YOJ 2007 Week 40: Another rainbow wrap ring

Another rainbow wrap ring. I started this one exactly the same way as the first one created on Week 39: Rainbow Wrap ring, but it turned out very different. Now I finally get it why these are so difficult to teach: there really is no apparent logic to the construction of these babies. I'm on a roll making them, I'm still yet to crack some method which will allow me to consistently create a similar design.

YOJ 2007 Week 39 - Rainbow wrap

This is my first ever rainbow wrap... I had never tried these because I thought it would involve too many wires, (and it does), but this time it didn't bother me and it worked! It was very intuitive to make... The stone trapped in the ring is a citrine.

YOJ 2007 Week 38 - Roman Ring

One of the most interesting sources of inspiration to create jewelry are historic references. I recently ran across an image of an ancient roman ring dating of the third century A.D (see item 551 here: Roman Ring at Antique Touch). I just had to try to adapt it to a more contemporary version in wire, and this is it. The band turned out a little bit wider and airier, more delicate than the original design. This is the smallest cabochon I have ever netted, and it was... tricky, to say the least. Goldfilled wire and turquoise cabochon.

Adding more thick wire to border work

I received the following question:

"Eni, I purchased the last 2 tutorials; netted bezel and border for netted bezel. I was wondering how do you begin and end the 20 ga wire for the one row of beads version? Is it done by the bail? Did you use a spiral or some other method?"

The answer:

It doesn't matter how many rows of beads you want to work, the wire is always added the same way. When I want to work a rows of beads around the netted bezel, I simply use longer 20ga wire. However, if the 20ga wire happens to be too short (so there were was only enough for the original netted pendant) and I feel like attaching new wire, it starts and ends with spirals.

The spirals don't have to be placed near the bail at all, they can be located anywhere.
In this example, the outer row of beads was created with wire which started and ended near the bail:

In this other example, the two spirals are located at the right side of the work, making it look more irregular and random.

YOJ 2007 Week 37 Netted Basket

This little netted basket holds a large coin stone. The net is covered with tiny gemstones, so dense you can't even see the stone underneath from the front. But who cares, when you put the necklace on, the thing glitters like a treasure chest. On the back, you can see the stone peeking through the "torn fishnet stocking" effect. Goldfilled wire, jasper coin, hessonite, spessartite, garnet, citrine.