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9: At this point you will have a wire component shaped in a square
with two loops superimposed one on top of the other. In order to fix
these two loops so that they stay together, we need to make a modified
figure 8 connector and connect one side of this connector to the two
loops. Instructions for
making a modified figure 8 connector can be found here. After
you have made this connector, open one side of the connector and connect it
to the two loops in your square wire component, then close that side of
the modified figure 8 connector.
Step 10: Connect the top of the modified figure 8 connector to your ear wire finding. This completes one of your Runway Earrings. Make your second earring following exactly the same steps.
The earring shown above was made with each side being 2" long. You can make less bold alternative designs with the sides any length. In the following web page we will show an alternative design that used sides that were each 1 inch long. |
This
earring could be made with brass wire as we have shown above or it could
be made in sterling silver or gold-filled wire. If you decide to use
gold-filled or sterling silver, 1/2 hard wire will be easier to use than
soft wire.