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Scrap Wire Twisted Rings

by Judy Larson

You can use scrap wire to make twisted jump rings, or larger rings. These can be used in lots of ways in other designs.

Instructions

Hanging a bead inside a twisted wire hoop can kick a design up a notch.

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Twisted wire rings can also become a base or a frame in a design.

I keep twisted wire lengths on hand because it quite often finds its way into my designs. That means there are always going to be short pieces, usually 2" or less long, left over. I file and match the ends before soldering them together for possible use in a later project. If you do this, make sure that the rings are stored in bags labeled with the twisted wire gauge used to make them.

Two rings made with scraps very seldom end up the same size. However, since they are made from two wires twisted together, they are easy to stretch out a bit.

Place the larger of the two on a bezel, ring, or hoop mandrel (used here). Use an ultra fine point Sharpie to draw a line on the mandrel just below the twisted wire ring. Remove the ring and replace it with the smaller one. Sometimes all that is needed to stretch it out a bit is pushing the ring down mandrel with your fingers. A rawhide mallet can also be used to help stretch the ring out a bit. Be careful when tapping the twisted wire ring, though. It stretches VERY quickly.

Materials

19 Gauge Round Half Hard Argentium .940 Silver Wire

H19-19H

Lesson Quantity: 1.00 pieces
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Price: $5.38
Gold Club Price: $4.03

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20 Gauge Round Half Hard Argentium .940 Silver Wire

H19-20H

Lesson Quantity: 1.00 pieces
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Price: $4.22
Gold Club Price: $3.17

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Tools

Blazer Big Buddy Turbo Torch, Black

TRCH-8010

TRCH-8010
Lesson Quantity: 1.00 pieces
Purchase Quantity: 1.00 each
Price: $40.00
Gold Club Price: $30.00

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Turntable with Firebrick

SOL-535.00

SOL-535.00
Lesson Quantity: 1.00 pieces
Purchase Quantity: 1.00 each
Price: $75.97
Gold Club Price: $56.98

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PROFESSIONAL QUALITY RING MANDREL 1-16

MAN-295.00

MAN-295.00
Lesson Quantity: 1.00 pieces
Purchase Quantity: 1.00 each
Price: $24.95
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Wire Twisting Pliers 6 Inch - Pack of 1

G2-109

G2-109
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Price: $22.95
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Category: Findings
Technique(s): Butane Torch Techniques, Twisting

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Judy Larson

My philosophy has always been "I will never live long enough to learn everything I want to learn, go everywhere I want to go and see everything I want to see!" So, what I make and how I create it is always changing and evolving. I was born shortly after WWII to parents who grew up during the Depression. They always had a "we can do it, we can make it" attitude which rubbed off on my two younger brothers and me. My brothers are amazing and can make and do ANYTHING! When I was a little girl, my mother gave me an old carved cigar box, which I cherish, filled with pop beads, wooden beads and yarn for stringing. That was the beginning of my jewelry making journey.

On a visit to the Grand Canyon when I was a young woman, I was fortunate enough to help a Native American silversmith sand cast my first silver bracelet and bezel set a large turquoise nugget on top. I was in love, hook, line and sinker! While working full time and having a family here in northern Minnesota, my artistic endeavors slowed down but never stopped. I am an artist, scrapbooker, seamstress, woodworker and jewelry artisan. Now that I am retired, I am able to indulge in all my hobbies. However, there just never seems to be enough time in the day to do it all, but I try!

I have been teaching community education beginner and intermediate jewelry making classes since my retirement. Many of my students have been bitten so hard by the jewelry making bug that they say I have turned them into monsters-they just can't get enough. Making jewelry, seeing something take shape from small bits and pieces, is so rewarding that I hope it brings out the "monster" in you, too!