The Spiral Method
“Oh my goodness, how do you even make these spirals? Do you twist the wire around? They’re so beautiful and look so complicated!”
You would not believe how many times I was asked these questions when I sold my jewelry. People were amazed by the jewelry that sparkled in the sunlight, not realizing that these seemingly complicated spirals were so unbelievably easy to make.
In this video, you’ll learn the secret to those beautiful jewels learning what I’ve dubbed the Spiral Method. After you’ve made one of these, you’ll have created a Mobius spiral, which you can then use to make a very simple pendant for a necklace.
Video transcription: In this video, we’re going to make the 3-ring mobius spiral, which is the basis of many of the tutorials you will find on the Linkouture blog.
To make this spiral, you will need three jump-rings. In this case, I’m using three 18-gauge, 7.00 mm inner diameter sterling silver jump rings.
To get started, you want to close up your jump ring so that you hear that nice click. Then, you want to take another jump ring and make sure that it’s open so that there’s enough space to fit around that first jump ring.
Now that it’s opened, you’re going to take that second jump ring and loop it onto the first and then properly close it up.
Then, open up that third jump ring.
Now you want to take the two that you put together already and you want to hold them so that they’re overlapping with a little bit of space between them.
If you remember middle school/high school math, it’s a bit of a Venn diagram. You’re going to hold it and right where that space is between the two, you’re going to take the third jump ring and loop it through so it’s going through both jump rings right where they intersect.
After you loop it through, close it up and make sure there’s the click and it’s flush.
And that’s how you make the 3-ring mobius spiral using the Spiral Method.
Music by https://www.bensound.com/royalty-free-music
Below, you’ll learn where to purchase everything you need, as well as links to a few tutorials.
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Where to buy materials
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Before we dive in, you may be wondering why I saved the tools & supplies list for last.
Well, like any crafty hobby, jewelry making can get expensive really fast.
Before you started purchasing everything, it’s important to make sure that this is something you feel like you want to invest the time & money in learning.
(Plus I think it’s helpful to see everything in action so you can better plan out what supplies you actually want.)
Alright, let’s get to it!
Jewelry Making Tools
When I first started making jewelry I was using the wrong type of flat-nose pliers and it made everything so much more difficult. Avoid the literal pain I went through! I HIGHLY recommend these flat nose pliers for any of my jewelry tutorials. Keep in mind you will need two pairs of these pliers. Yes, they are pricey, but they are WORTH the investment.
Jewelry Making Supplies
I personally buy most of my supplies, including jump rings, from RioGrande. They are a wholesale supplier and you need to have an account with them to buy, but they sell quality products.
When I first started buying jump rings, I found this great shop on Etsy. They’re super helpful and will answer any questions you have about buying supplies, such as jump rings.
The rings I used in these videos are 18 gauge 7 mm ID sterling silver round jump rings. (Item #696524 if you’re ordering them from RioGrande.)
I also like making these spirals with 16 gauge 9 (ish) mm ID sterling silver round jump rings.
What to do with this?
I have a number of free jewelry-making tutorials to help you get started: