Free Tutorial on Wire Wrapping a Romantic Gesture Pendant

This romantic gesture means I love you that is commonly heard from couple and families. And this gesture actually belongs to sign language. Today we will wire wrap such kind of gesture pendant with cheap aluminum wire.

Necessities for wire wrapped gesture pendant:

1.5mm silvery aluminum wire
Silvery cross chain
8mm blue bicone glass beads
Pinch bail
Jump ring
Mushroom pendant
Round nose plier
Flat nose plier
Wire cutter

Instructions on making a wire wrapped gesture pendant necklace:

Step 1: Wire wrap romantic gesture

1st, cut 50cm length of aluminum wire and coil one end with round nose;
2nd, with thick round nose shape the thumb; 3rd, then shape the index finger that is twice the length of thumb; 4th, shape middle finger and ring finger and pay attention to their different lengths; 5th, wire wrap little finger, leave 10cm length before cutting off excess wire; 6th, loop the other end that should be very opposite to the coiling; 7th, wrap S shape with round nose and cut off excess wire if possible.

Step 2: Finish the gesture pendant

1st, bend down the middle and ring fingers with reamer’s handle;
2nd, cut a 18cm length of copper wire and thread it through the loop in step 1;
3rd, make wire wrapped loop with round nose plier;
4th, slide bicone bead and mushroom pendant onto wire;
5th, make another wire wrapped loop and cut off excess wire.

Step 3: Finish the gesture pendant necklace

1st, attach pinch bail onto index finger;
2nd, cut a 55cm length of silvery chain and slide it through the bail;
3rd, connect the chain’s ends with a jump ring.

Finally the romantic gesture pendant necklace looks like:

Tada! I have done the Iloveyou pendant necklace. You can take this opportunity to present the wire wrapped pendant necklace to surrounding deaf and dumb people, which is a great step to start communication and make friends with them.