[Nfb-krafters-korner] memory wire necklace

[Barb Roland]

Cathy, I've not worked with this before so I'm just throwing this out, are 
you using the needle nose pliers to make your end loops? Can you grasp the 
end with the pliers and turn as if to wrap the wire around the pliers?
Barb
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Cathy" <flowersandherbs at gmail.com>
To: "'List for blind crafters and artists'" <nfb-krafters-korner at nfbnet.org>
Sent: Tuesday, July 03, 2012 9:09 PM
Subject: [Nfb-krafters-korner] memory wire necklace


> Hi all,
>
>
>
> Well, I have finished another project. This time I decided to try using
> memory wire to make a choker. It was a very easy project. It is so easy to
> put the beads on to the wire and there is no need for findings because I 
> was
> able to simply make loops on the ends to keep the beads on the wire. I 
> used
> clear wire with crystal 5mm beads and 4mm turquoise beads. I don't 
> remember
> what the turquoise beads were made of. The pattern was one crystal bead
> followed by seven turquoise beads.
>
>
>
> Anyhow, I wondered if anyone, I believe it was Neva who said she used 
> memory
> wire in projects, would explain to me how to make decent loops at the ends
> of the wire. I have loops but they don't look nice and I know there must 
> be
> a trick to doing it. any help would be appreciated.
>
> Another question I have is, that I bought only memory wire for a necklace
> size and did not buy the size for a bracelet. So is there any way that the
> necklace memory wire can be used for a bracelet? I would like to make a
> matching set.
>
>
>
> Thanks, Cathy
>
>
>
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