WireWork

WireWork
Krystallos
ladder
The word “crystal” comes from the Greek
“krystallos,” meaning “ice.” This cuff bracelet,
however, is guaranteed to generate some fashion heat.
Crystals and pearls create a free-form ladder that will
bring you out of the cold and into the heights of style.
— Rachel Nelson-Smith
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Find a round object approximately
the desired diameter of your cuff.
Wrap an 18-in. (46cm) piece of
16-gauge wire around the object.
Bend the wire down at a right angle
with chainnose pliers, leaving a 1¼-in.
(3.2cm) opening.
2
a Make a right-angle bend about
¾ in. (1.9cm) from the first bend, and
wrap the wire back around the object.
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3
Cut a 3-in. (7.6cm) piece of 24-gauge
wire. Tightly wrap the wire around
the overlapping ends of the 16-gauge
wire seven or eight times.
b Bend the wire up at a right angle,
keeping the 1¼-in. (3.2cm) opening.
c Make a right-angle bend about
¾ in. (1.9cm) from the last bend.
Leaving a ½-in. (1.3cm) overlap of the
ends, trim the excess wire.
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Continue stringing three or four crystals in
alternating colors for five columns, then string
one or two pearls. Repeat this pattern to the end
of the cuff.
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4
Tightly wrap 26-gauge
wire two or three times
around the bottom 16-gauge
wire at one end of the cuff.
String three or four crystals in
one color. Wrap the 26-gauge
wire around the top wire
several times and then
around the bottom wire.
• 90–140 4mm bicone crystals in
two colors
• 6–12 8mm or 12mm pearls
• 18 in. (46cm) 16-gauge dead-soft
wire
• 6 in. (15cm) 24-gauge half-hard
wire
• 5 ft. (1.52m) 26-gauge half-hard
wire
• chainnose and roundnose pliers
• diagonal wire cutters
6
Wrap the 26-gauge wire two or three times
around the 16-gauge wire, and trim the excess.
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