How to Create Jewelry Through Wire Wrapping

Step-by-Step Guide

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   Step 1: Using wire cutters

   Be sure the wire you cut is mostly straight before you move on to the next step.
   
   If it isn't you can straighten it by running it between your fingers.
   
   Try using a piece of soft leather to protect your skin.
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   Step 2: cut approximately 6” piece of wire to work with.

   Use the round nose pliers to secure the wire while bending one end of the wire over the pliers. (Make this bend as sharp as you can). , The back of the wire should be flush with the pliers. , The tail will be hanging down. , Bend the wire most of the way around the pliers, but not completely.
   
   It should not touch the other end of the wire. , You now should see a loop, resembling a half circle with two straightened ends. , Be sure the wire loop you have created is tight against the pliers. , This step allows you to complete the loop.
   
   Remove the pliers; you should now have a full circle made of wire. , Hold as softly as possible while still keeping a grip on your wire to prevent plier marks.
   
   Using your finger, wrap the end of the wire around the stem of your loop.
   
   This will create the first loop around the stem of the wire; keep it tight against the loop. , You should now have a completed loop, with three circles around the stem, created from the end of the wire. , Use caution here:
   Place your finger over the excess wire while cutting to prevent it from flying away.
   
   You may want to use your needle nose pliers to tighten the last tiny bit of wire so you do not have a sharp edge.
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   Step 3: Make a 90 degree bend about 2.5” from the end of the wire.

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   Step 4: Place the bent wire halfway down the round nose pliers

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   Step 5: about half an inch from the tip of the pliers themselves.

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   Step 6: Hold the round nose pliers in your dominant hand

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   Step 7: with the bend of the wire you created pointing towards you from between the pliers.

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   Step 8: Bend the end of the short wire back

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   Step 9: around the top of the round nose pliers

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    Step 10: using the thumb of your non-dominant hand.

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    Step 11: Remove the round nose pliers from the wire.

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    Step 12: Reinsert the round nose pliers back into the loop so that bottom tip of the pliers is within the loop

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    Step 13: instead of the top.

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    Step 14: Push the top of wire over the round nose pliers to meet the portion of the wire underneath the pliers and ends at a 90 degree angle to the long tail.

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    Step 15: Grip the loop with the bent nose pliers holding it sideways

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    Step 16: rather than within the loop.

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    Step 17: Continue to hold the bent nose pliers in your hand while wrapping the end of the wire around the stem for two more turns using your hand.

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    Step 18: Now that you have completed your wire wrap

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    Step 19: cut the excess wire using the wire cutters.

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