Wireworking - How to Make a Wrapped Loop

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Comment by Tina M Owens on March 30, 2010 at 2:50am

thanks a bunch this vid was great info hugs Tina

Comment by Debbie Commander on November 18, 2009 at 1:19am

Great demo. I am going to make some earrings and have been putting it off because I wasn't sure how to make the loop and wrap but now I have the info to get it done and done right. Thanks!

Comment by TheCreativeJeweler on May 17, 2009 at 10:58am

This is really a very good demonstration for creating a wrapped loop. Thanks for sharing!

Comment by Jeff on February 9, 2009 at 7:29am

Hi DeAnna

Here is a quote from 'Wikipedia'

"Dead soft wire is extremely soft and pliable. It can be easily bent and is excellent for making rounded shapes including a spiral. The disadvantage of using soft wire is that the finished piece can be bent out of shape if not properly handled.

Half-hard wire is slightly stiffer than dead soft wire. Half-hard wire is excellent for making tight, angular bends, for making loops in wire, and for wrapping wire around itself. Finished pieces made with half-hard wire are often more permanent than pieces made with soft wire. Half-hard wire does not do a good job of making spirals.

Hard wire is very stiff and tends to spring back after being bent. This can make it harder to work with when using a jig. Hard wire will not make a spiral. The advantage to hard wire is that the wire components made out of hard wire are difficult to make but very permanent."

The full article is here -
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jewelry_wire_gauge

Hope this helps.

Comment by DeAnna on February 8, 2009 at 2:40am

lol.did i mispell half? ok,thats was weird

Comment by DeAnna on February 8, 2009 at 2:39am

i have ordered wire,hafe hard,not knowing what to get.can u tell me what the diff,is between hafe hard,and soft?