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Step 1:  Cut and straighten a piece of 20G soft wire 5" long.

Step 2:  Using the WigJig Spiral Maker, make a spiral in 1/2 of this wire.  When the spiral is completed there should be a wire tail 21/2 inches long. The spiral will appear as shown at right (the center wire tail of the spiral is pointing away from the camera in this picture.)  Instructions for making a spiral with the WigJig Spiral Maker can be found here. 


Cages jewelry making project made using WigJig jewelry tools, Spiral Maker, beads and jewelry supplies.   
Step 2 Spirals
 
Step 3:  Now make another spiral with the wire tail.  When making this spiral, the center wire of the spiral should point in the opposite direction from the first spiral and the spiral should spiral in from the end in the opposite direction of the first spiral (if the first one is clockwise, then the second is counter-clockwise).  When completed the two spirals should appear as shown at right. 

Jewelry making project made using WigJig jewelry tools, wire, beads and jewelry supplies.
Step 3 Top View
 Cages jewelry making project made using WigJig jewelry tools, wire, beads and jewelry supplies.
 Step 3 Side View

 
Step 4:  Now, by hand, continue wrapping the smaller of the two spirals until it completely overlaps the other spiral.  The two spirals should be flat like two pancakes stacked one on top of the other, with the center wires pointed in opposite directions.  The picture at right shows how this should appear.

Cages jewelry making project made using WigJig jewelry tools, Spiral Maker, beads and jewelry supplies.
Step 4 Overlapping Spirals

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This WigJig jewelry making project is provided as part of WigJig University - College of Jewelry Making Designs.  We try to provide interesting jewelry projects using beads, jewelry wire and other jewelry supplies.  We hope that these pictures will provide you enough information for you to complete this project.  Some of the skills and jewelry making techniques have not been discussed here.  For beginners, we suggest that you visit our Beginners Start Here pages. These pages discuss the skills necessary for making jewelry in the detail that beginners need. We also suggest that beginners to jewelry making might need to visit the WigJig University College of Jewelry Making Techniques for additional information about some of the skills and techniques shown. 

 Most, but not all of the jewelry supplies shown here can be purchased in our WigJig store.  We try to have a complete selection of jewelry supplies in our store including chain, wire, glass beads, findings, watches, tools, etc.