Everything in this video was info I have been seeking. Wire wrapping cords presented in such a clear and thorough manner solved more than a few dilemmas for me. I have had all the components for a while, now I have a solid plan. Although not on this video I also plan to make clay end caps. And clay tassel toppers, definitely a winner. Once I move back into my home I plan to reward myself with several 'Clay Days'. Many of your techniques are certainly on my list. Thank you for sharing.
I have never considered making jewelry before, it looked entirely too complicated, but after watching several of your tutorials, I think I may give it a try! Thank you for opening up new possibilities for me in my retirement! I've always made everything, from furniture to fish ponds, but living in a spare bedroom with my daughter and her family has put a big crimp on my creative drive. I was looking for tutorials on polymer clay fairy garden accessories when I saw one of your tutorials pop up in my feed. I doubt that I will be able to create the beautiful pieces that you have shown, but the inspiration, knowledge, and excitement you have brought me is priceless! Thank you so much and bless you for your generosity!!
Andi Cacciatore Another downsized grandmother here. After having my own home all of my adult life, I am now looking for an apartment. I think I'll just get rid of all my clothes so I have more room to store all of my crafting supplies, lol.
Hi Patricia....watching this again for review! Thank you for making this video! I haven’t noticed any new videos of yours for a long time. Are you still making them? You are soooo good at everything!!! Thanks again!
I had a wire piece ready for a cord and clasp when I watched your tutorial, thank you so much for this lesson. I tried your method and it was so much easier than the way I had been finishing cord ends. Thanks again and happy creating.
I never thought of using the yarn for cording 😹 I have seen that and others like it that would make for great cording so next time I am at my Spotlight store I will have to pop back into the yarn section to check out what else they have that would make for great cording 🤗 thank you for sharing your way of making the ends it has given me so many ideas now 🤗🤗
Hi Patricia, I enjoy your videos so much. I am learning so much from them. You explain everything you do, your pace is great, and you have a very pleasant voice. I am finding that trying not to buy every tool I see is hard though, I have to budget myself. I made six of your Dragons eye pendants, my great granddaughter and her fourth grade classmates loved them. I have a great pasta machine (thanks to your recommendation), I bought a kitchen-aid countertop convection oven and I am having a great time creating. I look forward to watching all your videos. Stay healthy and warm this fall, and enjoy your holidays with your family for they are what is most important. Thanks again for taking the time to share your awesome talent.
I would love to see how you do the back of your pendants. They look awesome. I really enjoyed your video. Very informative. You are a good teacher, so don't worry about going too fast. Thank you.
I so enjoy your videos. I have learned so much from you. I just started playing with clay about three months ago, but have made jewelry for 30 years. I have never been satisfied with my cord endings, but this method looks so good. I will give it a go. I look forward to continuing to learn from you.
This was such a help. Your directions are so clear. I am blessed to have been sent one of your RUclips vids under "recommended for you." Huzzah for RUclips and my new teacher. :)
AWESOME--I USE MY WIRE STRAIGHTENERS WITH THE NYLON TO HOLD MY WIRE WHEN I AM TWISTING MY WIRE AND IT HOLDS BETTER FOR ME--I HAVE HAND PROBLEMS. HOPE THIS WILL HELP OTHERS. GOD BLESS
Thank you for another great video, you are a great teacher, you have inspired me to start making jewelry again!! What is a good length for pendants such as the ones you make?
That's a hard question for me, I make my jewellery to suit myself, so I make them a bit short, some like them longer. 18 or 20 inches would be a good place to start
Oh how I like your videos. Such great info and easy to follow. Your necklaces are so special and different. On the dragon necklace, how did you do the back? it was not visible on the video. Did you glue another piece to it? Thanks for the great tutorial
Patricia this was most useful... one question if you don't mind, it's about the use of copper wire to make jewelry, does it make black marks on clothing, particular in the case of a pendant (wire wrapped) where it hangs over your clothing?
It hasn't been my experience that it will leave marks on clothing. Sometimes though, copper can leave marks on skin, particularly if one is sweating, and usually only if it is worn for a long time ( days - think copper rings ) The body's ph really affects whether it will turn green or not. Raising your ph by eating celery and other alkaline foods can lessen that effect.
Patricia,love your videos! Thanks for sharing. Is it possible to turn your volume up, I watch on my iPad and even on full volume I can't hear very well. Thanks.
