Step 1
Cut 8-10" and 2-14" pieces of Black or Gun Metal Permanently Colored 22 gauge wire.
Step 2
Make a sharp bend 3.5" from the end of the 8-10" pieces.
Step 3
Starting 1/4" from bend, make three wraps of the long end of the wire.
Step 4
Make three more wraps on top of the original three.
Step 5
Continue wrapping wire more widely spaced between coils.
Step 6
Continue until 7/8 " from bend till last coil. Repeat the above on 7 remaining 10" wires.
Step 7
Bundle in groups of four.
Step 8
Take one of the 14" wires and starting 3/4" from one end, start wrapping it tightly around a bundle of four.
Approximately 3/4" up overlap coils to form the 'knee' of the Raven leg.Refer to pattern leg detail.
Continue to wrap to end of 14" wire.
Approximately 3/4" up overlap coils to form the 'knee' of the Raven leg.Refer to pattern leg detail.
Continue to wrap to end of 14" wire.
Step 9
Splay out the toes of the Raven foot.
Step 10
Curve the toes and sculpt to form the feet to your liking.
Snip off the top wires of the leg to the right length. See pattern detail.
If you put a small piece of tape on the end of the wires, it will make it easier to insert it into the stuffed Raven body.
Repeat the above for the other leg.
Snip off the top wires of the leg to the right length. See pattern detail.
If you put a small piece of tape on the end of the wires, it will make it easier to insert it into the stuffed Raven body.
Repeat the above for the other leg.