Brass and Lampwork Bird on a Wire Necklace

Introduction and Materials

Brass and Lampwork Bird on a Wire Necklace

Tammy Powley

You'll need:

1 Bird lampwork bead, about 40mm long
2 Swirl lampwork beads which match the bird bead, 15mm
4 light purple lampwork beads, 10mm
8 - 3mm gold-filled beads
5 1/2 feet of 21-gauge dead-soft red brass wire
1 - 3mm dowel (I used a wooden cooking skewer.)
Ruler
Wire cutters
Round-nosed pliers
2 Chain-nosed pliers
Jeweler's file

Lampwork beads were provided by Cindy Gimbrone.
Gold-filled beads were provided by JSBeads.com

• Introduction and Materials
• About the Lampwork Beads
• Bead and Wire Center
• Make Jump Rings
• Make Wire Chain Sections
• Connect Chain Sections
• Connect Chain to Bead and Wire Center
• Attach Wrapped Hook Clasp
• Finished Bird on a Wire Necklace