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How to wire wrap a briolette

Briolettes are fantastic on necklaces, earrings and tiars.

  • 1)You will need wire (26 or 28 gauge – I have used 20 gauge here, experiment to get the result you want), round nose pliers, and a top drilled (not through drilled) bead
  • 2/3) Thread a length of wire through the bead and squeeze with round nose pliers
  • 4/5) Snip one side of the wire leaving ½ cm
  • 6) Pull the wire over the top of the round nose pliers
  • 7) All the way around to form the loop
  • 8/9) Grip the loop with the pliers and with the other pliers wrap the wire all the way to the top of the bead
  • 10) Snip the wire as near to the bead as possible and align the cut end with the rest by pressing with flat nose pliers
  • 11) Re-adjust the loop with round nose pliers to centre it

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