Make an Ear Wire Wire Wrap Jewelry

Here are the directions for making a basic ear wire for jewelry making. It is a very simple wire wrap that you will only need to use your basic wire wrapping tools. If you need a lot of these at one time, you may want to use a jig. Otherwise, there is no need.

You’ll need these supplies:

wire, 20, 21 or 22 gauge; your preference

You’ll need these tools:

Bent nose or chain nose pliers
round nose pliers
flush cutter
knitting needle, size 13
file

Directions for this Tutorial:

wire wrap a basic ear wire loop
1.) Make an eye loop. Then bend the wire 90 degrees toward the open end of the eye loop. (If you’re going to add a bead, add it here.)

wire wrap a basic earwire directions

2.) Loop the wire around the knitting needle until you get three quarters of the way there. Get the matching wire up to this point.

wire wrap a basic ear wire tutorial

3.) Take both of your ear wires and trim them. Bend the ends up a small bit.(see picture above) File the ends. If the wire is still soft, tap with your hammer and anvil.

4.) Enjoy!