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To make this bracelet you will need to make 6 wrapped bead links each 1/2 inch long.  Wrapped Link Wire and Glass Beads Bracelet jewelry making design
Wrapped Link
Step 1:  Cut and straighten a piece of 20G wire 3.5 inches long.

Step 2:  Make a wrapped loop in one end of this wire.  Wrap only one time around the wire as shown at left.  The technique for making this loop is shown here.
 

Wrapped Link Wire and Beads Bracelet jewelry making design step 2
Step 2
Step 3:  Position two pegs on a WigJig 1/2 inch apart.  (For the Delphi, as shown at right, these pegs should be positioned on a diagonal with two empty pegs between them.)  Now using your chain nose pliers, grasp the wire just below the second peg and bend the wire 80 degrees.  See the picture at right for how the wire should look. 
 
Wrapped Link Wire and Beads Bracelet jewelry making design step 3
Step 3
Step 4:  Now remove the wire from the jig and make a wrapped loop using your round nose pliers where you just made this bend.  Continue to wrap the wire tail.  The picture at left shows this wrap partially completed.  Continue to wrap until the wire segment in the middle is completely covered.  Step 4 made with WigJig Jewelry Tools, wire and supplies.
Step 4
Step 5:  Cut the wire tail and squeeze it flat using your chain nose pliers.  The finished link should appear as shown at right. Completed jewelry wire link made with WigJig Jewelry Tools and supplies.
Wrapped Bead Link

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This WigJig jewelry project is provided as part of WigJig University - College of Jewelry 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 making jewelry might need to visit the WigJig University College of Jewelry 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.