Tools:
Wire cutters, round nose pliers, flat nose pliers, jewelry cloth, tape, mallet, file, ruler, sharpie, mandrel
Supplies
:
- five lengths of 21 gauge square, half hard wire measuring:
- small: 7.5”
- medium: 8.5”
- large 9.5”
- Hook wire: 2”
- Eye wire: 1.5” (half hard wire, square or round)
- Binding wire: Approx. 12 inches of 20 gauge half round, half hard wire
Directions:
- Cut & straighten the 5 wires w/ jewelry cloth or rag.
- Place a piece of tape about 1.5 inches from left end.
- Mark w/ sharpie 3/8” from each end.
- Take 2.5” binding wire & make 5 wraps from mark on left towards middle of bracelet.
- Mark the middle of your wire bundle w/ sharpie.
- String all of your beads on the middle wire, so that the center bead is centered over the mark.
- Keeping the beads centered, make a mark on the left of the beads, adding 1/8 of an inch.
- Bend the outer wires about 45 degrees, then bend them next to the bead, so they’re parallel again.
- Wrap the left side 5 times starting at the mark & going towards the end of the bracelet.
- Put 2 wraps between your sets of beads. Be careful not to wrap too tightly. Push the end of the wire on the back, down into the beads.
- Mark on the right of the beads, adding 1/8 inch.
- Bend the outer parallel wires about 45 degrees inward, then bend them so they’re parallel again.
- Wrap 5 times from the mark toward the end of the bracelet.
- Make 5 wraps from mark towards middle of bracelet.
- Bend the four outermost wires outward at a 45 degree angle.
- Bend the middle 3 wires at a 90 degree angle. (Trim ends & loop all of the wires at once w/ round nose pliers or go to step 17)
- At about 2 mm from end, bend the tips of these wires at another 90 degree angle & trim to make even.
- Bend these wires down to cover the wraps.
- Make a loop w/ each of the outer wires w/ round nose pliers near the tips, towards the underneath side of the bracelet.
- Tap the length of the bracelet w/ mallet to harden. Or tumble when complete.
- Bend w/ fingers or around mandrel to form the bracelet.
- To make the hook, mark the middle of the 2” wire & bend around tip of round nose, squeeze w/ flat nose.
- Mark 3/8” from wire ends, & bend each end outward at 45 degrees.
- Make loops perpendicular to the loops on the bracelet near tips of round nose pliers.
- Bend the other side w/ round nose pliers to make your hook.
- To make the eye, mark the middle of the 1.5” wire & bend around widest part of round nose pliers.
- Thread thru circles on other side of bracelet & use round nose pliers to make perpendicular loops.

3 Bead Bangle Diagram
Suppliers
RioGrande.com
MonsterSlayer.com
FireMountainGems.com