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Step 13: Now we need to grip the loop in the jaws of our fine
bent chain nose pliers and hold the loop firmly. By holding the
loop in our pliers while we wrap the wire around itself, we preserve the
round shape of the loop. See the picture at left for how you
should grip the loop with your pliers.
Step 14: At this point you are ready to wrap the wire around
itself. Hold your bent chain nose pliers in your non-dominant hand
and with the fingers of your dominant hand push the wire to begin
wrapping. One important thing while you are wrapping is to keep
the wire tail perpendicular to the wire you are wrapping around as you
wrap.
Step 15: Continue wrapping until you have filled almost all
of the space between the bead and the loop at the top of the bead
dangle. Again, keep the wires perpendicular for the entire wrap as
this will allow a tight wrap without gaps.
Step 16: When you have completed the wrap you will still have some excess wire that you will need to cut. Cut the wire with the flat side of your flush cutter toward the bead dangle so that you won't have a sharp end left on your wire. Cut as close to the bead dangle as your cutter will allow. These instructions continue on the following page
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Step
12: The wrapped loop bead dangle, is stronger and more
permanent than an open loop bead dangle. After the wire is wrapped
closed, that bead dangle will remain in that position until it is cut
off. For this reason, when making a wrapped loop bead dangle, you
need to put the bead dangle in its final position before you begin
wrapping it closed. In the picture at right you can view how the
wire component was positioned prior to wrapping. Sometimes you may
find that using your pliers to open the loop slightly will make it
easier to position the wire component.
