Hello, my name is Stella Stout. I am married and living in Cabot, were I was raised. I have 3 grandchildren that I enjoy spoiling. I started beading and learning to wire wrap from my sister, Nora, who lived in San Antonio, about 8 years ago. At the time I was enjoying so many crafts (painting, woodworking, cake decorating, floral arranging, and quilting). Every time my sister would visit, she would show me the beading and wire wrapping pieces she had learned after taking classes. I told her that if i had time to learn one more craft, that i would be making jewelry. I finally told her I had to learn to wire wrap and bead. She taught me to wire wrap and bead and a year later we started attending the William Holland School of Lapidary Arts in Young Harris, GA. Each year I have traveled to Georgia to take a class. I have taken a class in Cabochon cutting, Wire Wrapping I, (2 years) Wire II, and Wire Sculpture. I have been teaching wire wrapping for 4 years.
I teach the basic techniques that i learned at William Holland. I teach how to measure what you want to wire wrap, and determine how much wire to use, how to twist square wire (to incorporate in your wire wrapped project), to blind with half round wire, and different ways to finish a pendent.
The class for the Kumihimo (pronounced Koo Me He Mow) bracelet.
This project is made using a kumihimo disk, seed beads, and heavy thread. It is easier than it looks. You not only can make bracelets, but also necklaces to wear or without a pendent. It takes about 3 hours to complete a bracelet. Once you learn to make a bracelet, you will be able to go home and make a matching necklace.
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The pocket book locket is made with square wire that can be twisted in class and wrapped around a rectangeler stone, which
gives the lock of a pocket book. Beads or pearls can be added at the top.
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The donut pendent is made using square wire wrapped with 1/2 round wire. The wrapped wire is attached to the donut . Beads
are pearls can be added to enhance the piece.
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| Beginning Wire Wrap Class |
The basic wire wrapping class will teach you how to measure you stone and determine how much wire you will need.
You will learn to wrap square wire with half round wire, how to make a bail, and how to finish a pendent by making
rosettes with the remaining wire.
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| Intermediate Wire Wrapping |
The intermediate class will teach you to work with a odd shap stone. Using twisted wire, beads to enhance the pendent and
different was to finish a pendent.
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| Advanced Wire Wrap Interchangeable Pendant |
The changeable cabachon pendent is made in a way that the cabachon can be removed and replaced with a different cabachon
The frame is made to accomadate a 40 x 30 cabachon. The wires can be twisted before the frame is made and beads or
pearls can be used to enhance the frame.
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The heart shape pendent is made with a 1 1/2 inch heart shape pendent, square wire, and half round wire. The wire is wrapped,
bent, and seperated to hold the heart. The bail is formed and wrapped to the back of the pendent. The wires in the the front
of the pendent can be curled to enhance the pendent. Beads can also be added to finish the pendent.
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