Making Jewelry - Wire Wrapping 101 Part 3 (niobium jewelry wire)

(niobium jewelry wire) Next, using your chain nose pliers, grasp the loop with the excess wire pointing up. Hold the loop firmly, and with the other hand, work the excess wire away from you and around the short wire between the loop and the top of the bead. (niobium jewelry wire) Work slowly and steadily so that you get the wraps right next to each other. Speed can be your enemy here.

(niobium jewelry wire) When your last wrap touches the top of the bead, stop. Use your cutters to cut the remainder of the excess wire off as closely as you can. A word about cutters. The side of the semi-flush cutter that is smooth and flat will make a cut with the smallest point.

The side (pictured at the beginning of the article) that is angled will produce the largest point on the end of the wire. (niobium jewelry wire) So it is best to have the flat side of the cutters facing the wire that will remain with the angled side toward the "waste" wire. Use your chain nose pliers to gently squeeze the very end of the wire into its final position. Run your finger over it to be certain that it will not poke or scratch the wearer.(niobium jewelry wire)

Voila! You have made your first wrapped loop. You are well on your way to making beautiful jewelry. (niobium jewelry wire) Last thing to remember is practice, practice, practice. Do not expect to do it perfectly the first time or even the seventh. But do keep at it. As I said in the beginning, this is the single most valuable wire wrapping technique that you can learn.

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