Wire Working Basics: How to create beautiful shapes from wire.

Learn how to make beautiful, easy wire shapes! Discover the secrets to creating scrolls, double scrolls, swirls (coils), the question mark scrolls, U-shaped scrolls and a lot more, in this video. Find out how to make perfect circles, every time, as well as how to create matching wire sets, how to straighten wire, finish your wire shapes and tips on designing with wire.

Use these shapes in wire wrapping or use them by themselves to create beautiful jewelry, build chains or solder one or a few together to create an amazing piece of jewelry!

Related information:

Tools used in this video

Round Nose Plier Brands:
Swanstrom
Lindstrom
Wubbers
Tronex
Xbow
(There are more)

Round Nose Plier Sources:
Other suppliers:
Otto Frei, Contenti, FDJ Tools, Rio Grande Jewelry, etc.

Flat Nose Pliers Brands
Swanstrom
Lindstrom
Wubbers
Tronex
Xbow

Sources:
Otto Frei, Contenti, FDJ Tool, Rio Grande.

Flush cutters - ensure that your cutters will cut the gauge of wire you will be working with now, and in the future. If it doesn't state what gauge it will cut to, contact the seller before buying!

Other Brands:
Xuron, Tronex, Xbow, Lindstrom,
Wire:
Buy dead-soft whenever possible. If not, you can always anneal it. I buy in one pound spools usually. In a pinch, I'll purchase from my local hardware store.

Metalliferous has the best prices at less than 8 cents a foot (.076). Rio Grande is also less than 8 cents a foot (.079). Watch buying in small quantities! I've seen up to .50 cents a foot on some sites. Huge price difference compared to .08 a foot!

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[kerridavis]

i loved you from the first few seconds 🙂

[PalsLivesLife]

I can't get over that intro 😂❤❤❤❤

[adrienne_thorpe]

My first time here. The intro woke me up. Love the info on tools. First time reading about how the round nosed pliers should be. Thank you.

[tinasparacino]

First off the intro was grand! Wow I have learned a lot on things I was doing the “wrong” way...ugh. Next thing I need dead soft wire. Thanks for sharing👍🏻🤗😁

[stinianne]

So glad I found this! I've researched books, youtube, etc but this is the first tutorial I think I can get in order to learn in the way I work. Thank you!

[elizdecabeth]

I love this tutorial. I always have a problem making the curves after a circle on the end.Very helpful the way you showed how to move your wrist and position finger on wire. Thank you!

[foodforthesoul]

Ok, I only just saw your intro and have decided that you are my favourite jewelry maker on here. You are a wonderful breath of fresh air. And I can tell just by your opening picture of your work that, you girl, are good. I am a fairly new designer, been at it a few months and have sold a few items, not enough to make a living, yet, lol. I think I’m one of the very few guys that watch these but I just love creating beautiful things. I have already been asked to teach at one of our craft stores, lol. I think it’s funny but there’s no one around that does it here. I’m in a small town. I’m worried if ?I teach, I won’t sell anything, lol.
Peace girl. I look forward to learning from you. ✌️✨💖✨💎✨😁

[vanessachallis]

Many thanks for providing such a clear and detailed tutorial! 💕

[terriebrown]

Nancy THANK YOU. You are so wonderful for sharing with the rest of us.

[EKimatH]

Don’t know who you are don’t know what you do but that intro is fire and I’m on board

[csall]

Thank you for showing us your knowledge. It's refreshing to know that you can still get beautiful results without spending so much money on tools for every occasion. Keep them coming! A fan.

[cissikiki]

At last someone showing how to do well explained thank you for sharing 🤩🙏🌟👏

[slappy]

I'm so glad I found your video. I'm trying to make a custom and overly complicated LED cube and need to bend a lot of wire to get the shape I want. Seeing how a true artisan works this material is so useful to someone like me who is so focused on an unrelated function of the material. Great video!

[carolking]

Well this was very helpful! Thank you very much for demonstrating how it's done and the names. I will be watching more.

[angelcarbone]

I have to tell you how much I have learned from you ! All of the wonderful ideas, tips and tricks you teach have made jewelry making easy and less expensive for me :) I make beautiful pieces and give them away for smiles and to make people feel like they are not in this world unappreciated or alone ! I could not do this without teachers such as yourself and I just wanted you to know that what you teach means so much more than you may already know !!! .. Thank you for being the YOU that YOU are !! I look forward to many more lessons, tip and tricks :)

[kathrynsmith]

Thanks so much for sharing your expertise with this neophyte.

[ceafva]

Thank you Nancy, I really enjoyed this. I would really like to see how these are soldered together, the soldering process with wire, just wire, has been hit or miss for me. So having your tips and techniques, on video, would be perfect. Again thank you.

[NataliaTymoshenko_Wtug]

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[Theperilsofbev]

ridiculously HELPFUL! WOW, do many helpful tips, examples... Thank you🌹

[dcj]

Thank you so much for showing your skills