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Wire-Wrapping Simple Single Turquoise Bead Drop Earrings

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Step 5 of 7

Moving on, let’s form the fish hook earring backs using a 20-gauge copper wire.

Cut 2 inches of wire and make a loop on one end with a round nose pliers (fig. 5a, 5b, 5c).

Then, curl your wire using the large diameter of a stepped bail-making pliers (fig. 5d, 5e, 5f).

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Use a chain nose pliers to make small bend at the end of the wire (fig. 5g, 5h).

Checkpoint: This is how your fish hook earring backs should look (fig. 5i).

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fig. 5a
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fig. 5b
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fig. 5c
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fig. 5d
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fig. 5e
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fig. 5f
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fig. 5g
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fig. 5h
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fig. 5i

 

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Step 6 of 7

Flatten the fish hook earring backs by hammering it on a base metal plate (fig. 6a, 6b).

Then, polish the surface of your fish hooks and drop earrings with a finest steel wire wool (fig. 6c, 6d, 6e).

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fig. 6a
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fig. 6b
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fig. 6c
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fig. 6d
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fig. 6e

Step 7 of 7

Attach your drop earrings onto your fish hooks by twisting the loop open with a chain nose pliers (fig. 7a, 7b, 7c, 7d).

Amazing! You have completed your tutorial.

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fig. 7a
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fig. 7b
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fig. 7c
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fig. 7d

COMPLETED WIRE-WRAPPING SIMPLE SINGLE TURQUOISE BEAD DROP EARRINGS

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Completed Wire-Wrapping Simple Single Turquoise Bead Drop Earrings

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