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Basic Jewelry Loop Instructions

Tuesday, November 21st, 2006

The final product shown.

Step 1: Slide bead(s) onto a 9 Pin or T Pin.

Step 2:Using your bent nose or chain nose pliers, bend the wire to form a right angle as close to the bead as possible.

Step 3: Using side cutter pliers, remove any excess wire, leaving approximately 8mm of wire

Step 4: Examine the tips […]

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Making A Simple Loop

Saturday, October 28th, 2006

Step 1: Using round nose pliers, grip the wire of the headpin (T Pin) just above the last bead added. Bend the wire to a 90° angle. Using wire cutters, trim the wire to 1 cm

Step 2: Grip the end of the cut wire with the tip of the round nose pliers; have very little […]

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Opening and Closing a Jump Ring

Sunday, July 9th, 2006

Step 1: An O Ring (or called jump ring) is a circle of wire with a split in the middle. To open a O Ring, place a pair of chain- or flat-nose pliers on each side of the opening; open the O Ring by moving one pair of pliers away from you and holding the […]

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