How To Make Silver Wire Earrings, the Greek Link by Ross Barbera

How to make beautiful silver wire "Greek Link" earrings; in this video I demonstrate how to construct these beautiful earrings in easy to follow, step by step instructions.

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To create the earrings that you see me construct in this video, I used 18 gauge, nickel silver wire. When I make these earrings in sterling silver, I use .035 sterling silver wire, soft, round. You can also experiment with the many wires available at craft stores. I particularly like to use Black Stove Pipe wire. Black wire gives these earrings a distinctively unique look. The construction of these earrings requires the use of three different types of pliers, round nose pliers, chain nose pliers, and diagonal cutters.

Each earring consists of two distinct parts, the Greek Link itself, and a hanging link that is composed of a coil and top loop. For the Greek Links I used two, eight inch lengths of silver wire. The hanging link required an additional two lengths of wire measuring approximately six inches in length. To complete the earrings once the basic link is finished, I attach them to a pair of pre-made, sterling silver ear wires.

The design for the Greek Link was inspired by the capital of the classical Ionic Greek column dating from the 4the century B.C. . Many of my jewelry ideas are inspired by designs that I have seen used in ancient art and architecture. If you study the Greek Ionic column, you will see that its capital is beautifully simple and assumes the shape of a double spiral. Ancient architectural decoration and jewelry designs often incorporate the spiral, probably an influence of natural forms observed in nature. The classical Ionic column is the inspiration for the link is demonstrated in this video.

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[mescha988]

First of all I love your work! Great tutorials :)

I have a question; how thick is the wire? :)

[realisticart]

@mescha988

Thanks for watching!! To make these earrings I used 18 gauge wire, but you can also use 20 gauge.

[htrfdes]

Great video!!! Thank-you!

[realisticart]

@htrfdes Glad you enjoyed my video!!

[sunshineismyhusband]

Enjoy your videos very much.

[realisticart]

@sunshineismyhusband  Thank you!!

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@LaneyMo

Thanks for watching!!

[LaneyMo]

wonderful videos....explained in great detail, thanks so much!

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@theinnercreative

Thanks!!

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@realisticart

So, I'm waiting! :-)

Thank you! I like very much your videos! Alice