Beaded Swag Earrings Jewelry Making Project Pg 02 Made with WigJig Jewelry Tools, beads and Supplies

Step 1: Place a 7/8 inch Super Peg in the center hole of a WigJig Cyclops. Place three regular metal pegs in the holes one inch from the center of the Cyclops as shown at right.

Step 2: Cut and straighten a piece of 18G soft wire 3 inches long.

Step 3: Using Fine Step Jaw Pliers, make a loop in one end of the wire with the smallest step (Cyclops) of the pliers.

Peg Pattern for Beaded Swag Earrings Jewelry Making Project made using WigJig Jewelry Tools, wire, beads and jewelry supplies.

Peg Pattern for Cyclops

Step 4: Place the loop you just made over peg one on the jig. Wrap the wire clockwise around the Super Peg past peg 2. Bend the wire back around peg 2 as shown at right.

Step 5: Remove the wire from the jig. Using your Fine Step Jaw Pliers complete the loop that you started around peg 2.

Beaded Swag Earrings Jewelry Making Project made with WigJig Jewelry Tools, wire, beads and jewelry supplies.

Step 4

Step 6: Place the wire back on the jig. Place the initial loop on peg 1. Place the loop you made with the step jaw pliers on peg 2. Once the wire is back on the jig, continue wrapping the wire clockwise around the Super Peg past peg 3. Bend the wire back around peg three as shown at right.

Instructions for Beaded Swag Earrings Jewelry Making Project made with WigJig Jewelry Tools, wire, beads and jewelry supplies.

Step 6

This WigJig jewelry making project is provided as part of WigJig University - College of Jewelry Making 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 making 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 jewelry making might need to visit the WigJig University College of Jewelry Making 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.