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1. Introduction: Hi, I'm you. Nobody. Yeah, I am here in Los Angeles. Former actress My day can all things d I Y crafter By night in this class, I will show you how to make three super simple, tiny wire. I would be walking step by step so no prior experience needed all beginners. Welcome. All you need are the proper tools, which in the next video, using these hearings all over at sea and after taking this class, you'll be able to walk away with a pair for yourself and maybe for a friend to, As you may have noticed, this is part one out of two in my tiny wired hearing, Siri's in part two. I will be teaching you how to make loops, hearts and infinity signs. Make sure told me here on Still sure, it's like you can get notified every time opposed to get started
2. Tools & Supplies: these hearings don't require too many tools if you don't have any yet. If you're not, I've got you covered. I posted links to Amazon and Etsy products in the class description so you can order everything you'll need online. I get my supplies from my local Michael store, but you can find everything else you need at other craft stores, such as Joan's for earrings we will be using to set suppliers and one set of flush cutters . Thes three tools are the most basic wire jewelry making tools, and they're the main tools included and beginner kits such as the one I suggest in the class description. First up is our flat nose pliers, thes air used for holding the wire and bending it. It is very important to get smooth jaws. Pliers that are not specifically made for jewelry making can have ridges, which are going to scratch and dent or wire. Equally important is that the jaws or tips of her pliers are graduated, meaning not all the same thickness. I'll explain more with our round nose pliers. We will mainly be using these for your rings, in part to since round nose players air used for loops and rounded edges. Two things to note. It is better to get shorter cylinders rather than long ones, and Samos weather flat nose pliers. It is very important to get graduated cylinders again, meaning that they get smaller at the tips. The reason being is that, aside from being able to work with smaller shapes such as our tiny earrings, we can also make different sizes shapes, depending on where we place the wire on her players. I made this little demo piece to show you to make the time loop. I use the very tip of my pliers, whereas to make the bigger loop, I use the bigger base of the players. Same goes for our flat nose players. Thirdly, we have the self explanatory flush cutter used to maker cuts. One last thing to note about our players is that I prefer to use smaller players that fit in my hands that I can maneuver easier. I find that with the bigger ones, you're further away from the actual work you're doing. And for a tiny wire earrings, it's busto have as much control as possible. Now let's talk about wire using the right kind of wire is crucial. Wire for jewelry making is categorized into two categories. Gauge and temper the gauges, the measurements of the thickness of the wire, the larger the number, the thinner the wire and the smaller the number, the thicker the wire. Like the hearings on etc. I prefer to use 20 gauge for these hearings, but you can certainly go up in thickness to 18 gauge, but I wouldn't go any thinner now. As for the temper, the temper is the hardness of the wire. Soft temper wire will be easier to bend and work with, and hard temper wire will require more effort. As for metal, I like to use German style wire. It is the easiest wired to find at your local craft store, and it a super inexpensive, ranging anywhere from 3 to $7 for almost 20 feet of wire. However, if you have sensitive years that react to metal, I posted a link in the class description to Goldfield Wire from Etc. Or you could die wide and paint the earings done with clear nail polish. It works. Lastly, you're going to need earring backings, thes clear plastic ones are absolutely perfect for what we need. But you can also be fancy and get the metal ones or use ones you already have from other earrings. And finally, a completely optional tool. Should you find that the stem of your earring came out a little sharp? Were to Point D. You can try filing it with an old nail file, not your favorite expensive one, since the metal could ruin it. Or you can get this specialty metal file to round out the edge.
3. Bars: we'll start off our bar hearings by cutting to two inch pieces of wire with our cutters. Grab your first piece and we're going to start by measuring out the stem. Overhearing. You can do this by using an earring you already have. You can eyeball it, or if you have a ruler lying around, that's the most precise way most hearing stump's or roughly about one centimeter long. Once you have your length chosen on your wire, take out your flat nose pires and clamp the wire at your chosen link. Been grabbing the long end of the wire with your left hand. Turn your right hand 1/4. Turn to the right to make a 90 degree angle. Now it's time to choose the length of your bar. I've seen all different lengths anywhere, from the size of a dash to a curve bar going up the length of your ear. It is completely up to you. This is where you can have a lot of fun. You can make all different sizes and get super creative. Feel free to eyeball it, or you can measure it to be super precise. Once you have your link chosen with your cutters, Cut it out. Your desire like and that's your tiny bar hearing. Now to make a pair. This is the easier part. Just line up the second piece of your wire to match your first hearing to make your Benz make your cuts. It's And now just add your earring backings, and you've made your first pair.