Thank you Mary, I'm fairly new to making videos, so the first few just has the volume that my Phone camera provided. I have edited my later video to bump up the volume as much as I can. It's good sound on the desktop, but I know- I-Pads are terrible for sound. This video has Closed Captioning, just hit the CC button to get a transcript of everything I said :)
was admiring your ring is it copper, wondered how you cope with the copper turning your skin green , do you cover copper in a sealant at all , Thank you for great tutorials , 🤗🤗
Thanks Penny, yes, it is copper, I had used a coated wire, but the coating has worn off- along with all the colour from the crystal. It does turn my finger green sometimes- I take that as a reminder to eat more alkaline foods, like celery.
Thanks for your tutorials they are great. you explain things very well. Just one question I have and is that I made some curved disks from polymer to make some earrings, I suppose they were about 2 mm thick, but they broke easily. have you any suggestions. I baked at the right temp for probably just over 30 mins. could they be too thin?
No, they are definitely not too thin. There is usually too reasons why clay will break after curing. First is the type of clay, SculpeyIII and Craftsmart clay is known to be quite brittle, so if that is what you were using, that may have been the problem. Secondly, and more commonly is that the piece was under baked. The only way to be sure of your oven's actual temperature is to use an oven thermometer, most ovens are very inaccurate. Also, if you are not preheating ( Which I rarely do ) you have to add more time to accommodate. That's one of the reasons I cure for an hour or more. Also, if you have ceramic tiles in the oven, they absorb the heat ( good thing ) but you need more time for that as well. For an example, my convection toaster oven needs to be set to 290F, so that it reaches the 275F that I need for Premo Clay. I have a large ceramic tile, and a firebrick in my oven, I always cover my work with an aluminum baking tin, and bake for 1 to 1/2 hours ( no preheat )
Thanks Patricia. I am using premo and on a ceramic tile. I also preheat to 130 - 150 Centrigrade using an oven thermometer (I must admit though once the temp has been reached and items put in I don't go back and check the thermometer during process) and I only bake for 1/2 hr so maybe that's where I need to make a change and bake for longer - I will try that. I always thought baking longer made it more brittle... (as with pastry LOL - I've had plenty of experiences with that !) I'm desperate to get it right because I want to try making those bracelets / bangles you make and I fear it will break given the usage.
Sounds like you just have to tweak the time. Baking longer will make pieces more 'bendy', therefore less likely to break - especially important for bracelets that need to be flexed as they go on and off. Good luck, I'm wishing you success!
The orange leaf pendant was made on my last video- Polymer Clay Leaf beads. The dragonfly pendant is drawn on the clay and coloured with alcohol ink markers.
Fettucini yarn? I like the look of the cord thickness. Where would I find this yarn? Just discovered your videos today. Should be cleaning house, but house can wait, learning can"t! Thank you for sharing.
Thanks Diane, I found it difficult to get more of the fettucini yarn, so I made a short video on how to make your own T-Shirt cords :) ruclips.net/video/AwthrVBG2rU/видео.html
altho the video was helpful it would be nice to see the finished piece alone before you start the other and a clearer workspace would help make the video background less busy to better view the video
Thanks Kim, I don't really have a video on the dragonfly pendant, it was drawn on the baked clay and coloured with Prismacolor alcohol markers, then sealed with Kato liquid clay and my heat gun
Some people do react, it may discolour or turn the skin green, Happens more with a ring or bracelet. My copper ring turns my finger a bit green, if I'm sweating mostly. It is not harmful in any way. I've never noticed a problem with using it for my findings or earrings, but Silver wire can be substituted for copper if you prefer
Patricia, you are just about the only one showing us polymer clayers how to finish off our work. Thanks for filling this gap for us. Much appreciated.
Thanks Sarah, I'm so happy you found it helpful!
thank you so much and so glad there is no music,,very relaxing tutorial,,thank you
Thanks Angela, so happy you liked it!
This is so neatly finished. I also love your dragonfly.
Thank you! You are a great teacher!
Thank you Susie, that's very sweet!
Just watched your video about using old t shirts to make cords, now I can wrap them. Thanks!
Glad you have found the videos helpful!
I am so grateful to have found such a grand teacher. xxx
Thanks Larraine, that's so nice!
Me too.
I agree. I learn a lot of great details from Patricia
Everything in this video was info I have been seeking. Wire wrapping cords presented in such a clear and thorough manner solved more than a few dilemmas for me. I have had all the components for a while, now I have a solid plan. Although not on this video I also plan to make clay end caps. And clay tassel toppers, definitely a winner. Once I move back into my home I plan to reward myself with several 'Clay Days'. Many of your techniques are certainly on my list. Thank you for sharing.
