WIRE WEAVE BASICS II: With 3 or More Base Wires

INTERMEDIATE
Registration Fee includes class fee plus kit fee

This wire weaving class continues the work from Wire Weave Basics I. We learn to use 3 or more base wires around which to wire weave more complex patterns. We learn some strategies for finishing off the wire weaving, such as finishing off old and adding in new wires, adjusting the coiling to improve aesthetics, and adjusting the base wires to improve wire tension. We learn about shaping our wire woven segments.

In this class, we learn about
- materials needed
-- using tools including chain nose, flat nose, and round nose pliers, flush cutters, wire straightener, ring clamp
- preparing the wire before weaving
- 5 different weaving patterns with some variation
- finishing off our wire-woven strip
- shaping our wire woven strips
- making a bracelet using a wire woven pattern for the centerpiece, and wire weaving patterns extended on either side of this centerpiece
-we review oxidizing techniques