Има една техника за закрепване на кабошони с нещо като щифтове от тел (видео). Докато се опитвах да я усвоя, измислих още един начин. Във висулката по-долу виждате и двата варианта. Цитринът е с неправилна форма и е закрепен по начина от видеото, а лабрадоритът - по моя начин.
There is a wire prongs setting technique for cabochons. While practicing, I came up with one more way. You will see both in the pendant below. I used the method from the video link above on the free-form citrine and my method on the labradorite cab. Here are the details of my method:
This is what you have to do: (a) weave a cobweb around four long
pieces of wire just enough to cover the back of the stone; (b) make spirals with the longish
ends; (b) turn the spirals onto the
stone and (c) attach this element to the
frame with separate segments of wire. In this case I attached two short wire segments to the frame to support the pendant, placed the cobweb just below them and the cab on top and then secured the cab by turning the spirals onto it. It's better to use 18 or 20 Ga wire. The idea is to prevent the cab from moving while weaving. Check out the pictorial:
И това е още едно уроче, както бях обещала тук. А в процеса на работа изникна още една идея, може би дори по-добра. Ако наистина е така, първи ще разберете :)
And this was another tutorial, as promised here. While working on it, I got a different idea, maybe even a better one. And if it really is, you'll be the first to find out :)
Актуализация от 08.03.2021 - преработих висулката, като постигнах по-плавно сливане на различните оплетки.
Update as of March 8, 2021 - I reworked the pendant and made the flow of the woven sections smoother.
I remember a time that I tried 6 prong, 8 prong versions of this idea and failed miserably. That's when I realised that I cannot wire weave to save my life. LOL. I think that wire weavers like you have the patience of saints!
ОтговорИзтриванеHa, I know you won't believe me (most people don't) but I have a hard time making prongs myself so came up with the spirals :)
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