Thank you so much Faye, that really makes my day! So glad you found my videos helpful!
You have such a lovely soothing voice and accent.
I don't know why I never thought of this, but it's gorgeous!! Thank you so much for sharing this!!!
Thanks Laynie
Clear, concise & friendly. Good job!
You made finishing the cord ends look so easy. Now I will try it! Thank you for such a smooth presentation.
Thanks Gwen, I'm glad you found it helpful!
Very well done tutorial, and with many useful lessons. You’re a wonderful artist and teacher! Thank you.
Thanks so much Laurie, I'm so happy you liked it!
So pleased I have found you on here
What a great idea. You made it look so easy. I can't wait to try it. Love the dragonfly pendant.
Thank you Terre
Thank you so much for this. It's exactly what I needed to give my necklaces a custom finished look.
Thanks Jackie, I'm glad you found the video helpful!
I have never considered making jewelry before, it looked entirely too complicated, but after watching several of your tutorials, I think I may give it a try! Thank you for opening up new possibilities for me in my retirement! I've always made everything, from furniture to fish ponds, but living in a spare bedroom with my daughter and her family has put a big crimp on my creative drive. I was looking for tutorials on polymer clay fairy garden accessories when I saw one of your tutorials pop up in my feed. I doubt that I will be able to create the beautiful pieces that you have shown, but the inspiration, knowledge, and excitement you have brought me is priceless! Thank you so much and bless you for your generosity!!
Thanks so much Andi, enjoy the polymer clay journey! I dread the day I may need to downsize, wouldn't know where to put all my stuff!
Andi Cacciatore Another downsized grandmother here. After having my own home all of my adult life, I am now looking for an apartment. I think I'll just get rid of all my clothes so I have more room to store all of my crafting supplies, lol.
I couldn't agree more with you Andi! She has inspired me as well & is a terrific teacher!
New subbie here. Thank you, thank you, thank you! I am so grateful for these instructions, as well as your video on bails!
Thank you! I'm so glad you liked them, thanks for subscribing!
These are much prettier than those pre-made silvertone coiled cord ends. TFS!
Thanks Michelle, can if they are wrapped tightly enough, they are much stronger than the pre-made ones.
I always wondered how to use those cords , another very helpful video . Thank you so much !
Thanks Tracy
Your so welcome !
Beautiful pieces & very well explained video. I really enjoy watching & listening to you.
Thanks so much Nancy
That is a great way to neatly finish jewelry! Thank you for sharing!
Thank you- glad you enjoyed the video!
Hi Patricia....watching this again for review! Thank you for making this video! I haven’t noticed any new videos of yours for a long time. Are you still making them? You are soooo good at everything!!! Thanks again!
I had a wire piece ready for a cord and clasp when I watched your tutorial, thank you so much for this lesson. I tried your method and it was so much easier than the way I had been finishing cord ends. Thanks again and happy creating.
I never thought of using the yarn for cording 😹 I have seen that and others like it that would make for great cording so next time I am at my Spotlight store I will have to pop back into the yarn section to check out what else they have that would make for great cording 🤗 thank you for sharing your way of making the ends it has given me so many ideas now 🤗🤗
Thanks Angela, I'm glad you found it helpful!
Hi Patricia, I enjoy your videos so much. I am learning so much from them. You explain everything you do, your pace is great, and you have a very pleasant voice. I am finding that trying not to buy every tool I see is hard though, I have to budget myself. I made six of your Dragons eye pendants, my great granddaughter and her fourth grade classmates loved them. I have a great pasta machine (thanks to your recommendation), I bought a kitchen-aid countertop convection oven and I am having a great time creating. I look forward to watching all your videos. Stay healthy and warm this fall, and enjoy your holidays with your family for they are what is most important. Thanks again for taking the time to share your awesome talent.
Thanks so much Joy! :)
Just as interesting and informative as the cord ends video you did. Thank you, I'm learning a lot from you!
Thank you Martha
I would love to see how you do the back of your pendants. They look awesome. I really enjoyed your video. Very informative. You are a good teacher, so don't worry about going too fast. Thank you.
Thank you for your kind remarks- they mean a lot to me !
this so easy to do....i started doing mine like this and i love it....thank you so much
Yes, it is easy when you get used to it, and so secure!
