'Vortex' wire pendant tutorial video

In this tutorial, I want to show you how to create a hammered copper pendant. I will cover how to make individual components, how to hammer the wire, how to assemble the components and set gemstones. It's a fun little pendant to make so I hope you enjoy! 

A printable PDF tutorial for this can be found here

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:

• 1.6 mm (14 ga) wire
• 1.3 mm (16 ga) wire
• 0.6 mm (22 ga) wire
• 0.4 mm (26 ga) wire
• 0.8 mm (20 ga) square wire
• Beads & gemstones:

Gemstones & beads:

• 1 x 20 mm round cabochon or drilled bead
• 1 x 6 mm round cut gemstone
• 3 x 2 mm copper beads
• 3 x 3 mm cooper beads
• 2 x 4 mm cooper beads
• 2 x 5 mm cooper beads
• 1 x 6 mm cooper beads
• 1 x 8 mm cooper beads

Tools required:

• Flush cutters
• Chain nose pliers
• Round nose pliers
• Bent nose pliers
• Hammer
• Steel block
• T-pin
• Needle file
• Polishing materials