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Wire Wrapped Toe Ring on Ring Mandrel

Wire Wrapped Toe Ring on Ring Mandrel

Tammy Powley
The toe ring I purchased fit at about the 3 1/2 mark on my ring mandrel. So, hold the curl against the mandrel at this line, and use your other hand to wrap the wire around the mandrel. Then flatten it against the mandrel using a raw hide hammer.

Pull the ring off the mandrel and use the round-nosed pliers to curl the other end of the wire. I just curled it once. (I tried curling it more to match the other side, but it looked too big to me. Even though I’m not a wearer of toe rings, it didn’t look like it would comfortable at that size.) After curling the other end, put the ring back on the mandrel and use the hammer again to flatten the ring and shape it around the mandrel.

It’s that simple. I think there are other possibilities for this design. You could make exactly the same ring and just used twisted wire instead. You could also solder a small charm on the top instead of adding a second swirl. I think that would really look nice.

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