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As promised, I will share with you the tutorial of making this wired bangle. I will split the tutorial into 3 parts. You may want to subscribe the blog post thru email so that you don't miss any post. This is an interesting wired jewelry project. It shows you pictorial step by step to twist the wires and come up with the wonderful wired bracelet. I offer the tutorial in PDF that provide clearer intruction on the respective picture. If you are interested to buy the eBook at USD3, contact me at diyjewelryclub at gmail dot com. To make this bangle, you only need simple materials as follow: Materials 3 pieces of 48cm / 19 inch thick copper wires sized 1mm/ 18 ga. Thin copper wires sized 0.4mm/ 26 ga. 5 round beads measuring 1.5cm in diameter. Tools Needed Round nose pliers Flat nose pliersWire Cutter Step 1: Cut out 3 pieces of wires approximately 48cm/ 19 inch long. Step 2 Bend each wire to oval shape at the middle of the wire. The bracelet is about 2.2cm wide. For the outer wire, you will need to leave the

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As promised, I will share with you the tutorial of making this wired bangle. I will split the tutorial into 3 parts. You may want tosubscribe the blog post thru emailso that you don't miss any post.This is an interesting wired jewelry project. It shows you pictorial step by step to twist the wires and come up with the wonderful wired bracelet.

I offer the tutorial in PDF that provide clearer intruction on the respective picture. If you are interested to buy the eBook at USD3, contact me at diyjewelryclub at gmail dot com.

To make this bangle, you only need simple materials as follow:Materials3 pieces of 48cm / 19 inch thick copper wires sized 1mm/ 18 ga.Thin copper wires sized 0.4mm/ 26 ga.5 round beads measuring 1.5cm in diameter.

Tools NeededRound nose pliersFlat nose pliersWire Cutter

Step 1:Cut out 3 pieces of wires approximately 48cm/ 19 inch long.

Step 2Bend each wire to oval shape at the middle of the wire.

The bracelet is about 2.2cm wide. For the outer wire, you will need to leave the spacing between the top and bottom to be 2.2cm wide.

Step 3

For the middle and inner wires, the spacing between the top and bottom wires is approximately 1.8cm and 1.5cm respectively.

Place the 3 wires side by side as shown in the picture.

We shall name the wires from 1 to 6 as shown in the picture. Throughout the tutorial, I will indicae the number of the wires as per sequence in this picture for easy reference.

Step 4Bend the inner wires upward at approximately 4cm (1.5inch) from the left side of the outer wires.

Cut approximately 6cm (2.5inch) of thin wires (26ga). At the area where the inner wires is bend, wrap the thick wires with the thin wire.

Step 5:Wrap the wires around 4 times. Cut off excess wires. You have completed the 1st joint for the bangle.

Step 6:Thread in a 1.5cm of round bead into the wire numbered 3.

Step 7:Pull it nearer to the 1st joint.

Step 8:Now shape the wires numbered 2 and 4 around the bead. Wires 2, 3 and 4 will join at the other end of the bead. Get ready with a 6cm of thin wires.

Step 9Cut off excess wires once the 2nd joint is completed. Wrap the thin wires around the joint 4 times.

Step 10Now thread in another 1.5cm round bead through wire numbered 5.

Step 11Shape the wires around the bead. Wires numbered 3, 4, 5 & 6 will be joining at the end of the bead. Get a 6cm thin wires to wrap around the wires 4 times. You have completed wrapping the 3rd joint.

Step 12Now thread in the 3rd 1.5cm round bead through the wire numbered 3.

I offer the tutorial in PDF that provide clearer intruction on the respective picture. If you are interested to buy the eBook at USD3, contact me at diyjewelryclub at gmail dot com.

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Step 13Join wires numbered 1, 2, 3 and 4 at the end of the bead and wrap them with a thin wires 4 times.

Step 14Thread in the 4th 1.5cm round bead into the wire numbered 2.

Step 15Join the wires numbered 1, 2, 3 & 4 at the end of the 4th bead with a thin wire.

Step 16Wrap around 4 times at the 5th joint.

Step 17Thread in the 5th bead into the wires numbered 3.

Step 18Join wires numbered 3,4,5 at the end of the bead by using a thin wire

Step 19Wrap around the wires 4 times to form the 6th joint.

Step 20Make a loop at the end of each wire. To do so, hold the end of the wires using round nose pliers and turn it inward towards your body using your wrist.

Step 21Wrap around wires numbered 1, 2, 3 and 4 using a thin wire.

You have completed with the bangle. If you like, you can decorate the bangle with some spirals. Just follow the steps below:Cut approximately 13cm or 5 inch of thin wires. Find a place at the bangle where you would like to add more spirals. Wrap around this location using the thin wires.

Step 22At both ends of the wires, make spirals.

I offer the tutorial in PDF format that provides clearer reference on the respective pictures. If you are interested to buy the eBook at USD3, contact me at diyjewelryclub at gmail dot com.