Kraft Monster : Wrapped Wire Rings
Wrapped Wire Rings

Supplies
- Beads you love!
- 20 Gauge Silver Plated Copper Wire
- Ring Sizer
- Wire Cutters
- Jewelry Pliers
Instructions
- Cut about 12-14 inches of wire. Center your bead, and bend each side down slightly so that your bead doesn’t go anywhere.
- Place the bead in the groove of your ring sizer, and wrap each end of the wire around the mandrel once (which is really just a fancy word for the ring sizer).
- Check the size of where you’re going to begin wrapping. Wire wrapping has a way of tightening as you work, so I recommend aiming for a half-size larger than the size you’re planning to make.
- If you’re not sure what size to make, 7 is a pretty common size. Once you have each end of the wire wrapped around the mandrel, bend each end around the bead.
- Now that your have your basic form started, you can remove it from the mandrel to work on it. Just take those wire ends, and wrap them around the bead. I work counter-clockwise but it really doesn’t matter if you do it the opposite – but both wire ends do need to be wrapped in the same direction.

- When you get to the ends and there is about an inch or so of wire left, wrap one of the tail ends around the base of the ring 3-4 times. You will likely need your pliers to do this. If you have excess, just cut it off. You can file the end of the wire if you want, but I found that as long as I made sure that the end was on the top of the ring (as opposed to your finger-side) just pressing it tight with my pliers was sufficient.
- And that’s all it takes! You may need to slip your wrapped wire rings back onto the ring sizer to smooth out anywhere you bent it while working.
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