Herringbone Wire Wrap Tutorial- Makes Your Beads into a Perfect Link

Summary: Seeing herringbone wire wrap,you may think it is very difficult to make. But you will find it is so easy when you follow our steps. So let's get started to make it.

Instructions on herringbone wire wrap:

Step1: Make a loop around your round nose pliers.

Make a loop around nose pliers

Step2: Wrap the short piece of the wire around the longer piece.

Wrap the short wire of the wire around the longer wire

Step3: String a bead onto the wire and repeat step1, step2 for the other end of the wire. Make sure it will be the same with another side of the bead.

string a bead onto the wire and repeat step1, step2

Step4: Weave form the wire around one side of the bead and lay the wire over the top of the first wrapped coil.

 wire wrap the bead

Step5: Make one wrap around the wrapped coil.

make one wrap around the wrapped coil

Step6: Form the wire around the other side of the bead and make one wrap around the wrapped coil.

wrap around the bead

Step7: Repeat the pattern until you have reached the top of the coil.

repeat the steps until reach the top of the coil

Step8: Make one extra wrap around the wrapped coil and cut off the extra wire with wire cutters. 

make one extra wrap around the wrapped coil

Step9: Use round nose pliers to squeeze the end of the wire.

Use round nose pliers to squeeze the end of the wire

Step10: So you get a wrapped herringbone!

herringbone wire wrap is done

You can match wrapped herringbones with other links to form a bracelet and necklace.

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Comments (1)

Apr 18, 2019 at 07:02 PM Lisa Redford

I like how this looks, want to try it myself