Forming Wire Wrapped Loops
By: Prima Bead
Forming Wire Wrapped Loops
Add some extra detail and strength to your wire jewelry designs by Forming Wire Wrapped Loops. This is one of the crucial wire jewelry techniques for beginners to learn if you plan on using heavy components in your jewelry creations. You'll use this basic technique again and again as you learn how to make wire jewelry, so master the fundamentals now with this beginner wire wrapping tutorial.
Project TypeLearn a Technique
Time to CompleteUnder an hour
Bead Technique UsedChainmail/Wirework
Note: You will find this technique easier to do with thinner or soft metal pins, like sterling.
Instructions:
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Grasp the pin with your round-nosed pliers. The position on the prong (thin or thick) will determine the length of the wrap.
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Bend the pin back to a 90-degree angle.
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Rotate the pliers to position one prong on top.
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Pull the pin forward around the top prong.
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Reposition then form the pin into a loop.
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Using pliers or your fingers, carefully wrap the wire around and down the stem.
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Continue as far down as you would like.
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Trim off extra wire.
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Using needle nose pliers or a crimp tool, smooth in the tail of the wire.
