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What Magda did with this tutorial:

Magdalena Atelier combined this tutorial with another one, the Rectangular Centerpiece to create a stunning necklace:
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Tutorial 034: Coiled Bangle

 

Level: Very advanced

 

Recommended pre-requisite: Herringbone weave
(Located in the Lessons page)

Size: 892 kb, 22 pages, 45 steps

 

This bangle tutorial is not for the faint of heart: approximately 25 feet of wire is required and many hours of patient hand-coiling. The result is worth it: make this one for yourself, and boy will your friends be jealous!

 

Materials:

  • 18 feet of 28 ga wire
  • 1 foot of stainless steel memory wire for core (read below)
  • 5 feet of 26 ga wire
  • 7 to 9 fat stone beads (8 to 12mm)
  • 2 large 13mm round Bali beads
  • 8 contrasting color 4mm round beads
  • 1 commercial or handmade hook clasp
  • 1 inch large link chain
  • 40 2mm silver beads
  • 16 to 20 3mm silver beads


    • Price: US$ 7.00

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    Images & Design Copyright 2005 Eni Oken

    Tip #1: Memory Wire

    Instead of using silver wire for the core of the bangle, try using 24ga stainless steel NECKLACE memory wire. It's sturdier and will not snap easily under the weight of the stones.

     

    Also, it allows you to use those fancy 'small-hole' hand-carved stones we love so much... :-)

    Tip #2: Use charms and extensions

    Add animals and small charms to the bangle using coiled wire extensions, for added interest.
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    Click here to learn how to work with Charms and Extensions:
     

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    Charms and

     Extensions tutorial

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    August 9, 2005

    Congratulations to my friend Karen Hardy, who won the Creative Juices Designer's Challenge July 2005, with a stunning bracelet based on the Coiled Bangle tutorial. Check out her winning design here!

     

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