Intro to Wire Jewelry
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Intro to Wire Jewelry
Creative Crafts with Ms. Papot
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• One of oldest forms of jewelry making - examples of Mesopotamian wire jewelry date back to 2000 BC
• Fashionable for men and women
• Popular items included necklaces with precious stones, gold earrings, ankle bracelets, silver hair rings, gold medallion pendants, rings
History of Wire Wrapped Jewelry
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Mesopotamian Wire Jewelry
"“Queen Pu-abi’s beaded cape, belt, and jewelry. The circle on the lower left is her garter; on the lower right is her wrist cuff (bracelet).”
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"A female attendant found in the Great Death Pit at the Royal Tombs at Ur. Often mistaken for Queen Pu-abi because of all the jewelry, this attendant is one of 26 others found wearing such adornments."
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earrings and pendants
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chain necklaces, bracelets
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rigid jewelry (no chains, not flexible)
rings
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Important vocabulary words / concepts ...
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• Gauge = wire diameter (thickness)• As diameter increases, gauge decreases
Which is thicker?24 gauge or 18 gauge wire
Wire Gauges
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• P loop and eye loop
• Jump rings
• Egyptian coils
• hook-and-eye clasps
Wire elements we'll learn to make include ...
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• bales
• wraps
... and more!
Wire elements we'll learn to make include ...
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• Round nosed pliers
• Flat nosed pliers
• Wire cutters
• Jig
Tools
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• Experiment with a variety of wire jewelry tools and techniques
• Research wire jewelry
• Create an original piece or set of jewelry that includes multiple techniques learned in class
Our goals