Wire Jewelry Techniques

Roxana Pardo starts the course by introducing herself, telling you a little about her background as creative director of her own accessories brand, and her sources of inspiration. She also briefly outlines what the course entails.

Identify the tools you need to use and the purpose of each one. Moving on, create a mood board made up of graphic references to serve as a guide for when you start designing and to pin down a concept.

Start sketching your jewelry designs, then get to know techniques for decorating the wire base of your pieces, such as decorative wrapping, spirals, setting, and twisting.

Delve into the decorative world by discovering how to embellish your pieces, applying the techniques you've learned to the wire and wrapping them around stones and glass beads. Take a look at how to add tassels and pendants.

Put all you've learned into practice for your final project, creating some simple earrings decorated with pendants. To wrap things up, Roxana explains how to advise your clients and how to break into the world of jewelry making.