How Do You Twist One Wire for a Jewelry Making Technique?
One wire is all you need to create several styles of beaded jewelry. You can twist the wire into loops to create beaded strands or you can add beads to an existing strand with one headpin wire. Another jewelry-making technique using one wire embellishes the bead with a wire wrap to add distinctive style to the piece. Wire for jewelry-making techniques may be 22- to 30-gauge, depending on the size of the bead you are working with and on the desired design of your jewelry. Cut a length of 24-gauge jewelry wire twice as long as the bead. This simple jewelry-making technique allows you to connect beads together to make a necklace or a bracelet. Hold the wire 1/4-inch from one end with round nose pliers. Bend the wire at a 90-degree angle. Grip the tip of the bent wire with round nose pliers. Twist the wire to form a loop. Continue to twist the wire until the tip touches the 90-degree bend. Thread a bead over the straight end of the wire to the loop. Hold the wire with round nose pliers at
