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I hope this translates, cause I'm kinda no good at explaining some things, but ok...here we go
Oh and one note:
Keep in mind, with this tutorial i used a 22 gauge headpin, but you can use any gauge. Though the thinner the wire, the easier for the bends, and the thicker the wire, the harder for it to bend. But I find that 22 and lower are a little stronger. (But then it all depends on what size the hole of the bead is and what you can get through.)
And once you get good at it, the possibilities of what you can do with wire is just insane. Ok, on with the tut:
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Cortney B. favorited Wire Wrap It Tutorial 10 Nov 22:35
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Bokreeder .. favorited Wire Wrap It Tutorial 22 Oct 01:15
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Step 11
Now move your pliers so that the top rung of the round nose is now on the bottom, and pull the tail around it, forming a loop.
NOTE:
You can take your pliers out of the half loop you've made and put it back in to continue, just make sure that the loop is in the bottom rung of the pliers so you can complete that loop! -
Step 17
And now you have a wrap!
or dangle.
This is good for making pendants, since there's no chance of it falling off 'cause you've just made a closed ring.Now remember, if you're attatching this to another closed ring, from step 13 and on, all that wrapping, you'll be holding onto the loop and whatever else you're attatching it to. It can be tricky trying to get a grip of both, but if you can just hold on to the loop that you've made, and let the other dangle, it should be no problem....again, practice makes perfect.
CO + K User
I'd love to see more how-tos about those basic techniques!