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Jewelry Making Techniques

Braiding wire for jewelry making is not significantly more difficult than braiding string and is probably easier than braiding your own hair.  Making jewelry out of braided wire requires learning how to wrap the ends so that the wire ends are covered and to provide a loop for connecting to your clasp.   


Braided Wire Bracelet

Braided jewelry wire ring jewelry making project made using WigJig tools, wire and jewelry supplies.    
    Jewelry Making Supplies:



Tools Required:
  • 60 inches of 26G wire, 66 inches of 24G wire or 72 inches of 22G wire
  • 12 inches of 24G wire
  • 1 filigree clasp for a single strand bracelet
  • Two medium jump rings
  • Masking tape or other non-marking tape
  • Fine Step Jaw Pliers (preferred) or Round Nose Pliers
  • Flush Cutter
  • Bent Chain Nose Pliers
  • Any WigJig acrylic jig
  • 3 metal pegs
  • 30 minutes of free time

Jewelry Making Skills Required:

  • Use of a WigJig to make braided wire
  • Ability to wrap fine gauge wire to fix the ends of braided wire. 
  • Ability to open and close jump rings to connect a clasp to a bracelet.

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This WigJig jewelry making project is provided as part of WigJig University - College of Jewelry Designs.  We try to provide interesting jewelry projects using beads, jewelry wire and other jewelry supplies.  We hope that these pictures will provide you enough information for you to complete this project.  Some of the skills and jewelry techniques have not been discussed here.  For beginners, we suggest that you visit our Beginners Start Here pages. These pages discuss the skills necessary for making jewelry in the detail that beginners need. We also suggest that beginners to making jewelry using beads and wire might need to visit the WigJig University College of Jewelry Techniques for additional information about some of the skills and techniques shown. 

 Most, but not all of the jewelry supplies shown here can be purchased in our WigJig store.  We try to have a complete selection of jewelry supplies in our store including chain, wire, glass beads, findings, watches, tools, etc.