Stud gemstone earrings video tutorial
Wire work stud earrings with wire round cut gemstones. In this tutorial I will show you ow to set undrilled gemstones iside a coiled wire setting to be worn as stud earrings finished with a dangle drop accent stone.
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What you will need to make this design:
Wire:
- For small stones upto 4 mm, 0.6 mm (22 ga) square wire works well
- For larger stones 0.8 mm (20 ga) and higher is recommended
- You need to adjust the wire gauge according to your stone size but bear in mind that the larger gauge wires won't fit through most earlobes
- 0.4 mm (26 ga) wire
- Small faceted drop or any other accent stone you want
- 5 mm round cut gemstones
Tools required:
- Chain-nose pliers
- Round-nose pliers
- Flush cutters
- Polishing materials to finish your piece