Archive for the 'jewelry' Category

Jiggety Jig

Wednesday, June 25th, 2008

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I have a new toy. It’s called a jig and you use it to shape wire into pretty, fun things. It’s essentially just a peg board with pegs.

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You kind of guide the wire around the pegs. This one is going to be. . .

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… an “interesting” bookmark.

So far I like my earrings best (note to self: buy more wire).

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If you are interested in learning more about this tool, check out these links:

Jewelry Making Using a WigJig Jewelry Tool

Jewelry Making about.com: Wire Snake Jewelry Jig Component
There are other jig related articles at the end of that tutorial.

The WigJig company appears to have cornered the market on jig tutorials. Here is a collection of their videos on YouTube.

 

It’s a Wrap

Thursday, March 20th, 2008

Origami Hearts

Wednesday, February 13th, 2008