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- Jun 09, 2014
How to Make a Charm Bracelet with Messy Wire Wrap Bead Techniques
Summary: In this wrap charm bracelets, you can not only learn how to make a charm bracelet with beads easily, but also master a wire wrap beading technique!
You may know that wire wrapped bead bracelet is very popular currently. I shared this wire wrapped bead bracelet tutorial for you. You can follow me and make a bead charm bracelet for your friend and family members. They will love this gift, believe me. Now let’s see how to make a charm bracelet with beads within simple steps!
Supplies you’ll need in wrap charm bracelets:
10mm Acrylic Beads
1mm Copper Wire
Jump Rings
Lobster Claw Clasp
Side Cutting Plier
Round Nose Plier
How to make a charm bracelet with beads?
Step1: Make basic bead pattern by wire wrap technique
1st, snip about 12cm long wire and slide one green acrylic bead onto it;
2nd, pull two wire ends crisscross over the bead and end one end to form a 90 degree; 3rd, wrap the horizontal end around the vertical one for 4 times and remove the extra wire portion of wrapping end;
4th, bend the vertical wire end outwards into a 90 degree again, then create a loop at the bead top by Round Nose Plier;
5th, wrap the remaining wire around 4 times and finally trim off the sticking out wire portion in same way.
6th, your crucial basic bead pattern has finished,just repeat the same processes for more of it.
Step2: Create the triangle pattern
1st, take out one more 12cm long wire and loop one end for kind of eye pin;
2nd, slide on one 10mm acrylic bead, the fundamental bead pattern in Step1 and then another 10mm acrylic bead;
3rd, bend the wire into 90 degree, loop the other wire end and then process the remaining wire in same way;
4th, assemble each individual triangle bead pattern for a wrap charm bracelet, just connect the beginning and ending wire loops before close them.
Step3: Add on a closure to finish the bead charm bracelet
Once grouped all triangle clusters, attach the clasp and jump rings to two ends. TADA!
The wire wrapped bead bracelet is completed easily. Now you have obtained a new trinket around your wrist. Fell so proud of yourself? However, that’s not enough. Just set your mind free and to branch out and try more bead collocations you’d like to. Hope this bead charm bracelet can help you figure out more wrap charm bracelets patterns. Just try and enjoy!