'Rainbow heart' wire weaving pendant video tutorial

In this tutorial, I will guide you through the process of creating a wire pendant featuring layered weaves. We will start by creating a frame and then seating the focal stone within it. Next, I’ll walk you through the steps to create and shape the intricate weaves that will enhance your pendant’s design. Finally, I’ll show you how to make a prong setting for the accent stone, bringing everything together to finish off your the pendant.

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

Coil stone setting tutorial

Jewellery polishing tutorial

Full weave library and stone setting PDF tutorial

What you will need to make this design:

Wire:

1 m of 1.3 mm (16 ga) wire 5 m of 0.4 mm (26 ga) wire

Beads & gemstones:

• 1 x 3 mm round cut gemstone
• 1 x 4 mm round cut gemstone
• 1 x 5 mm round cut gemstone 
• 4 x 2 mm copper beads
• 2 x 3 mm copper beads
• 1 x 4 mm copper beads
• 1 x 5 mm copper beads
• 1 x 6 mm copper beads

Tools required:

• Fine tipped flush cutters
• Chain nose pliers
• Round nose pliers
• Bent nose pliers (optional)
• Steel block
• Chasing/texturing hammer