Copper Wire and Turquoise Jewelry Scarf Pins

I love these and I thank a friend named Joyce, for the idea! I had a ball creating these as a friend of mine also makes wonderful knitted scarfs, so certainly, I ran right over to her and shared what I was working on. The knitted scarf you see in this image is from GinaCreations and you can find her new shop in Etsy. Check back there as she is still loading up the store with items, but in the meantime, I decided to get a start and made these pins to compliment her knitting projects.

They are created with one 14 gauge wire each for the frame, and then decorative 21 gauge wire for wrapping accents and adding beads. I wanted a nice way to accent the scarfs as well as making it a functional piece of jewelry to help secure the scarf. I’ve seen some versions of scarf pins where two pieces are used and for me, that would become a ‘lost’ piece over time, so I decided to create a design using only one piece of wire. These are simple and a basic ‘hair pin’ or ‘safety pin’ spring. They thread through the fabric and the decorative front acts as a ‘paper clip’ gripping some of the fabric as it slides on.

I used 14 gauge wire so that the pin will hold it’s shape while worn and while being pushed through the fabric. The wire is thick and hard to work with for muscle, but in my opinion, to make a push through pin with any less a size will allow for the ‘pin stick’ to bend over time. I meant for these to be worn with thick cotton or decorative knit scarfs, sweaters and shawls. These are toooo thick for a silk or similar fabric scarf. Just FYI if you think to make some.
If you use thinner wire, I would suggest using HARD wire to make sure the pin stick keeps it’s shape. Using stronger, but smaller wire will be more suitable for silk scarfs or fabrics that are not a knit.

Tip: the end of the pin is going through fabric and the front is laying on the fabric, so make sure you file ends off smooth so they don’t catch the fabric while being put on or off. Same goes for tucking wrapping wires, etc. Tuck them clean and well as this is a piece to be worn on fabric and you don’t want a snag nor do you want your wire coming loose after wear.

The tutorial,which contains all three projects is listed in my store! Please visit if you get a chance. Hugs and I hope you are filled with delightful ideas from this.

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This tutorial is also available at JewelryLessons.com (in a couple of days anyway

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This is an image of how they are ‘worn’, but as fyi, they work well laying sideways also. The back ‘pin’ I left sticking out at the bottom more then should be, but so that you can see how it inserts into the fabric.

Like hair sticks. I wear them. Enjoy and show me if you make any! I’d love to see.

UPDATED: 3.16

I’ve had such a great response from these, so I thought I’d share the patterns. If you’d like to support the sharing and contribute, you are welcome to purchase the whole tutorial from my Etsy store, but if you think this is something you can do, then give it a try! I’d love to see your creations!

A friend said these would make great hair sticks also, if you wear them.

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