Making Wire Jewelry with Rena
video by Rena Klingenberg.
A plain wire loop is often used when working with thick wire gauges, or in making dangles for earrings, charm bracelets, cha-cha bracelets, etc.
Supplies
For practicing making a plain wire loop with me in the video, you’ll need:
- A piece of wire that’s about 2 inches (5.08 cm) long – and anywhere from 18 gauge to 22 gauge. (In this video I’m using 20-gauge round soft copper wire.)
- Round nose pliers.
- Flat nose pliers.
Why I Mark My Round Nose Pliers
In the video you’ll see that I mark my pliers for the two most common loop sizes I make.
By having these marks on my pliers, I can easily make wire loops in a perfectly consistent size, over and over.
This is a great way to make your finished jewelry look uniform and professional.
I use a fine-tip permanent marker to draw these lines on my pliers.
The lines wear off over time – but if you want to remove the lines before then, simply rub them off with a small piece of paper towel soaked in rubbing alcohol.
Jewelry Projects to Make with
this Plain Wire Loop Technique:
Mixed-Metal Industrial Pendant
See More Videos on
Ways to Make Wire Loops:
How to Make a Wrapped Wire Loop (Video)
How to Attach a Wrapped Wire Loop to Another Jewelry Component (Video)
How to make a plain wire loop
Thanks for this tutorial, Rena. The others I have seen on this subject had a much more complicated method.
Great tip about marking my pliers with the marker. Now my closures(loops) will be more uniformed instead of different sizes.
Thank you, thank you Rena! You make this look so easy and what a great idea on marking the pliers. I have had such a hard time making my loops look perfectly round and even. Not any more!!
Thanks for the tutorial. It is really helpful. Beadweaving comes easy to me. But, I struggle with making a nice wire loop. Now I know how to make a really nice loop!
Rena your tutorials are always so very well done, and it’s great that your provide vid tuts and written tuts. You are very generous to share your craft with others, and i appreciate all that i’ve learned from you and certainly appreciate all the freebies for those of us who are financially challenged crafters. Thank you so much.
I was wondering why – but you explained why it’s necessary to make a wire loop. Those can be a challenge. I’ve bookmarked this page to come back and watch the video when I’m ready to make a wire loop. Thanks! Jenn (via Liz’s TTT)
Thank you so much! Great tutorial!
Great tutorial! Thanks for sharing at this week’s Pin Me Linky Party.
I’m just getting into jewelry making, so I’m pinning this for later. I’m sure it’s going to be very helpful when I need it! Thanks for sharing
This was so helpful! I am going to figure out exactly where to mark my pliers!! Thank you!
Thanks for the tutorial Rena and for linking up at A Humble Creation!
great tutorial! Thanks!
Tabby
Found your blog via Inspire Me Monday, and while I do not make jewelry I love your presentation and the whole layout of your site♫ I’m more into song writing/poetry and now photography. Happy last week of January♥
You have such simple no nonsense ideas and such a clear way of communicating. You really need to publish them.
Thanks for sharing.
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And because I read in reader I missed that you already have.
oops. I’m bad.
haha
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What a brilliant idea marking the pliers, my loops are never exactly the same size!!
Alison
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visiting from Hope Studios!
You give me hope for trying jewelry making someday. You make it look easy in the tutorial & love the tips! Thanks for sharing. Theresa
Hope to see you again soon!
Wonderful video tutorial, Rena! I love making jewelry and have especially enjoyed working with wire. Your video tutorial would be such a wonderful resource for someone starting out! Thank you for sharing.
Thanks so much for stopping by and linking up your awesome project! Visit us again next week and link up more awesome stuff!
Have a great week!
Susie@bowdabra
Such a great tutorial. Thank you for sharing this at the Make it Pretty Monday party at The Dedicated House. Hope to see your prettiness again on Monday. Toodles, Kathryn @TheDedicatedHouse
Fabulous tutorial! You make everything sound sooo easy! Thank you for linking it up at our party Fine Craft Guild.
Great Tutorial! Marking the pliers is a clever idea. Thanks for sharing it in on Fluster’s Creative Muster Party. I can’t wait to see what you link up next week.
Hugs and Smiles,
Robin
Fluster Buster
Help! Then ends of my round nose pliers are black! How can I mark them?