Make Beads into a Perfect Link- Herringbone Wire Wrap

If you love jewelry making, you should master wire wrap technique well. Herringbone wire wrap is often seen in jewelry making. You may think it's hard to do. But you'll find it simple to make after taking a look at below steps...

You'll need aluminum wires, glass bead (or any beads is OK), round nose pliers, and wire cutters.

Step1: Make a loop around round nose pliers.


Step2: Wrap wire around the longer piece.


Step3: Thread a bead onto the wire and repeat wrapping wire the other end of the wire, like the previous steps.


Step4: Weave from the wire around one side of the bead and lay the wire cross the glass bead.


Step5: Make one wrap around the wrapped coil.


Step6: Form the wire around the other side of the bead and make one wrap around the wrapped coil.



Step7: Repeat the pattern until you have reached the top of the coil.


Step8: Make one extra wrap around the wrapped coil and cut off the extra wire with wire cutters.


Step9: Use round nose pliers to squeeze the end of the wire.


Step10: So you get a wrapped herringbone!

Make Wire Wrapped Hair Accessories with Wood Beads

It’s ridiculously easy to make this wire wrapped hair accessory. The concept is simple, just wrap the wires, thread the wood beads. Here, detailed steps will be listed below. Feel free to DIY it and wear it out proudly.

Jewelry making supplies required:
2mm Aluminum wire
0.3mm copper wire
6mm wood beads
Wire cutting pliers

Round nose pliers

1st, 

Cut down 2mm aluminum wire of length about 15cm, wrap circles on both ends, like the pic showed. 

Start wrapping 10 circles of the 0.3mm copper wire close to aluminum circle made before. Thread a wood bead then wrap 10 circles. 

Repeat this procedure until use up 14 wood beads. 

2nd, 

Cut down 10cm aluminum wire and bend a loop on one end with round nose pliers. 

Make one wood bead go through 0.3mm copper wire of the length 8cm. 

At last, fix the wood bead by wrapping circles.

3rd, 

The pretty wire wrapped hair accessory is finished. Now you can wear it out proudly and tell your friends that it’s all handmade by you!

4 Steps to Choose Wire for Jewelry Making

Making jewelry needs many jewelry making supplies like beads, tools, wires and so on. Wires are one of the most important materials for making fancy jewelry. There are different kinds and sizes of wires. You may wonder what kind of wire you should use in the jewelry making. Sometimes, wire plays an important role in the jewelry. It can make your jewelry attractive and stable. You can use it as links for chains, create stone settings and make pendants, earrings and bracelets. Next, we will offer your more information about wire choices.

4 Steps to choose wire for jewelry making:

Step1: Choose your project.

You should know different wire suits for different jewelry. So we should decide what kind of jewelry we are going to make before we choose wire.

Step2: Choose the wire hardness: soft, half-hard, and hard.

Soft wire can be easily bent into many shapes by your hands. It is great for making spirals, loops and round shapes.

Half-hard wire is a bit harder than soft wire. It is designed for making sharp angles or wrapping around itself.

Hard wire is difficult to bend. It can be used to make pins, jumprings, hooks and clasps. It can’t be bent into round shapes.

Step3: Choose the wire gauge.

14-gague and 16-gauge are good for supporting large, heavy jewelry.

18-gauge and 20-gauge wire can be made into most bracelets. We can also use them for clasps, rings and pins.

20-gauge or higher can be used for making earrings and wrapping bead.

Step4: Choose the wire color.

There are many colors of different wires. You can buy the wires in the color suitable for your main jewelry project.

Now, you know the wires better. You can choose the right wire in your jewelry making in future. Hope the above information can help you to create more beautiful jewelry.

Source: 

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