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Woven Bail for Focal Bead

By Eni

Uploaded on: Feb 13, 2009
Level: Intermediate
Price: $4.00
Description:

You know that special focal bead you've been stashing forever, just waiting for the right design to use it? (I know, I have several of them!).

This tutorial shows how to enhance a beautiful focal bead with a wire wrapped bail that is more than just a wrapped loop. Try this very pretty woven bail, which uses the popular ladder stitch.

Price: $4.00
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Material List:
  • 20-gauge round soft wire
  • measuring 15 inches long
  • One focal bead with wide hole measuring 1 to 1.5 inches high
  • 3.5 feet 28ga soft round wire
  • 6 2mm or 3mm silver beads
Tool List:
  • Flush wire cutter
  • Ruler
  • Round nose pliers
  • Pencil or round dowel
  • Sharpie pen (permanent marker)
  • Sewing pin
  • Flat nose pliers

Number of steps: 26
File size: 452.59 KB
Page count: 10
Listing ID: #14970
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Categories Wirework Pendants Findings & Clasps
Tags woven weave focal Eni bead bail

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  1. how to make a simple wire woven bailby tariraePosted on - Thu, 06/25/2009 - 15:06

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thats a beautiful focal bead
Submitted by Mightycat on Fri, 02/13/2009 - 11:51.

thats a beautiful focal bead love the colours, nice work eni, by the way I love this site its amazing.
http://www.freewebs.com/mightycat

Thank you so much for the
Submitted by Eni on Fri, 02/13/2009 - 12:04.

Thank you so much for the words! The focal bead shown was made by my good friend Karen Hardy, you can find her work here, if you like:
http://www.karenhardydesigns.com
-Eni
www.jewelrylessons.com

Very beautiful focal and
Submitted by Sheree on Tue, 02/17/2009 - 04:35.

Very beautiful focal and wirewrap! That's a great way to realign say, landscape beads that are drilled at an angle, the offset coiled swirls make it all balanced! Love the beads around the bail! Thanks, Eni!
http://rockmegentlyjewelry.blogspot.com

Eni, this is great! I
Submitted by Endearah on Thu, 02/19/2009 - 15:03.

Eni, this is great! I bought this tutorial from your site well over a year ago and finally used it and with a little modification it worked out perfect for my new pendant. Great tutorial! Thanks so much!!!


Endearah

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