Bead Bezel
 Chain nose plier
Round nose plier
Bent nose plier
Flush cutters
Ruler to measure
4' of 28 gauge wire
2' of 24 gauge wire
1 smooth round bead
Step 1
Cut 12" of 24-gauge
wire. Hold the wire
with your pliers and
run the wire
straightener jaws
along the wire in the
direction away from
you, removing any
kinks. This is the
base wire that you
will coil around.
 Step 2
Cut 20" of 28-gauge
wire. This is the wire
that you are going to
coil with around the
base wire.
Use the wire
straighteners, if
necessary, to
smooth out
this wire also.
 Step 3
Hold both wires in
one hand and
smooth them
together. To begin
coiling the 28-gauge
around the 24-gauge
base wire, find the
spot 4" from one
end. Start coiling the
fine gauge wire
around the 24-gauge
wire.
 Step 4
Make neat, even
coils close to each
other. If necessary,
use the bent
chain nose pliers
to bring them
closer together.
 Step 5
Continue to wrap
until there is enough
coiled wire to fit
around the diameter
of your bead. Stop
and
test the length,
as needed.
Step 6
Cut a piece of
28-gauge wire 18"
long. Gently fold it in
half and center
around the middle of
the coil. Feed the
ends of this wire
through the hole of
the bead.
 Step 7
Bunch all of the
wires together and
choose the longest
28-gauge wire to do
the weave.
 Step 8
Start by wrapping all
wires together to
form the bail. Leave
some open space
above the bead
before beginning the
wrap.
 Step 9
Wrap around the
bunched wires with
the longest wire,
(approx. 1/2-3/4").
Gently curve the
wires around a
round nose pliers to
form the bail.
 Step 10
Curve the wires in
slightly, using your
round-nose pliers.
Leave out one of the
longest wires to
weave with. Below
this curve is where
the remaining
wire swill be
clipped away.
 
Step 11
Wrap the wire
several times around
all wires to secure
the loop.
 Step 12
Weave the end of
your wire in and
around the center
wire going in a figure
8. Alternate on each
side going back
around the center
wire.
 Step 13
Continue to fill the
space on top of the
pearl by weaving.
 Step 14
To finish, wrap the
wire along the side
wire at the end and
tuck the end of wire
along the coil on the
side of the bead to
hide it. Cut any
excess wire using
wire cutters. With
practice, you can use
26-gauge (replacing
24) and 30-gauge
(replacing 28).


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