WIRE NAMES BY MAGGIE

Maggie has worked hard on this tutorial for all the people at Making Jewelry at About Com. We thank her! She has done a wonderful job. And here she is!

Hi this is Maggie:
Before I start the lessons , you need to know a few things.

1. The wire can not be too soft. If you start with the soft wire, your names are not going to be easy to make them latter on. 28 g. round is good.
   
2. If you use sq. wire you need to pay attention every time you bend it because it will twist, for sure. {In this case you need square nose pliers to untwist it}
   
3. Always pinch the wire from the back when bending.
   Do not unbend (Go back to do it better} because it will brake
   
4. Make sure your work is flat and even while you are working the piece otherwise is going to be difficult to do it later.
   
5. Get 15 inches of wire so you practice more than once.
   
6. Be patient, maybe the first few times is not what you expect but practice will get you there. {My first one looked like a license plate in zig zag big and uneven}

Now here we go on the wire name lessons:

If you fell in here by mistake but think it looks interesting and want to learn more what we do at Creative Wire Jewelry then come on over. You will find some really nice people there that can help you with any problems you have making wire jewelry. Or maybe inspire you to start making wire jewelry.

Please use these lessons for your personal use only. Do not include them in any lesson plans, in whole or part, that you are teaching or publish them on any web page or use them in any commercial way without permission from me.

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