Basket Weave Ring - by Chou Campbell

Materials needed:
14 gauge copper wire
22 gauge copper wire
cutters
needle nose pliers
flat nose pliers

I cut 2 pieces of 14 gauge copper wire.
I cut 2 1/2 to 3 feet of 22 gauge of copper wire
wrap it about 4 to 5 times around one of the 14 gauge copper wire.

I wanted a ring that looked like a weave but not just so plain..I started playing around and this is what I came up with..I created this late on June 28th, 2010



Cut 2 pieces of 14 gauge wire about 8 inches long- Place it side by side, hold firmly. Cut 3 feet of so, of 22 gauge wire wrap it about 3 to 4 times around one of the 14 gauge wires. The wire will go under the top wire and over the 14 gauge wire. This will make a figure 8.


Hold firmly to both wires..Take the wire go under the 14 gauge wire closest to you then up and over it...making a figure 8.


continue this figure 8 for about 2 1/2 inches long



At the end you will wrap 4 or 5 times around one of the 14 gauge wires...take your cutters and cut the excess off.


Take your ring mandrel and place your piece on top of the number your ring size is. push the sided away from you. If you would remove the mandrel it would look like a U.



Place the U shape upward with the wires facing up...and push them down onto the ring mandrel so they are side by side going the opposite directions.



Pull firmly and twist into a circle.



Take the two wires on top of the twist(in picture the one furtherest away)..You will have two wires on each side of the ring. Take the two that is twisted on top of the ring as pictured..twist the wires together...and coil a small circle on the end.


Now you take the other two wires -Twist once then seperate.. Cut desired length depending on many coils you would like, then press down to one side of the ring. That the one coming from the center, cut to desire length and coil and position on opposite side...make it your own!


Each finished piece will be different so have fun!!!