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Intro to Wire Jewelry

Intro to Wire Jewelry. Creative Crafts with Ms. Papot. History of Wire Wrapped Jewelry. One of oldest forms of jewelry making - examples of Mesopotamian wire jewelry date back to 2000 BC Fashionable for men and women

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Intro to Wire Jewelry

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  1. Intro to Wire Jewelry Creative Crafts with Ms. Papot

  2. History of Wire Wrapped Jewelry • One of oldest forms of jewelry making - examples of Mesopotamian wire jewelry date back to 2000 BC • Fashionable for men and women • Popular items included necklaces with precious stones, gold earrings, ankle bracelets, silver hair rings, gold medallion pendants, rings

  3. Mesopotamian Wire Jewelry "“Queen Pu-abi’s beaded cape, belt, and jewelry. The circle on the lower left is her garter; on the lower right is her wrist cuff (bracelet).”

  4. "A female attendant found in the Great Death Pit at the Royal Tombs at Ur. Often mistaken for Queen Pu-abi because of all the jewelry, this attendant is one of 26 others found wearing such adornments."

  5. earrings and pendants

  6. chain necklaces, bracelets

  7. rigid jewelry (no chains, not flexible) rings

  8. Important vocabulary words / concepts ...

  9. Wire Gauges • Gauge = wire diameter (thickness) • As diameter increases, gauge decreases Which is thicker? 24 gauge or 18 gauge wire

  10. Wire elements we'll learn to make include ... • P loop and eye loop • Jump rings • Egyptian coils • hook-and-eye clasps

  11. Wire elements we'll learn to make include ... • bales • wraps ... and more!

  12. Tools • Round nosed pliers • Flat nosed pliers • Wire cutters • Jig

  13. Our goals • Experiment with a variety of wire jewelry tools and techniques • Research wire jewelry • Create an original piece or set of jewelry that includes multiple techniques learned in class

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