Khepri wire work pendant video tutorial

THIS IS AN EXCLUSIVE VIDEO TO ACCOMPANY THE PROJECT 'KHEPRI' IN MY WIRE WORK BOOK 'TWISTED'. You must have purchased the book in order to be able to use this tutorial. If you do not have a copy of my book yet, you can find it in the it in the 'Book' section.

In this tutorial, I’ll show you how to set a drilled focal bead in a woven wire frame, using various wire weaving techniques. We’ll also cover how to set a gemstone oval stone in a wire-wrapped bail and create an elegant wire prong setting. I hope you find these wire work techniques helpful! Feel free to leave your thoughts in the comments below! 

A full kit including all the materials I have used can be found here

Coil stone setting tutorial

Gallery wire stone setting tutorial

Prong stone setting tutorial

Jewellery polishing tutorial

Full weave library and stone setting PDF tutorial

What you will need to make this design:

Wire:

• 5 m of 0.4 mm (26 ga) round wire
• 1 m of 0.6 mm (22 ga) round wire
• 2 m of 0.8 mm (16 ga) square wire

Gemstones & beads:

• 2 x 2 mm copper beads
• 2 x 2.5 mm copper beads
• 2 x 4 mm copper beads
• 1 x 5 mm copper bead
• 1 x 12 mm focal bead
• 1 x 10 mm oval or pear focal bead8 mm round CZ or gemstone

Tools you will need:

• Heavy duty cutters
• Chain nose pliers
• Flat nose pliers
• Round nose pliers
• Bent nose pliers (optional)
• Bail making pliers (optional)
• Polishing materials

This exclusive video tutorial accompanies a project featured in my book, ‘Twisted.’ Don't hesitate to contact me if there is anything else you would like to know.