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I call this earring style, "Two Loops", because the top is simply two
loops made on the same peg in your jig. This is a very easy design
to make and for this reason is great for beginners. The pattern for
this design is shown below and uses the same peg for the starting and
ending loops. By crossing the wire near the top, you can use the
hole that is formed to hang a bead dangle. |
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When you are finished wrapping the wire, merely remove the wire from the
jig and cut the excess wire. Close the final loop with your bent
chain nose pliers and you can connect the top of this earring body to your
ear wire finding or to a
modified figure 8 connector made as described here.
The pattern for the wire at the bottom can be as many loops or whatever wire shape suits your fancy. The pattern above right has four loops made on the WigJig Centaur or WigJig Cyclops. We have other earring designs that use 2, 3 and 5 loops as well as some geometric shapes. The earrings shown at right use this two loops style of earring body. On the next page we will describe a similar technique for making an earring body that may be slightly more attractive. |
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