Jig Clover
I’ve already shown how to
make a clover without a jig. But, you can also make one using either a commercial jig or you could just add another nail to the jig I described in a
previous project. If you’ve already made that jig and don’t want to add a fourth nail, you could also just use the three nails to make part of the clover and pull off the wire, flip it around, place it back on the pegs, and finish the piece that way.
To make a simple clover shape using a jig, you need four pegs arranged in the shape of a plus sign so the pegs are approximately ½" apart.
If you’re using a commercial jig, stick the end of your wire into a hole in the middle of your pegs. If you’re using your own jig, just hold the end of the wire in the middle of the pegs.
Now wrap the wire counter clockwise around peg A (top center).
Continue moving counter clockwise and wrap around the peg B (middle right).
Now move down and around (counter clockwise) peg C (bottom center), and continue to wrap around the peg D.
Finish in the center. Pull off the jig and trim off excess wire.
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