Step 5: After completing the 90 degree bend, you are ready to
Step 6: We need to add the second link is this chain to the first link, the same way that we make the first link with one exception. The second loop in this wrapped bead link needs to be larger than normal, because this is where we connect the final link in the chain to complete the beaded leash. Your goal should be that the second loop in this wrapped bead link will be about 3mm in diameter, slightly larger than the seed beads, but slightly smaller than 4mm beads. Step 7: Now we continue making wrapped bead links, connecting them to the prior link in the chain until we have a straight chain that is the length we identified in step 2. For the beaded leash shown here, the total length is 12". Each link in the chain is about .8" long. If your chain needs to be 11" long, use 14 wrapped bead links instead of the 15 shown here. If your beads are different sizes than the ones shown here, you will need to measure to get your length correct. |
make
your loop, by grasping the wire at the 90 degree bend using your round
nose pliers. Once the loop is completed, then wrap the loop closed
by grasping the loop with your bent chain nose pliers and wrapping the
wire around itself. This second loop in this wrapped bead link will
not connect to anything initially, but will be connected to the first loop
in the wrapped bead link in the next step. We build our chain of
wrapped bead links this way -- connect the initial loop for the next link
to the last loop in the prior link, then add your beads, and finally make
your second wrapped loop.