Technique -  marquise wire basket stone setting

In this tutorial i want to show you how to make a type of tension wire work setting for a marquise shaped stone. It's a really versatile setting that could easily be adapted for other shapes as well. Great to help expand your wire working stone setting skills. Hope you enjoy. 

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What you will need to practice this technique:

Wire:

• 1 mm (18 ga) square wire
• 0.4 mm (26 ga) wire
• 18 mm marquise stone

Tools required:

• Flush cutters
• Bent nose pliers
• Chain nose pliers