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    3038 Hennepin Ave Minneapolis, MN
    612-822-4611

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Wire-Wrapped Copper Earrings for Beginners: Step-by-Step Techniques for Spirals, Coils, Beaded Dangles, Hoops, and Handcrafted Jewelry Hooks

Wire-Wrapped Copper Earrings for Beginners: Step-by-Step Techniques for Spirals, Coils, Beaded Dangles, Hoops, and Handcrafted Jewelry Hooks

Hackett, Amya

Paperback

JewelryMetal WorkBeading

ISBN13: 9798187602759
Publisher: Independently Published
Published: Jul 16 2026
Pages: 122
Weight: 0.66
Height: 0.26 Width: 8.50 Depth: 11.00
Language: English
The pliers slip. Your first loop looks like it lost an argument with itself, and you start to wonder if everyone else got a manual you didn't.

Every wire jewelry maker starts here: promising pliers, unpromising results, and a quiet suspicion that everyone else got instructions you didn't. Copper forgives that stage faster than any other metal. The gap between your third loop and your thirtieth isn't talent; it's a handful of specific things nobody mentions at the start, plus repetition.

From First Loop to Finished Pair

  • By chapter six your ear wires are handmade from bare wire, not bought as findings
  • Master the simple loop and wrapped loop that every earring style in this book leans on
  • A matched pair versus a mismatched one usually comes down to one plier habit, covered early
  • Build spirals, coils, hoops, and wrapped stone settings in a sequence that compounds, not repeats
  • Multi-element pieces that combine three chapters' worth of technique hang straight, not lopsided
  • Every technique chapter ends with a troubleshooting section, so mistakes get diagnosed fast
  • Finish and protect copper the right way, from natural patina to a lacquer-sealed surface
None of this needs a torch, solder, or a dedicated workbench. Everything in this book happens at a kitchen table, with pliers that fit in one hand and a wire reel that fits in a drawer.

The Details Nobody Explains First

  • Why gauge numbers run backward and which two gauges to buy first
  • Where on the plier jaw to place the wire so loop size stops varying
  • How copper work-hardens mid-project and when to just start over
  • The plier-jaw marking trick that fixes inconsistent loops for good
  • Why buying fewer wire varieties at the start actually teaches you faster

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