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By Tammy Powley, About.com

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Second Chain & Bead Making Step

Making a Bead & Wire Chain

Making a Bead & Wire Chain

Tammy Powley
2. Continue to hold loop with your round nosed pliers while using your bent-nosed pliers to wrap the 1/2 inch part of the wire around the longer wire.

NOTE: Here is a good place for a few of those tips. The first has to do with holding the loop with your round nosed pliers. While you do this, use your pointer finger, on the same hand that’s holding the pliers, to hold the loop in place on the nose of the pliers. Try to do this each time you wrap the wire. This will help to keep your loops circular and uniform in size.

Now for tip 2. I’ve got two pair of bent nosed pliers. The ones with the more narrow nose works better with this project, especially once you start adding the beads on. Though you could also use regular flat-nosed or chain-nosed, I highly recommend the bent nosed for this project.

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