A simple necklace, made of iron wire
you just need a mandrel, snippers, round nose and flat nose pliers
make a coil around the mandrel (can be iron, wood or any material), don’t need to be precise
cut a series of almost 2 coils (or one and three quarter coil)
with round nose pliers make a loop at both extremities
with flat nose pliers bend the coil twice at half circle lenght
now let them enter into each other the way you see in the picture
close the loop so that it grasps the bend
when you’ve added enough pieces, add a ring and a hook for closure
instead of interlocking the pieces, if the end loop is wide enough, you can connect each piece with a small ring.
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I love the way u made it .i love this .it is such an amazing thing.
wire cutter
i especially like your last photo. it shows how graceful the links are. they remind me of leaves.
No need to clean it, at least if the wire is not soiled at first: you don’t anneal or solder it.
You don’t mention cleaning the wire. When I work with steel, I find that the hardest part is getting it clean so it won’t rub off on the wearer.
Joan
Great! beautiful and easy thank’s for sharing
Am showing this to my high school students…helps them to think about how a simple twist can change everything!
The wire is square in section because It was reduced with the rolling mills.
The gauge depends on how you want to balance it against its other main measures: if you want a light necklace you use thinner wire and bigger interlocking pieces, if you want a sturdy bracelet, better use thicker wire and smaller pieces.
Very attractive. What gage wire… and I see it is flat?
I love this!. I think I’ll try a small version of the link in copper for a bracelet. Thanks for posting this, it’s beautifull.