4. Squares: well starter square hearings By cutting too four inch pieces of wire with our cutters, we will be using just her flat nose players and our cutters for these hearings. Now, as discussed in the tools and Supplies video, in order to choose the length of the sides of your square, will need to choose a with on your flat nose pliers, placing our wire at the bottom of our players for longer sides and at the very top for shorter sides to be extra precise, you can even mark your players with the ship. Once you've chosen the width, clamp your wire at the chosen point on your pliers. Mine is about halfway on my players, making sure that none is sticking out Clampett tight. You can't clamp it too tight. Next, you're going to twist your right hand 1/4 turn to the right to form a 90 degree angle, just like we do to make her stuff. That's the first side of your square. Now we need to repeat this two more times by repositioning our pliers as close to the 90 degree bend as the wire allows. Remember to always position the wire right at your chosen mark on your players and one last turn That's your square. If you find that your square is a little warped, just wiggle it around as needed with your pires. Now with one hand, hold the leftover wire and with the other hand, clamp your square entirely with your pliers, just leaving the stem out. Then just rotate your plier hand 1/4 turn clockwise to make her 90 degree angle. First. Um, that's our stump again, using a ruler or another pair of earrings to measure how long the stuff needs to be will measure it up. Find her one centimeter stump usar cutters to cut the excess, and that's our hearing. Now simply add your earing back and repeat all the steps using the exact measurements to make a pair.
5. Triangles: we'll start off for triangle earrings by cutting to four inch pieces of wire with our cutters. Samos With the square we will be starting with our shape and Silverstone using our flat nose Pires. Same rules apply. The length of the sides of your triangle is dependent on where you place the wire on your Pires, using the base for longer sides and the tips for shorter sides. I went to use the same mark I used for the square to keep everything consistent and uniform . So you're going to want to take your wire and put it right up to the mark of your chosen link. Then you're going to want to clamp it and make sure it doesn't stick out so that it's all the way flush to the side. Your left hand is going to grab your wire, and your right hand is going to make 1/4 turn to the right. Now you'll see that it once again gives us a 90 degree angle. However, for a triangle, we will need a 45 degree angle. So take the tip of your pliers and grab the small end of our wire. Use your left pointer finger to support the wire study as your right hand turns the wire in words still clockwise to make our 45 degree angle. Once you have that, feel free to adjust it until you have it where you need it. And that's the 1st 2 sides of a triangle. We're now going to clamp the long end of our wire, placing her pliers where we need it to make a bend for a final triangle site. Then with your left hand, take the wire and bend it over to meet the other side. And that's her full triangle. Now you'll need to clamp the triangle entirely with our players, making sure that none of it is sticking out and leaving the long end out. Now grab the long end and pull it down to make the 90 degree angle stone, and that's our hearing again. Feel free to straighten it out with your pliers is needed. And finally, grab your ruler and measure out your stump, grabbing our cutters and cutting up the one centimeter mark. And that's your final hearing now to make a pair, just repeat all the steps, making sure you're using the same length marker on your players so your pair of earrings are matching lengths
6. Outro: Congratulations. Thank you so much for taking my cross. I hope you had a lot of fun. Please make sure to post pictures of your finished earrings in the projects Tab, Stop myself. Another students in C. And lastly, as I mentioned in the intro, this is part one out to in my tiny wire hearing, Siris in part two. I will be teaching you how to make infinity signs hearts in circles. It makes you told me here on school shirts that you can get notified every time opposed to me class. I'm always working on my next crap, So I will see you at the next class.
Daniela Bobadilla
