Fernando Dasilva
Rutilated crystals necklace
Technique: Hands free wire wrapping

Material list

2 hexagon  mm silver-plated Artistic Wire Wrappers™ - A300B-0
2 round 13.5mm hematite Artistic Wire Wrappers™ – A300C-010
4 round 21.8mm hematite Artistic Wire Wrappers™ – A300C-014
4 oval 15.7 x 23.5mm hematite Artistic Wire Wrappers™ - A300C-018
28- inch heavy 5.4mm round link gunmetal chain – 340C-160
11-inch oval 7.6mm link silver-plated chain – 340B-130
26 6mm Hematite jump rings – 356C-010
1 set of rhodium-plated duet Upper Clasp - 303B-369
1 10 yd spool 24 gauge of hematite Artistic Wire - AWD-24-S19
Source: Beadalon
2 14x14mm crystal red magma square double hole beads - art. 5180
2 12mm chessboard terracotta flat back – art. 2493/B
1 14x11mm cosmic terracotta fancy stone – art. 4739/B
1 20 x 14mm cosmic flat back stone – art. 2520/B
2 19x13mm crystal divine rock flat fancy stone -  art. 4787
2 18mm crystal silver night butterfly foiled flat backs – art 2854
2 18mm crystal red magma butterfly foiled flat backs –art. 2854
Source: Create Your Style with Swarovski Elements-EK Success Brands

Tools:
Bent Chain nose sparkle pliers – 201A-103
Semi flush cutter blue sparkle – 202A-105
Source: Beadalon

Instructions:

First:  Creating dangles using crystal, wire and wrappers.

1 – Cut a 1ft piece of hematite wire.  Take one of the ends of the wire and start wrapping it around one of the notches of a small round wrapper, going around 3 times making sure the wire is tight around the wrapper.

Place one double hole bead inside of wrapper. Hold the stone in the middle of wrapper using your thumb and index finger. Take the long portion of the wire, start wrapping across and around the opposite notch of the wrapper. Repeat this movement on same fashion until the crystal is secure in place, and all notches around the edge of wrappers have been used. Trim excess wire then tuck the tip of the wire within the inside edge of wrapper. Wrap the second double hole bead on same fashion and set aside.

2- Repeat step 2 using a hexagon wrapper and 1 terracotta chessboard flat back stone. Make two and set aside.

3 – Create similar dangle using an oval wrapper and one cosmic terracotta fancy stone and then set aside.

4- Create another similar dangle using an oval wrapper and one cosmic terracotta fancy stone, and set aside.

5 – Create two dangles using large round wrapper and silver night butterfly flat back stones.  Make two more dangles using large wrappers and crystal red magma butterfly flat back stones.

Second: Assembling chain and dangles

1- Split the gunmetal heavy round chain in two pieces: each measuring 18 inches.

2. Attach silver plated chain 4 inches away from the end of one piece of gunmetal chain. Use chain-nose pliers to split links of gunmetal chain and then close back.

3 – Use 2 jump rings to attach each of the specific dangles listed below to the silver-plated heavy chain. Skip 3 links between each of the dangles, starting from one of the end links. The pattern below runs from left to right of the chain.

One each of the following: hexagon, large round with silver night butterfly, oval with cosmic fancy stone, oval with divine rock crystal, large round with red magma butterfly, oval with graphic terracotta flat back stone, large round with silver night butterfly, oval with divine rock crystal, large round with red magma butterfly, hexagon terracotta.

4 – Open an 8mm jump ring to attach small section of gunmetal chain between the two sections of chains. Place jump ring on the same link that connects silver-plated and gunmetal chains as well.

5- Add the two last round wrappers 3 links apart from the outside side of the hexagon dangles on each side of the necklace.

6- Using 6mm jump rings attach the set of rhodium-plated duet clasps to finish the necklace.