Coiling wire is the topic of this week’s jewelry video by Marti Brown called the Mystic Hurricane Bracelet.

This is the third video from Marti Brown of Dragon’s Odyssey that features interesting and unique techniques in metal and wire. This week Marti will show us the technique of coiling wire and how to make coiled elements or beads, an interesting center piece with coiled wire and how to make connectors and incorporate furnace glass beads.

If you wanted to learn about wire working, working with different gauges and how to use the coiling tool then this is a great project to learn all of that.

Coiling wire gauges

Marti uses 5 different gauges of wire in this coiling wire project. Wire gauges basically mean the thickness of the wire and the higher the number or gauge the smaller the thickness. Marti does introduce you to a great tool that will help you determine the thickness or the gauge of the wire.

It might be recommended to create this coiling wire design for the first time in a copper wire or an artistic wire first as Marti does in the video. You can then create this coiled creature in sterling silver wire or gold filled if that is your heart’s desire.

The addition of the furnace glass slices adds a luminescence and as Marti states a “mystical quality” to the design. The center piece of the bracelet is reminiscent of the hurricane symbol for all of those Weather Channel junkies and a favorite design of Marti’s.

Coiling wire mandrel

The coiling mandrel is a fun little tool to have in your tool box and there are a large range of fun coils you can create with this nifty little tool depending on the coiling wire mandrel you use.

Marti shows you how to link all of your beads and coil elements together and before you know it you have a one of a kind handmade piece of jewelry.

You can see Marti’s beautiful project here:

Coiling wire project: Mystic Hurricane Bracelet