Wire & Bead Ring: perfect for stacking

1. Introduction: Welcome to this Wire Jewelry tutorial. Once you have finished watching the video and if you created the ring, I would love to see your design. So please share that in the comments or in the project section. If you don't follow me already, you can find me across most social media platforms at Katie Rose Creates, and you can find me on Skillshare, YouTube, Facebook, Instagram, and the Threads App. Thanks so much for watching, and now let's jump into creating this Wire ring. 2. Wire & Bead Ring: This is such a fun ring and I love this design because you can change the beads and get so many different looks. For our materials, we will be using an 18 gauge solid brass wire to create the band of the ring. Then for the wrapping, we have this brass 22 gauge wire. Then I chose some four millimeter seed beads. We will be using a ruler as well as a file, and then we need a ring mandrel. I decided to use a size eight for this ring. For our tools, we will be using Nylon jaw pliers, a pair of wire cutters, and then the chain nose pliers. We're going to start creating the band of the ring by taking some 18 gauge wire and smoothing it out with the Nylon jaw pliers. Placing the wire on the ruler just shy of 2.5 " will be just about the right length we need for a size eight ring. Then holding that mark with our fingers, we're going to clip it off with the wire cutters. Next, we want to place the wire onto the ring mandrel and shape the wire into a circle. To shape the ends of the wire, I find it useful to use the cushion handles of a pair of pliers to press down those ends of wire so we're not having to do it with our fingers. Then using the chain nose pliers, we're going to place the wire in the very tip of the pliers and gently bend the wire so that the ends of wire match the curvature of the rest of the ring. Then using the file, we want to take here to make sure that both ends of the wire are very smooth and rounded over. Because this is an adjustable ring, those ends are going to be staying open, so we want to make sure that they are very smooth. Once we are sure that everything is smooth, we can go back with our fingers and make sure that the shape of the ring is correct. Next, to get to the fun part of adding beads, we're going to straighten out a length of the 22 gauge wire. Ing the 22 gauge wire across the band of the ring, I leave about a quarter to a half inch of wire sticking out. Then with my fingers, I'm going to take that short end of wire and begin wrapping it around the band of the ring, wrapping it as tightly as you can, and then when it becomes too stiff to wrap any further with our fingers, we're going to switch to the chain of piers and finish securing that wire onto the band of the ring, making sure that the very end of wire is securely pressed down against the ring. I also like to squeeze the wrapping from end to end so that the coil is pressed tightly together. Now we can add our first beat, threading it onto the band of the ring and then sliding it around to sit on top of the wrapping that we just created. Here you can learn from my mistakes, guys, because I thought it would be a great idea to go ahead and add all of the beads at once before I started wrapping them. However, as I went to go and start wrapping the wire to secure the beads onto the band of the ring, I kept having all the extra beads slide around and get in the way as I tried to wrap one beat at a time. So take note of that and just add one beat at a time. As you can see, the beads just kept kind of sliding around and getting in the way and trying to fall off of the band of the ring. So here's where I decided I just need to take these extra beads off. Now, to attach that bead onto the ring and secure it in place with our wire, we're going to take that long end of the wire and wrap it down and around the band of the ring. And I wrapped this wire around two times between each bead. Basically, we're including the bead into the wrapping and coil that we are creating with a 22 gauge wire. Also the wire that is in between the beads, I like to press the coil together from end to end so that that wrap is tight together. As you add a bead, then take your 22 gauge wire and wrap it up around over the top of the bead and then down around through the ring, and then wrap it two times around the band of the ring before you add the next bead. Holding the bead securely in place and bringing the wire over or the top of the bead, then bringing the long end of the wire down through the ring and then wrapping it around the band so that the bead is secured onto the ring. You could make the wrapping between each bead a different length. You could wrap more times or fewer times depending on how you would like the ring to look. Now that I'm adding my last bead, I'm going to hold that bead in place, bring the wire around over the top of the bead, and then wrap my wire and around the band of the ring so that that end wrapping matches the other end of the wrapping where we first begin attaching the wire. Once we are finished wrapping the wire, we can then take our wire cutters and clip off the wire. After cutting the wire, we'll use our chainss pliers to press down that end. Then using the file, we want to check both ends of the wire that are holding the beads on to make sure that those wrappings are smooth and that nothing is sticking out or sharp. Now you have finished the ring. Thank you guys so much for watching. I hope you enjoyed this video. Please let me know what you thought about this ring in the comment section and I hope to see you in the next video. 3. Outtro: Katrina here to say thank you again for watching my video. If you would do me a favor, it would be super helpful if you left a review and comments, letting me know how this video went for you, ways that I might be able to improve these videos for you, as well as ideas on what you might like to see next. If you want to see more wire jewelry tutorials, be sure to go check out the rest of the videos on my page. That's it for now. I'll catch you next time.