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Here we show two different styles for making the top wire components for
these earrings. For lack of a better name, we will call the left
hand style, style 1 and the right hand style, style 2. (Our
imagination is on vacation today and we can't come up with a better name.)
Both of these styles work well. With style 1, a
modified figure 8 connector is required to connect the middle loop in
the wire component to your ear wire finding. With style 2, the
modified figure 8 connector is optional. You can connect directly to
your ear wire finding, or you can use the connector.
Step 1: The first step in making either style is to cut a piece of 20 gauge wire about 2 1/8" long and make a loop in one end of this piece of wire. |
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| Step 2: While holding this loop, straighten the
wire.
Step 3: Place pegs 1 and 2 on your jig and place the initial loop on the wire segment on peg 1. Wrap the wire around peg 2 as shown at right. Step 4: Place peg 3 in your jig and wrap the wire around this peg. |
Style 1 |
Style 2 |
| Step 5: Remove the wire from your jig and using your flush cutter, cut the excess wire. |
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| Step 6: Using your bent chain nose pliers, close the loop in the wire component made on peg 3. |
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