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Twisted Ribbon Bangles

Learn how to create twisting, stacking silver bangles

About the Class

Create a beautiful twist on a classic silver bangle while building confidence with forging, shaping, and soldering techniques.  In this class, you’ll learn how to prepare and forge simple round wire before twisting it into a wonderfully tactile design and soldering it into a finished bangle.

These bangles are lovely worn individually, but they look especially beautiful stacked together, so once you’ve made one it’s very hard to stop there!

I use a rolling mill to forge the wire in the class, but if you don’t have access to one, don’t worry — a smooth planishing hammer works well too, although it takes a little more time and effort.  This is a satisfying project that combines simple techniques to create a finished piece that looks elegant, handmade, and full of character.

The Twisted Ribbons Bangles class is part of the Jeweller's Bench Membership - click here for more details.

If you’d like extra support while working through the class, you’re very welcome to join us in The Jeweller’s Bench Café Facebook group, where you can ask questions, share your progress, and see what other students are making along the way.

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You will need:

Materials:
1.8mm or 2mm round wire. The class example uses 2mm round wire.

Equipment: (all the jewellery making kit listed here can be used for many different projects)
* Soldering kit - see here for more details
* Bangle sizers
* Bangle mandrel
* Leather cushion (or folded tea towel!)
* Nylon hammer Ruler
* Sharpie
* Jeweller’s saw and saw blade
* Bench peg
* Half round and flat files and emery paper
* Engineer’s square
* Wire cutters, nylon jaw pliers, flat nose pliers and heavy duty DIY pliers
* Clamp/bench vise
* Rolling mill (or you could hammer the wire)

An explanation of all the tools and materials that you need is included in the videos, and a downloadable equipment and materials list is available with the class.    

1 hour 7 mins, 14 lessons.

Course Curriculum

Reviews

"A great project! I made mine with a hammer instead of a rolling mill and they look fab!"
Jo P.
"This is a fairly straightforward project where the results which are achieved without too much difficulty and look great. Will definitely make a few of these to stack and jangle."
Diana H.
"Really enjoyed this - amazing how the wire twists up!"
Anne H.

Legal Disclaimer: Every effort has been made to show safe working practices and to discuss health and safety aspects of jewellery making, but in the end I cannot take responsibility for how the tutorial information is used and how safely you work. Take the effort to set up your work area safely right from the start!
All Rights Reserved. No part of this course may be reproduced or shared without express, written consent from the author.

Joanne Tinley

Tutor and Founder of The Jeweller's Bench

The Jeweller's Bench is run by Joanne Tinley. She has been making her own jewellery for as long as she can remember and left her first career as a school teacher to set up business as a  jewellery designer and tutor 15 years ago. She is
self-taught and like many people started with wire and beads. Learning how to solder, however, opened up a whole new world of jewellery making,  one that she is keen to share!

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