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Step 9:  Using chain nose pliers bend the wire ends of the wings into spirals to become the eyes of the dragonfly.

Step 10:  On the 1/4" coil, bend the wire tail back so that it becomes parallel to the body, separated by about 1/8 inch. 

Step 11:  Slide the wings/eyes under this wire tail on the body segment.  Bend the end of the wire tail down and into the body coil so that it holds the wings/eyes in place as shown at right. 
 

Wings and body for dragonfly wire sculpture made with WigJig Jewelry Making Tools and supplies.
Step 11 Wire Tail holding
wings to body

legs and body for dragonfly wire sculpture made with WigJig Jewelry Making Tools and supplies.
Step 15 Legs wrapped around body

Legs and body for dragonfly wire sculpture view 2 made with WigJig Jewelry Making Tools and supplies.
Step 17 Legs bent to final position

 Step 12:  Now position the legs wire segments over the space between the two pairs of wings.  The "U" of the legs segment should be down on the body segment.

Step 13:  Bend one of the leg wires so that it wraps around the body and is horizontal, on the bottom of the body, pointing away from the body. 

Step 14:  Now bend the opposite leg so that it wraps around the body and is horizontal pointing away from the body.  At this point you should have two legs wrapped completely around the body, holding the legs to the body. 
 
Step 15:  Continue, one pair of legs at a time, until all six legs are wrapped around the body and are horizontal.  See the picture above left (top).

Step 16:  Cut each leg so that it is 3/4 to 1" long. 

Step 17:  Bend the last 1/4" of each leg down (vertical).  At this point the body should stand on its legs.  See the picture above left (bottom).

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This WigJig jewelry making project is provided as part of WigJig University - College of Household Designs.  We try to provide interesting 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.