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Weaving Wednesday - Sterling Silver & Rainbow Moonstone

This is a piece I created recently with Sterling Silver wire and a beautiful Rainbow Moonstone.

Here's the finished piece.


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I started with a basic chevron weave and created the frame.


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 Next I secured the frame and started on the bail.
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 I pulled four of the frame base wires around to create a basic figure eight weave for the bail.

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 After securing the bail I started on the two side wires.  I created a circle for the bail with one side.

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 And some loops around the front on the other side.


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 Here's a look at the base weave on the side of the stone that frames the stone in place.

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 And a look at the front.  Man, that Moonstone shimmers!

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 Finished piece.  Love it.

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Weaving Wednesday - Labradorite in Sterling Silver

I found a stunning blue labradorite that was simply amazing.  I wanted to put it in sterling silver.

Here's the finished piece.


Labradorite in Sterling Silver



Here's my process.

I took five, 12 inch wires in 20 gauge and 1 length of 26 gauge weaving wire and started a chevron type weave.  Using two wraps on each base wire before moving to the next level.


Labradorite in Sterling Silver
 I continued that pattern until stone was completely wrapped in the weave.

Labradorite in Sterling Silver
 I then made a slight bend in the tops of the wires to crisscross the front two wires around the back to lock the frame.


Labradorite in Sterling Silver
 I then use the weaving wire to secure the two wires around the back of the stone.

Labradorite in Sterling Silver
 I ended at the bottom, trimmed the excess wire and created spirals to end the wires neatly.

Labradorite in Sterling Silver
After completing the bail with a figure eight type weave, I used the end of the bail wires create the decorative weave for the front and sides of the piece.


Labradorite in Sterling Silver
I used the weaving wire to create the main weave.

Labradorite in Sterling Silver
I used the weaving wire to lock the weave in place by looping once around the frame in places where it came close to the stone.

Labradorite in Sterling Silver
 This is the finished piece.  it turned out really well.


Labradorite in Sterling Silver
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Weaving Wednesday - Bracelet

I saw a bracelet on a free tutorial in copper and I thought, why not try that in sterling silver.  So this is what I came up with.

Photography and Jewelry by Renee Sosanna Olson


First you get 2 pieces of wire about double the length you need the finished bracelet to be.   I used 20 gauge sterling silver wire.  I find that 18 gauge works a bit better.  I didn't have any on hand so I went ahead with the 20 gauge.

Photography and Jewelry by Renee Sosanna Olson


Next you'll fold both of these wires in half to create the bracelet.  Using a 28 gauge weaving wire make 4 loops around the base of the first loop you created.  Now bend the outside wires out to the outside of the bracelet and loop the next set of wires.


Photography and Jewelry by Renee Sosanna Olson
Continue this alternating pattern until you reach the tip of the bracelet.

Photography and Jewelry by Renee Sosanna Olson
To finish the bracelet you can wrap two of the leftover ends around the base of the bracelet and then create a hook with the other two.  Or you can create a separate hook eye closure.  It is pretty easy to work with so do what you like to do.

Photography and Jewelry by Renee Sosanna Olson
Here are a few more photos.

Photography and Jewelry by Renee Sosanna Olson

Photography and Jewelry by Renee Sosanna Olson
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Weaving Wednesday - Silver & Labradorite

This is another piece I finished while we were evacuated due to flooding from Hurricane Matthew.

Here's the finished piece

Photography & Jewelry by Renee Olson

I started with five base wires and did a stair step style weave to create the frame.

Photography & Jewelry by Renee Olson

 I circle the frame around the stone and use the wire to close the frame.

Photography & Jewelry by Renee Olson
 The stone is held in place by attaching the base wires to the back.

Photography & Jewelry by Renee Olson

I then separate the base wires leaving four for the bail and four for the front weaves.

Photography & Jewelry by Renee Olson
 The bail is attached and then the extra wires are used to create the decorative weave down the sides.

Photography & Jewelry by Renee Olson
 These are the finished photos.  This piece is available on the Facebook Page for purchase.


Photography & Jewelry by Renee Olson

Photography & Jewelry by Renee Olson

Weaving Wednesday - Sterling Silver

I'm slowly starting to work with more sterling silver wire.  Here's my latest piece with some lovely labradorite.

Photography & Jewelry by  Renee Sosanna Olson


I started out with five base wires that were 22 gauge and a single weaving wire of 28 gauge.

Photography & Jewelry by  Renee Sosanna Olson
I used a basic chevron style weave to create the frame.

Photography & Jewelry by  Renee Sosanna Olson
 After the frame was shaped I used one wire from each side to secure the stone in the back.

Photography & Jewelry by  Renee Sosanna Olson
 Next I set the stone.


Photography & Jewelry by  Renee Sosanna Olson
 I used four of the remaining base wires to create the bail.

Photography & Jewelry by  Renee Sosanna Olson
 After securing the bail, I used the two left wires to create a decoration down the right of the stone and then crossed the remaining two wires to the left to create a balanced design.


Photography & Jewelry by  Renee Sosanna Olson
Here is a video of the finished product.


Weaving Wednesday - The Videos

For this week I decided I would share some videos of a few of my finished pieces.

Enjoy!


This is a Dragon's Vein Agate in Copper


This is a commissioned piece.  It is a Larimar in Sterling Silver.





This next one is one of my Eye of Protection Amulets in Copper


And finally we have a Labradorite in Tarnished Copper!



Mastery Continues - Silver Rings

I decided to try to create something a bit more unique.  Here are a few more bands and settings I created.

Photography and Jewelry by Renee Sosanna Olson

Photography and Jewelry by Renee Sosanna Olson

Photography and Jewelry by Renee Sosanna Olson

Photography and Jewelry by Renee Sosanna Olson

Photography and Jewelry by Renee Sosanna Olson

Photography and Jewelry by Renee Sosanna Olson

Photography and Jewelry by Renee Sosanna Olson

Photography and Jewelry by Renee Sosanna Olson