Picture Yourself Making Jewelry and Beading

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3.Use the round nose pliers and grasp the wire
at the bend with the section that you bent
pointing toward you and the longer part of
the wire where the beads will be pointing
down.


4.Use your fingers to wrap the wire that is
pointing toward you around the round nose
pliers to form a loop. The closer that you
hold the wire to the end of the jaws of the
round nose pliers, the smaller the loop will
be; and the further up the jaws of the round
nose pliers that you hold the wire, the larger
the loop will be.


5.Hold the loop that you formed with the
chain nose pliers. Wrap the wire “tail” around
the longer piece of wire that is pointing down.
When this wire has been wrapped, trim and
file the end so that it will not be sharp.

6.Use the chain nose pliers to squeeze the last
loop tight against the wire. Add a bead or
beads to the wire above the wrapped loop.

7.Measure at least 1H” above the top bead and
cut the wire.

8.Use the ruler to measure and mark G”
above the top bead. This is where you will
bend the wire at a 90-degree angle to form
the wrapped loop at the other end of the
beads.

9.After bending the wire, repeat the loop and
wrapping process.
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