Making Wire Jewellery Masterclass: Prong Set Small Cabochons with Jem Hawkes 

Thank you for watching and for the intelligent question. I'm trying to keep my videos at a reasonably length (I'm told I talk too much haha) so yes it's definitely a key part of making this design successfully to spend as much time as possible getting the correct curvature for your chosen cabochon. I'm using two pairs of pliers to generate the prong curve here and if you slow right down, take your time, you can match the curve of the prong to the rise and graduation of the cabochon you're using. The more time you spend working on this, the less time you'll have to faff around once you've set the cab in position. Thanks so much for watching

Just be kind to yourself and go slowly, practice the prongs and don't be afraid to throw practice sections in the bin marked "experience" xxx

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@@JemHawkes I tried it yesterday, and was surprised that my 1st try was pretty good. I was able to adjust parts easily, and it wasn't a mess. Follow her instructions, and use the tools she says to and you will be just fine. 🙂

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@@JemHawkes 💐 I've been meaning to tell you for over a year that I definitely love, love your big and bold artistic style. I'm a Texan and we love big things 😊 I wrapped a 55 mm oval slab of chrysocolla & 50 mm turquoise for myself 😂of course. I'm trying to wrap smaller stones at the moment for my more conservative friends. Your voice is lovely. 🖐🏾 Have a wonderful evening.

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I hope you enjoy the technique, take you time and have fun xxx

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You can use whatever tool or improvised tool works best for you! Have a great day, Jem

Thanks so much for watching. Yes it can make earrings too ... instead of a fancy bail at the top I would make a simple loop instead to keep it as light as possible xxx

Thank you very much for watching. I have used this exact technique for small heart shapes cabs; mine were around 11 or 12mm. Although I usually prefer an odd number of prongs, with a heart an even number works really well as you can set the two low central prongs just either side of the point. Probably 4 prongs for the 6mm and consider using 20g wire, but the larger ones, maybe 6 prongs. Have a lovely day, Mahalo xxx

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Hi there. I can't say I'm an expert with silver wire, but I have worked with hard silver and half hard, both of which were annoyingly springy and I didn't enjoy. Have a look for silver wire tempers in your location and see what's available. I would not recommend dead soft silver wire for a design like this as you'd want to tumble it after making to harden it up and neither turquoise, nor malachite would enjoy that. If you can find a medium or medium soft, I think that would probably work, but it is NOT my area of expertise. You can craft a bail with a flat back and more rounded front; any size and shape you want; as long as the ends of your chain fit through. Have a great day.

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If your cab is round, yes, you can, but you'll need to warm the strip of prongs to enable it to form smoothly around the mandrel. When we make the prongs, we're hardening the metal, so it becomes a little tense. Try forming the cab frame both by plier movements, and by using your mandrel to see which you prefer xxx

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There are a bunch of different prong setting ideas, you could try this modified prong setting technique on the chipped side, lining up the hearts to disguise the chip perhaps? Xxx ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-2HA2PU5kbnA.htmlsi=EijEGFAjVxIwjtqe

Thank you. It is so small 8 x 10 x 5 I also don't want to cover it up much with a regular wire wrapping either. I actually don't think she is that concerned about the chip showing. I can put the chip at the top near the bail which I think she'd like a wire weave. I can also add some swirls possibly on the side to help cover it up too. She actually is a silversmith and couldn't set it herself because of the chip. I'll just practice with copper (she wants it with silver) to make sure I can do it first.@@JemHawkes

It's a tiny cab so you're in the right place with this video ... Best of luck xxx

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I'm glad you're finding the content useful. My teaching is aimed specifically at beginners to wire wrapping, so if you're struggling at all, please do make use of that pause button and take it back 10 seconds.