Awesome! Love it and I really like the dragonfly pendant! Thank you for sharing
Thanks Maria
Thank you for sharing very beautiful work
Great video, so much fantastic information to enhance creations.
This is great. I've been doing this the hard way. Thank you!.
I so enjoy your videos. I have learned so much from you. I just started playing with clay about three months ago, but have made jewelry for 30 years. I have never been satisfied with my cord endings, but this method looks so good. I will give it a go. I look forward to continuing to learn from you.
Always a pleasure to learn with you ^^
Thanks so much Libe
That looks perfect.
This was such a help. Your directions are so clear. I am blessed to have been sent one of your RUclips vids under "recommended for you." Huzzah for RUclips and my new teacher. :)
Thank you so much, I'm very happy that I could help!
I love your teachings, thank you!
Thanks so much Katherine!
Thank you Patricia!
Thanks. That’s helpful.
I'm glad you found the video helpful Shirley!
Thank you for this great tutorial. So helpful!
Thank you Helen, I'm glad you found it helpful!
Thanks so much!
You're very welcome Peggy!
Such a detailed and informative report. Thank you so much for sharing. I was looking for something like this and will definitely try it :)
Thank you!
Hello, thank you so much for sharing 😁👍
Thank you! The yarn is called Fettuccini and it's made by Lion Brand Yarns
AWESOME--I USE MY WIRE STRAIGHTENERS WITH THE NYLON TO HOLD MY WIRE WHEN I AM TWISTING MY WIRE AND IT HOLDS BETTER FOR ME--I HAVE HAND PROBLEMS. HOPE THIS WILL HELP OTHERS. GOD BLESS
Thank you so very much! Very, very helpful!
Thanks Joannie, I'm glad you found it helpful!
Amazing!
Thank you for another great video, you are a great teacher, you have inspired me to start making jewelry again!! What is a good length for pendants such as the ones you make?
That's a hard question for me, I make my jewellery to suit myself, so I make them a bit short, some like them longer. 18 or 20 inches would be a good place to start
Thank you for getting back to me so fast!! I was thinking the same as you 18-20 inches.
Thank you so much for this video. What gauge is this copper wire? Do you ever have a problem with the suede or yarn pulling out?
Thanks for this!
Thank you!
Oh how I like your videos. Such great info and easy to follow. Your necklaces are so special and different. On the dragon necklace, how did you do the back? it was not visible on the video. Did you glue another piece to it? Thanks for the great tutorial
I made a bail. in the shape of a tube that is "glued" on with liquid clay, and re-baked. Thank you for your kind words!
Love this. Thank u. ❤️😍
Thanks Kimberly
Have you ever soldered the end to make it non-pokey? Thank you for all your videos!
You are so talented! Do you ever have classes in your area. I would love to have time with you to learn more of your techniques.
Thank you Kathy, very sweet of you to say that. I am not presently teaching, but keeping my options open!
Patricia, i am learning so much from you. Thank you much. Did you hand paint the dragon fly? It's very pretty.
Thanks Rose, yes I drew the dragonfly, and painted it with Alcohol markers
Thankyou!
Patricia this was most useful... one question if you don't mind, it's about the use of copper wire to make jewelry, does it make black marks on clothing, particular in the case of a pendant (wire wrapped) where it hangs over your clothing?
It hasn't been my experience that it will leave marks on clothing. Sometimes though, copper can leave marks on skin, particularly if one is sweating, and usually only if it is worn for a long time ( days - think copper rings ) The body's ph really affects whether it will turn green or not. Raising your ph by eating celery and other alkaline foods can lessen that effect.
Perfect
Patricia,love your videos! Thanks for sharing. Is it possible to turn your volume up, I watch on my iPad and even on full volume I can't hear very well. Thanks.
Thank you Mary, I'm fairly new to making videos, so the first few just has the volume that my Phone camera provided. I have edited my later video to bump up the volume as much as I can. It's good sound on the desktop, but I know- I-Pads are terrible for sound. This video has Closed Captioning, just hit the CC button to get a transcript of everything I said :)
was admiring your ring is it copper, wondered how you cope with the copper turning your skin green , do you cover copper in a sealant at all , Thank you for great tutorials , 🤗🤗
Thanks Penny, yes, it is copper, I had used a coated wire, but the coating has worn off- along with all the colour from the crystal. It does turn my finger green sometimes- I take that as a reminder to eat more alkaline foods, like celery.
