Make a Strong Eye Link - Wire Wrapping Jewelry

This is the ‘eye’ part of the hook and eye of a clasp made for your jewelry projects. You can use this with any style hook clasp. They are wrapped so they are very strong to keep heavy beads from pulling them open in stone bead necklaces and having bracelets pulled off when caught on things.

You’ll need these supplies:

2-inches 21 gauge wire or thicker

You’ll need these tools:

wire cutters; flush cutters
Round nose pliers
Bent nose or chain nose pliers

Directions for this Tutorial:

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1.) Cut 2 inches of wire with your flush cutters. Make a loop and flatten it.

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2.) About one half of an inch up from the loop grasp your wire with the base of your round nose pliers and make a loop.

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3.) Wrap the end of the wire at least one full turn just above the smaller loop. I used my flat nose pliers to hold the large loop while wrapping. You can use your chain nose pliers. Hammer the larger loop flat at the curve.