Wire-Wrapped Rings
Just like the rest of my work, every ring I make is unique and has its own voice. I use the finest glass, usually firepolished, as a centrepiece on top of my signature swirled base. I will even use gemstones if the stone is sturdy enough. Often, I’ll twine sterling silver accent beads around the focal to make the ring seem more baroque.
Some of the ring styles I’ve produced are below.
I recently bought your million ring tutorial from Jewelry Lessons.com. I notice at this site that you state that you sometimes use gemstone ‘if the stone is sturdy enough’. Does the gemstone have a hole or do you wrap the stone with wire to the ring base?
Thanks,
Carol
Hi Carol!
My ring gemstones will always have a hole. I say sturdy enough because gemstones are often a bit brittle and don’t necessarily lend themselves to this kind of exposed ring.
Gayle
OMG,what beautifu work.Through another comment I see something called million ring tutorial,WHERE CAN I BUY THAT?I have just begun to make wire rings,and would love to see how u do what u do and to be inspired,loves…….
Thanks Kim! The ring tutorial is here: https://www.etsy.com/listing/105211726/tutorial-the-million-ring-design-wire
Full list of tutorials here: http://gaylebird.com/tutorials/
This is really the 3rd blog post, of your site I went through.
Still I really love this one, “Rings | Gayle Bird Designs” the most.
All the best -Norma