Weaving Wednesday - Silver - Neuse River Witch

I ended up evacuating for a flood from Hurricane Matthew and didn't get a chance to get this post scheduled. So here it is finally ....

Jewelry & Photography - Renee Olson

I started out with five base wires and created a wide weave due to the size of the stone.

Jewelry & Photography - Renee Olson

I think wrapped it around the outside of the stone and joined the wires at the top to begin working on the bail.

Jewelry & Photography - Renee Olson

To create the bail I pulled four of the wires up straight to the top and started a type of figure eight weave to create the bail. To of the front wires are pulled around the back to lock the stone in place.

Jewelry & Photography - Renee Olson

The bail weave is created and tided into the back of the piece.

Jewelry & Photography - Renee Olson

Using the remaining wires I pair them up in sets of two/three/four and create decorative weaves to go along the sides of the piece.

Jewelry & Photography - Renee Olson

These are the final pictures. I needed up using the plain wires across the front to add a bit of a decorative element to the front of the stone.

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