire Weaving, Weaving Wire, woven wire ginko ring
Oksana Truhan's Woven Wire Ginko Ring - , Wire Weaving, Weaving, Wire Weaving, Weaving Wire, woven wire ginko ring
Step 17
So now is the time for finishing. Use warm liver of sulfur solution to cover the ring with a patina.
Oksana Truhan's Woven Wire Ginko Ring - , Wire Weaving, Weaving, Wire Weaving, Weaving Wire, woven wire ginko ring
Oksana Truhan's Woven Wire Ginko Ring - , Wire Weaving, Weaving, Wire Weaving, Weaving Wire, woven wire ginko ring
Oksana Truhan's Woven Wire Ginko Ring - , Wire Weaving, Weaving, Wire Weaving, Weaving Wire, woven wire ginko ring
Step 18
Use polishing pads and Maas polishing cream after them to shine the ring.
Oksana Truhan's Woven Wire Ginko Ring - , Wire Weaving, Weaving, Wire Weaving, Weaving Wire, woven wire ginko ring
Oksana Truhan's Woven Wire Ginko Ring - , Wire Weaving, Weaving, Wire Weaving, Weaving Wire, woven wire ginko ring