2023 META24 Course Catalog-7

18 Beading and
Wire Wrapping
JEWELRY DESIGN
Students will learn to identify the different types (including materials, cuts, and sizes) of beads and
stringing wire used in jewelry making and use this knowledge to design and create a necklace.
Students will learn the materials and basic techniques used in creating jewelry by bending wire. They
will create a chart for the gauge and diameter measurements. Then, they will create a pair of drop
earrings using either a basic or wrapped loop.
Students will learn some of the different materials and techniques used in wire wrapping. They will
create a chart for the different wire shapes and the materials needed for each shape and practice at
least three of the wire wrapping shapes. Using one of the included patterns, they will complete one of
the wire wrapping projects.
MATERIALS
Chain Nose Pliers, Wire Cutters, Round Nose Pliers, Crimping Tool, Beading Mat, Beading Board, Choice of stringing
wire, Variety of Beads, Clasp, Crimp Beads, Jump Rings.
Variety of beads, Variety of earring backs, Variety of head and/or eye pins, Wire Cutters, Round Nose Pliers, Chain
Nose Pliers, Bead Board.
A variety of jewelry wire – different gauges, metals, and finishings, Round nose pliers, Flat-nose pliers, Chain nose
pliers, Bent-nose pliers, Wire Cutter, Needle Nose Pliers, Hammer with rubber mallet.
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