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Step 1: The first step in making these earrings is to print our template for making the earrings. You can view the template here. The template prints using the free Adobe Acrobat application. This application comes already loaded on many new computers. Step 2: We begin making the earring body by making the bottom wire component. You can view the peg pattern for the bottom wire component below-left. Start by using your flush cutter to cut a 4" segment of 20 gauge wire. 1/2 hard wire will work better if you have it, but soft wire will also work (just not as easily). Free instructions for cutting jewelry wire can be found here. Step 3: Make a "P" loop in the end of the wire segment with the flush cut by using your fine step jaw pliers. Our free instructions for making a loop using fine step jaw pliers can be viewed here. Step 4: Hold the loop in the end of the wire with the thumb and forefinger on your non-dominant hand and using your nylon jaw pliers straighten the wire segment by repeatedly pulling the wire through the jaws of your pliers. Our free instructions for straightening wire can be viewed here. Step 5: Position all 7 regular metal pegs into your WigJig Centaur or Cyclops jig as shown below-left. Use your printed template to help positioning the pegs in your jig by placing the jig on the template and looking through the jig to view where to position your pegs. Step 6: Place the loop in your wire on peg 7 in the pattern as shown below-center. Step 7: Remove peg 5 so that it won't be in your way, and wrap the wire around peg 6 as shown below-right.
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