Lock Back Earrings Jewelry Making Project Pg 02 Made with WigJig Beads, Jewelry Tools, Wire and Supplies

Step 1: Position eight metal pegs in the WigJig Cyclops as shown at right. (Do not add the 5/16" Super Peg at this time.) The pegs with (R) are used for the Right Earring, the pegs with (L) are used for making the left earring. The 5/16" Super Peg is used for both left and right earrings, but will be added later.

Step 2: Now cut and straighten a 3" piece of 1/2 hard sterling silver, gold or gold-filled wire.

Lock Back Earrings Jewelry Making project step 1 made with beads and jewelry supplies.
Step 1

Step 3: Now make a 1/2 loop in one end of the wire and place this loop over peg 1R on the Jig. Pass the wire below peg 2R and bend it against peg 2R so that it passes to the right of peg 3R, as shown at right.

Step 4: Remove the wire from the jig and add one or more beads. One 6mm crystal bead followed by one metal 2.5mm bead works well. Slide the beads onto the wire until they rest at the bend formed on peg 2R.

Lock Back Earrings Jewelry Making project step 3 made with WigJig Jewelry Tools, beads and jewelry supplies.
Step 3

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.