How To Make A Silver Wire Necklace, The Greek Link by Ross Barbera

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

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To create the "Greek Link" necklace that you see me construct in this video, I used .035 sterling silver wire, soft, round. This is my favorite metal to work with, but you may also experiment with the many colored wires available at craft stores. I particularly like Black Stove Pipe wire. Black wire gives this necklace a distinctively unique look. A wire that I recently discovered is Niobium, which is a hypo-allergenic metal, easy to work with, and available in many anodized colors.

The construction of this necklace requires the use of three different types of pliers, round nose pliers, chain nose pliers, and diagonal cutters. I also use a fine jewelry file to file the ends of the cut metal wire, eliminating any sharp edges, and a two ounce ball peen hammer to work the metal.

Each "Greek Link" is constructed from an eight inch length of silver wire, and the links are attached to one another using a bridging link. The bridging link also permits the incorporation of beads. To complete the necklace, I attach a hand-made fish hook clasp to one end, and a figure-8 link to the other end. For a detailed demonstration on how to construct this clasp, please see my videos entitled "How to Make A Simple Jewelry Clasp, Part 1," and "How to Make A Simple Jewelry Clasp, Part 2."

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 was the inspiration for the link is demonstrated in this video.

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[iamkjo]

an excellent teacher...thanks

[realisticart]

@iamkjo

Thanks for watching!!

[meadowyeadow]

This is a beautiful necklace, I am going to try it! Thank you for your wonderful tutorials! Are you going to make any new videos soon?

[realisticart]

@meadowyeadow Yes I post videos on a regular basis. Thank you so much for your comments!

[arkasas1]

yia sou !! i well make that ,i am from greece !! this is so beautiful put i doo marc the wire plase hellp me thank you `=` ..

[realisticart]

@theinnercreative

Thanks innercreative!! Also I really enjoyed the book that you recommended!

[realisticart]

@theinnercreative Sounds very interesting!

[realisticart]

@meadowyeadow

Thanks for watching my videos! I'm in the process of finalizing a new instructional video for a new link that I recently designed. In the new video, I'll apply the link to earrings, then follow up with another video that employs the link in the construction of a necklace.

[realisticart]

@nvrba Thank you!!

[realisticart]

@sunshineismyhusband Just keep on doing more - the more you do the more discoveries you make!

[realisticart]

@SapphireTigress You're very welcome!