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How to Make Wire Wrapped Rings
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How to Make Wire Wrapped Rings

It's so easy to personalize these wire wrapped rings. And making them is so much fun! You only need a few simple supplies to whip up gorgeous, unique rings.
Active Time5 minutes
Total Time5 minutes
Yield: 1 wire wrap ring
Author: Debbie Chapman
Cost: $1

Equipment

Materials

Instructions

Step 1: Find what you need

  • Gather your supplies and materials.
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Step 2: Form the band of the ring

  • Cut a 20 inch long piece of 20 gauge wire.
    (Cut a longer piece of wire if you want to make a ring larger than size 8 or if you want to make a lot of wraps around the band.)
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  • Thread a bead onto the wire. Carefully bring the ends of the wire together, letting the bead fall to the middle.
    Don't fully crease or fold the wire.
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  • Place the center of the wire and the bead on the ring mandrel, positioning it 1 size larger than the ring size you want to make.
    For example, if you need a size 7 ring, place at the size 8 mark. As you wrap the wire around itself it will reduce in size by about 1 size.
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  • Wrap the right part of the wire around the mandrel 2 times. Make these wraps above the bead.
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  • Repeat, wrapping the left side below the bead 2 times.
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  • Use your fingers, or a pair of pliers, to push the 5 layers of wire close together (in towards the bead).

Step 3: Make the first wraps to secure the band

  • Wrap the top wire around the bead in a clockwise direction until it's back in its original position.
  • Repeat with the bottom wire. (Wrap it once clockwise around the bead.)
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  • Bring the top wire down and then up through the ring band. Use pliers to pull the wire all the way through and then bend it back down so the end of the wire is at the bottom right.
    Make sure your wrap is tight enough to hold the layers of the ring band together neatly.
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  • Repeat on the left side.
    This time bring the wire up and back down under the band.
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Step 4: Continue wire wrapping

  • Remove the ring from the mandrel.
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  • Continue wrapping the wire around the ring band, keeping your wraps snug and close together.
    Make only a few wraps, or do as many as your wire length allows.
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  • Repeat on the other side. Wrap in the opposite direction and be sure to make the same number of wraps so the 2 sides match.
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Step 5: Finish off the ring

  • Use wire cutters to trim off any extra wire.
    The end of the wire should be at the side or top of the ring, so it doesn't dig into your finger.
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  • Use pliers to press down the end of the wires into the ring band.
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  • Pinch down the wraps around the bead with your pliers, eliminating the gaps.
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  • Your wire wrapped ring is complete!
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Notes

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