TUTORIAL


Part 3 "Mother" Pendant


By: Maggie Santiago

1. Start about 1� inches from the end of the wire, turning the long piece of the wire to the front of the pliers; make a loop {one complete circle}.
2. Working on the long piece of the wire; pinch a little less than � of an inch and bend to the back.
3. Press it down at the top, roll the top to the right just a little bit. You are rolling two wires together (picture #1 in tutorial #1)
4. Grasp the wire at the top and pull it to the right, a little bit.
5. Grasp the wire at the middle, and bend it back and up, pinch a little; pull it to the right.
6. Grasp the wire at the top even with the first part of the �M� and bring it down; pinch at the top ( you made the �M�)
7. Grasp the wire at the bottom even with bottom of the �M� and bring it up
8. Grasp it about half way from the �M� , bring it down to the right to make a hump (see picture #1)
9. Grasp the wire from the back at the bottom and bring it up through the front (see picture #2)
10. Grasp the wire at he back; on the left side of the circle and bend it to the right ( see picture #3) you are making the �o�
11. Leave the pliers there and bring wire to the left and down to make the �o� (see picture #4)
12. Grasp the two wires at the bottom and through the �o� bring it up (see picture #5)
13. Grasp it at the top even with the �M� and bend it to the back.; pinch it at the top
14. Grasp it from the back at the tip; bend it to the right
15. Grasp the wire that you just bend, an bring it around the pliers and the wire; to the front of the �t� you are making the cross of the �t� (see pictures in tutorial #2)

16. Grasp it at the back and bend it down and hide it behind (carefully pinch the cross of the �t'� ) making sure is even and you do not see the back wires.
17. Grasp it at the bottom of the �t' and bend it up
18. Grasp the wire even with the top with the �t� bend it down and to the front looks like an �L�
19. Grasp it at he bottom and bend it up, toward you and pinch it a little
20. Grasp it in the back about the level of the �o� and bend it to the right, to make a hump you made the �h�
21. Grasp the wire at the bottom and bring it up; grasp it even with the �o� and bring it down through the front to make the �e�
22. Grasp it at the bottom and bring up, (grasp it even with the �e�) and bend it back and down, pinch it at the very top and bring it up. Grasp it close to the bend top and bring down (see picture #6) you have the �r� Grasp it at the bottom through the back and bring it up
Congratulations: You finish MOTHER. Now; take the end; grasp it a little higher than the tip of the �M� (look at the picture for reference) and bend it up, fold it back and around the pliers twice, to form a double loop; then around the wire twice to finish it; cut the excess in the back. This is for the chain; do the same with the piece of wire that you left in the very beginning. Finish filing the ends and carefully crimp the ends. Polish it a little and Enjoy it!!!
. Cut the extra wire in the first loop, make it look like a heart. Fold the wire to make a loop to hang do it twice. Put it on the name.
Any questions email me at: Maggie



LINKS TO THE LESSONS

Lesson one
Lesson two
Lesson three
Lesson four
Lesson five
Lesson six
Lesson seven
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