Ovals Jewelry Wire & Beads Earrings Jewelry Making Project -- Page 2

Step 1:  Cut two segments of 20 gauge soft wire each 3 3/4" long. 

Step 2:  Using your Fine Step Jaw Pliers, make a loop in the end of each wire segment.  Use the first step in the pliers to make a loop for our WigJig Delphi, Cyclops or Centaur and the second step in the pliers to make a loop for our WigJig Olympus, Olympus Lite or Electra. 

Step 3:  Now we need to straighten both wire segments.  This is done by grasping the wire by the loop in your non-dominant hand and pulling the wire repeatedly through the jaws of your nylon jaw pliers until the wire is straight. 

Step 4:  The peg pattern for making the Ovals earring body is shown at right.  Peg 1 is a regular metal peg and pegs 2 and 3 are 1/4" Super Pegs.  Pegs 2 and 3 are separated from one another by 1".  You can find a template for this pattern on our WigJig Centaur here. 

Step 5:  Position the initial loop in your wire on peg 1 and bend the wire against peg 2 as shown below-left.  Push the wire until it rests adjacent to peg 3 with no pressure applied.  (It may be easier to remove peg 3 until you have the wire bent properly.)

Step 6:  Now bend the wire around peg 3 and continue pushing the wire until it rests adjacent to peg 2 with no pressure applied.  See the picture below-center.  You may need to push the wire over peg 2 slightly then remove your grip on the wire until it rests in the position shown.

Step 7:  Bend the wire against peg 2, between peg 2 and peg 1 as shown below-right.

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