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Purple Zig Zags

by Michelle Mach

Practice making wire coils with this

easy earring project. If you don’t own a

crochet hook or knitting needle, use a

narrow piece of metal, like a skewer (used

for shish kabobs) or a plant stake.

FinisheD siZe:

¼”

Materials:

28” purple craft wire

6 4 mm silver rounds

2 silver ear wires

tools:

Wire cutters

Crochet hook

techniques

Wirework

step 1: Coil the wire around the crochet hook until it is

approximately ¼” to ½” in length. Slide the coil

off the hook.

step 2: String silver round. Bend the wire 45 degrees

and then create your second coil, the same

length as the first. Repeat twice, until you have a

total of 4 coils separated by 3 silver rounds.

step 3: Carefully slide one end of the coil onto the ear

wire. Gently pull the ear wire forward to the

second loop in the coil.

step 4: Repeat steps -3 for second earring. R

RESOURCES:

Wire: Michaels, www.michaels.com; All other materials:

Fire Mountain Gems, www.firemountaingems.com

Michelle Mach is the editor of Beading Daily . She

loves playing with wire!

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