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Series 2-Bracelets,Cuffs,Bangles
Here we have a collection of wrist ware projects, bracelets, cuff and bangles.
I tried to stay away from the more traditional lampwork bead link bracelet and use different types of settings for the beads .
Some of the projects are easy and some are more labor intensive.
"Cold connections” and lampwork glass beads are a pairing made in heaven.Tabs, rivet and screw & nut connections are used trough the different projects.
The tutorials cover a wide spectrum of metalworking thecniques like etching, forging, rolling mill use and fusing, there is a project for everyone.
I have included a bracelet project with large hole beads as they have become a staple for many lampworkers.
Wide cuff are my favorite piece of jewelry, so I had to have a big cuff with lampwork beads incorporated into the design.
The riveted copper cuff with glass disks was the result. My first BIG piece of jewelry with lampwork beads.
All the projects are available for instant downloading in PDF format. with plenty of photos and tips.
Loop Head Pin Bracelet DIY Tutorial
After making many beads on regular mandrels, most bead makers
want to try making beads with larger holes.
These beads can fit onto the popular cable bracelets on the market.
They can also be used to make pendants or toggle clasps.
Here we will be making a simple linked bracelet to showcase your
large hole beads.
The tutorial is an instant downloading PDF file, it has 5 pages, 13 photos, a life size template of all the components and plenty of tips! For beginner skill students.
$9.95
Etched Cuff with Bead DIY Tutorial
Etching is a process in which a metal is exposed to a corrosive solution
that eats away the surface of the metal. If a design is made on the
surface of the metal with a material that is impervious to the corroding
action, the design will be in relief over the corroded surface not protected
by the “resist”.
The most commonly used etching chemical for steel, copper and brass
is ferric chloride.
The tutorial is an instant downloading PDF file, it has 6 pages, 14 photos, a life size template of all the components and plenty of tips! For beginner skill students.
$9.95
Riveted Copper Cuff with Glass Disks DIY Tutorial
Cold connections are a fun way to add lampwork glass to metal jewelry
pieces.
In this project we will be making a cuff bracelet in copper with riveted
textured elements.
The organic lampwork glass disks will be connected to the cuff with
miniature hex screws and nuts.
The tutorial is an instant downloading PDF file, it has 8 pages, 22 photos, a life size template of all the components and plenty of tips! For beginner skill students.
$14.95
Three link riveted cabochon bracelet DIY Tutorial
Cabochons can be set in a variety of ways, a bezel being the most
common.
Bezel setting, if not using a commercial made bezel cup, requires soldering.
With this bracelet we will use a couple of non-soldering ways to set a
cabochon.
The tutorial is an instant downloading PDF file, it has 13 pages, 40 photos, a life size template of all the components and plenty of tips! For beginner & intermediate skill students.
$19.95
Large gauge spiral bangle DIY PDF Tutorial
Large gauge wire can be forged, stamped, filed or cut to make
beautiful neck wires and bangles.
Forging flat such a thick wire will give it a rounded, very organic edge
that cannot be obtained with a sheet metal strip.
It will also give us a bigger area to show texture.
This wide textured bangle will showcase your handmade lampwork
head pins or disks beautifully.
The tutorial is an instant downloading PDF file, it has 8 pages, 22 photos, a life size template of all the components and plenty of tips! For beginner skill students.
$14.95
Oval Links and Glass Ring Toggle Clasp Bracelet DIY Tutorial
Big lampwork rings are beautiful. They are mostly used as pendants,
but they can also be used as unique toggle clasps.
We will be making soldered oval rings and hand stamped elements for
the body of the bracelet.
We will use a big lampwork glass ring lined with a split copper tube as
the one-of-a-kind focal toggle.
The tutorial is an instant downloading PDF file, it has 15 pages, 39 photos, a life size template of all the components and plenty of tips! As an extra, It comes with a variant to make a Long Chain Necklace. For intermediate skill students.
$14.95
Anticlastic and Lampwork Cuff DIY PDF Tutorial
Anticlastic Raising is a way of shaping metal, curving it into different
directions like the shape of a horse’s saddle.
The shapes obtained with this method are very organic and beautiful.
They are also very strong; this means that thinner gauge metal can be
used to make lighter pieces.
Our cuff will be shaped into an asymmetric anticlastic spiral.
With one large lampwork wavy disk on the wide side, and a small disk
in a contrasting color on the narrow side.
The tutorial is an instant downloading PDF file, it has 8 pages, 16 photos, a life size template of all the components and plenty of tips! For intermediate skill students.
$9.95