Woven Bow Charm

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  Step 1

  To make the thick frame of the bow (that you'll be weaving on), begin by using your ruler and pencil to help you sketch it. Use your ruler and pencil to mark points at the 0, 0.5, 1, 1.5, and 2 inch places. Then sketch a shape like the one in the second picture above, using those marks as guidelines.

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  Step 2

  After you've sketched out the shape, use your pliers to trace that shape with your thicker wire (in my case, the 20 gauge wire).

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  Step 3

  Grab your thinner wire (in my case, the 28 gauge wire) for weaving.
  Wrap the end of the wire around the top of the thick wire shape and cut off any excess.

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  Step 4

  Then wrap the wire up over the opposite side of the frame.

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  Step 5

  Wrap the wire around that side once.

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  Step 6

  Bring the wire up over the opposite side of the frame.

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  Step 7

  Wrap the wire around that side once.

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  Step 8

  This is basically what you're doing.

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  Step 9

  Repeat those steps again and again until you've gone down the entire length of the frame.

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  Step 10

  Now grab your thin cylindrical object (I used a paintbrush) and curve the top portion (above the first bulge) down over the cylindrical object.

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  Step 11

  Then bend the middle (hourglass/bottleneck part) in the opposite direction (so the top part is bent toward you).

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  Step 12

  Take the cylindrical object again and use it to bend the bottom bulge in the same way that you bent the first bulge.

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  Step 13

  Here's the bow shape that you should have.

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  Step 14

  Insert the cut end into what used to be the top curve of the frame.

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  Step 15

  Pull the wire tightly and wrap the end around the middle of the bow.

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  Step 16

  To make the first end of the bow, see the picture for the shaping.

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  Step 17

  Wrap the end of your thin wire around the top of the end of the bow and begin weaving like you wove the first part of the bow.
  When you get to the corner shown in the picture, wrap the wire around TWICE before going back to the other side. Continue that until the weaving is not slanted as it looks in the picture, and then just go on normally.

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  Step 18

  When you're done, cut off the excess wire and use pliers to press the cut end as flat as possible.

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  Step 19

  Shape the thicker wire like shown in the picture.

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  Step 20

  Then weave that part like you wove the first end of the bow.

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  Step 21

  When the weaving is complete, cut off excess thin wire and flatten the cut end with pliers. Wrap the thick wire around the middle of the bow once, making sure that the two ends of the bow are as close to the top butterfly part of the bow as possible.

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  Step 22

  Cut the thick wire short, leaving just enough for curling into a loop.

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  Step 23

  Use your fingers to adjust the ends of the bow to your liking. Perhaps you want them spaced out and bent in some place; do any or all of that with your fingers.

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  Step 24

  Repeat all those steps to make a matching pair if you want. You could use the set for a pair of earrings or alternatively do what I'm doing -- give the other one to a friend like a friendship token.

  Anyway, I hope you enjoyed the tutorial and want to try it out! Have a splendid day!

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Keri Plezia (aka;Miss Holley King) · Paw Paw, Michigan, US · 4 projects 30th October 2014

I like this... inspiration in the air...

Conn · San Francisco, California, US · 134 projects 1st November 2014

Haha thank you!

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