Step 8 of 13
On the top of your pendant, spread the loose silver wire ends from the bundle (fig. 8a, 8b, 8c).
Leave 2 straight silver wires that point upwards for your pendant bail, (fig. 8d).
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Step 9 of 13
Moving on, let’s add elegant curly details to your pendant.
Make a big loop on the loose silver wires with a stepped bail-making pliers (fig. 9a, 9b, 9c).
Then, trim the excess silver wires using a wire cutter (fig. 9d, 9e).
Use a round nose pliers to tighten the curl ends (fig. 9f, 9g, 9h).
Your pendant top curly design is complete (fig. 9i).
Step 10 of 13
Now, let’s work on the pendant bail (fig. 10a).
Make a small loop with a stepped bail-making pliers (fig. 10b, 10c).
Then, cut off the excess silver wire with a wire cutter (fig. 10d, 10e, 10f).
Step 11 of 13
Next, take a string of 22-gauge gold copper wire and coil the entire pendant bail for contrast (fig. 11a, 11b).
After that, use a wire cutter to polish and trim off excess 22-gauge gold wires:
- Pendant bail (fig. 11c, 11d, 11e).
- Pendant neck (fig. 11f, 11g, 11h, 11i).
