Wire weaving has taken over my life and now I work full time on my art, traveling throughout the year to art shows. It is a great life!
View Jan Raven's Tutorials:
Wire Braiding Tutorial Most of us are familiar with three-strand braiding, since it is the pattern used to braid hair and fiber. If you are intrigued by the patterns produced by intertwined strands, this tutorial should provide you with a good start in exploring wire braids. This tutorial is rich in photographs and shows how to make the bracelet pictured.
Viking Knitting Tutorial with Earring Project This comprehensive tutorial contains over 80 photos and 75 steps and is more than 30 pages long. I cover all aspects of this weaving technique: tools, getting started, working single and double knit stitches, adding new wire (two methods), fixing mistakes, how to manage long pieces of wire, maintaining stitch alignment, and how to finish a chain (two methods). The tutorial will guide you through the completion of a pair of earrings and will give you enough information to make a necklace.
A clear, fun to read tutorial full of ideas, guidance and lots of tips on what to do with all your scrap polymer clay. Anyone from beginner to intermediate can easily understand this tutorial....
Wife, mom, jewelry artist, soapmaker, polymer clay artist and wannabe fibre artist. I've been making wire and chainmaille jewelry now for about 6...
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