Wire Woven Cabochon Setting! LIVE w/ Nikolas Kienitz

Come learn the process of setting your cabochons with wire weaving. In this course I will cover a lot of information but some of those topics will be how to weave and shape the frame, tools you’ll need, bail making, setting the back support frame and embellishment tricks! All the things you need to get started on your own wire weaving journey. The style of frame we will be learning is very versatile so once you know it you can let your imagination run wild!

Nikolas Kienitz

I was born in Germany but raised in the mountains of Utah for the majority of my life. With this background I loved to learn about and explore different cultures and traditions. A lot of my inspiration comes from learning about these places, and that pushes me to be a better artist. Growing up so close to nature was a great experience that helped form my art style today. I've always loved nature and my life has always been heavily intertwined with it. It's been a goal of mine to always try to recreate the beauty of the natural world. I have always done some form of art, as far back as i can remember. It started at a very young age with drawing and painting, then moved into fashion and design, and currently, my true love, jewelry. Jewelry making had always been a side hobby for me, something I did just for myself. As I was going through my sewing phase, I started to realize how much more I enjoyed the process of making the accessories for the outfit than the outfit itself. Because of this I decided to prefect my skills with years in metalsmithing and jewelry classes and hope to share my knowledge with you.