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STEP 1:
Gather all of your materials and tools together.
Cut your one foot pieces of silver wire into two 5" pieces
and one 2" piece. Set one 5" piece and the 2"
piece aside for making the hook.
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STEP 2:
Make a round eye on the end of your 5" piece with your
round-nose pliers. This will be the part all the wires of
your necklace will be attached to, so make sure it is large
enough now to hold them all. |
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STEP 3:
Grasp your wire about 1/4" to 1/2"away
from your first eye. Start making another eye by wrapping
the wire around the pliers tip, and overlap over the wire
when it reaches full circle. Carefully continue wrapping
the wire back around itself on the outer edges of the first
circle, in a spiral fashion. |
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STEP 4:
Carefully continue wrapping the wire back
around itself on the outer edges of the first circle, in
a spiral fashion. Continue building the spiral for about
three wire widths deep. |
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STEP 5:
Wrap the wire around in your spiral until
it is directly across from your attachment eye. Grasp the
wire with your pliers and bend it up in a 90 degree angle
from the spiral. |
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STEP 6:
Wrap the wire around your pliers making
another eye. Bring the wire tail back to the edge of your
spiral and continue wrapping the spiral down towards the
first eye. |
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STEP 7:
Wrap the tail end around the wire stem from
the first eye, making a niced wrapped finish.
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STEP 8:
You're half way done! Your finished eye
part should look like the picture to the left. |
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STEP 9:
Now, we will begin the hook end of the clasp. Take your other
5" piece of wire and grasp it about 1 1/2" from
the end. Bend the wire into a complete U. |
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STEP 10:
Gently squeeze the "U" end of the wire together
withthe flat part of your round nose pliers so the two sides
are close together. |
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STEP 11:
Now, make an eye on the other end of your wire, not the
"U" end. Make the eye very close where the two
wires meet. This should leave about an inch of tail. Grasp
this tail and wrap it around both wires to keep them neatly
together. |
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STEP 12:
Grasp this tail and wrap it around both wires to keep them
neatly together. Trim any excess if needed. |
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STEP 13:
Once the tail is wrapped, make sure your piece is nice and
straight, and the two wires are running parrallel to each
other. |
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STEP 14:
Now, take the 2" piece of silver wire and carefully
wrap a section of the "U" wire just below the
halfway point. This is decorative wrapping to add a nice
touch, if it slips slightly after wrapping, gently flatten
it with a flat pliers.
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STEP 15:
Carefully bend the wire into the hook shape with your round
nose pliers. Gently bend the ned of the hook up and out a
little to make it easy ti slip into the eye of the clasp. |
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STEP 16:
Now your hook & eye clasp is finished,
and ready to add to your project! |
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