 There
are two major steps in making these earrings. First, we need to make
a piece of wire in the shape of a circle with a 1 1/2" diameter, then we
need to shape that round piece of wire into the triangular shape shown at
right. Both of these steps involved shaping the wire using pegs on
our of our WigJig tools. For this particular shape, the WigJig
Cyclops or Electra is the best choice of jig, although in a later page we
will show how to make these earrings using the WigJig Centaur. Our
step-by-step free instructions begin below.Step 1: Using
your Flush Cutter, cut a segment of 18 gauge soft wire 6 1/2 inches long. Step 2: Using your Fine Step Jaw Pliers or your round nose pliers, make a 1/2 loop in one end of this wire. This loop needs to be big enough to fit over one of the regular metal pegs for your jig. You won't need a full loop because this loop is going to be cut off in a later step. Step 3: Using your thumb and forefinger from your
non-dominant hand, hold the wire by the 1/2 loop you just made and pull
the wire repeatedly through the jaws of you nylon jaw pliers to straighten
the wire.
Step 4: Position one 1 1/2" larger round Super Peg and one
regular metal peg in your WigJig Cyclops as shown at right. Place
the initial 1/2 loop on the regular metal peg and wrap the wire completely
around the Larger Round Super Peg
Step 5: Remove the wire from the jig and cut the initial 1/2 loop off the wire. Upon completion of this step your will will appear as shown at left. |
(shown
in white at right). Continue wrapping until all the wire has been
bent against the Super Peg. Hold the wire in this fully wrapped
position for about 10 seconds and then let it relax. At this point
the wire will appear as shown at right. You should note that the
wire won't completely follow the Super Peg, but will be close. (The
pattern for the Centaur can be found on