Thanks for your tutorials they are great. you explain things very well. Just one question I have and is that I made some curved disks from polymer to make some earrings, I suppose they were about 2 mm thick, but they broke easily. have you any suggestions. I baked at the right temp for probably just over 30 mins. could they be too thin?
No, they are definitely not too thin. There is usually too reasons why clay will break after curing. First is the type of clay, SculpeyIII and Craftsmart clay is known to be quite brittle, so if that is what you were using, that may have been the problem. Secondly, and more commonly is that the piece was under baked. The only way to be sure of your oven's actual temperature is to use an oven thermometer, most ovens are very inaccurate. Also, if you are not preheating ( Which I rarely do ) you have to add more time to accommodate. That's one of the reasons I cure for an hour or more. Also, if you have ceramic tiles in the oven, they absorb the heat ( good thing ) but you need more time for that as well. For an example, my convection toaster oven needs to be set to 290F, so that it reaches the 275F that I need for Premo Clay. I have a large ceramic tile, and a firebrick in my oven, I always cover my work with an aluminum baking tin, and bake for 1 to 1/2 hours ( no preheat )
Thanks Patricia. I am using premo and on a ceramic tile. I also preheat to 130 - 150 Centrigrade using an oven thermometer (I must admit though once the temp has been reached and items put in I don't go back and check the thermometer during process) and I only bake for 1/2 hr so maybe that's where I need to make a change and bake for longer - I will try that. I always thought baking longer made it more brittle... (as with pastry LOL - I've had plenty of experiences with that !) I'm desperate to get it right because I want to try making those bracelets / bangles you make and I fear it will break given the usage.
Sounds like you just have to tweak the time. Baking longer will make pieces more 'bendy', therefore less likely to break - especially important for bracelets that need to be flexed as they go on and off. Good luck, I'm wishing you success!
ok,gracias
Thanks Patricia. I love your videos, just can't hear very well. Don't know if it's old age, my iPad or the cancer radiation I had on my neck.
I hope you will feel better soon, and I'll try to put the volume up as much as I can
How did you make the dragonfly pendant? Did you paint it onto the clay?
I used Prismacolor markers to draw and colour the dragonfly. They are alcohol based
looking forward towards seeing how you use sari ribbon. i
Thanks Val- I'm just trying to organize it in my mind!
Fantastic technique, thank you! I also love your pendants and bracelet, are they made of clay?
Thank you VC, yes they are all made from Polymer Clay
Patricia Roberts-Thompson could you please show how you made them? You're very talented!
The orange leaf pendant was made on my last video- Polymer Clay Leaf beads. The dragonfly pendant is drawn on the clay and coloured with alcohol ink markers.
Patricia Roberts-Thompson thank you!
Fettucini yarn? I like the look of the cord thickness. Where would I find this yarn? Just discovered your videos today. Should be cleaning house, but house can wait, learning can"t! Thank you for sharing.
Thanks Diane, I found it difficult to get more of the fettucini yarn, so I made a short video on how to make your own T-Shirt cords :) ruclips.net/video/AwthrVBG2rU/видео.html
Patricia Roberts-Thompson you can get this yarn at
woolandthegang.com
Just ordered it 😊
altho the video was helpful it would be nice to see the finished piece alone before you start the other and a clearer workspace would help make the video background less busy to better view the video
Thank you so much for your video. What gauge wire do you use?
Thanks Debbie, 20 gauge seems to work the best for me.
Thank you for this video, I've wanted to know how to do this for a long time. do you have a video on how you made the dragonfly pendant?
Thanks Kim, I don't really have a video on the dragonfly pendant, it was drawn on the baked clay and coloured with Prismacolor alcohol markers, then sealed with Kato liquid clay and my heat gun
Do some people find the copper reacts with their skin?
Some people do react, it may discolour or turn the skin green, Happens more with a ring or bracelet. My copper ring turns my finger a bit green, if I'm sweating mostly. It is not harmful in any way. I've never noticed a problem with using it for my findings or earrings, but Silver wire can be substituted for copper if you prefer
Did you paint your dragonfly?
Yes, it was a drawing I made, transferred, then coloured with Prismacolor markers. I sealed it with Kato liquid clay
Amazing. I wish I had your talent!
que alambre utilise?
20 gauge wire- 0.32 inches or 0.81mm
Are you related to Gayle Thompson?
No, Not at all