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Feb 2, 2017 12:37 PM CST
Name: Critter (Jill)
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Give it a try... I was intimidated at first, but the concept is really easy. Try a freeform wrap with a few turns of wire, starting and ending with extra wire where you want to make your loop, and give those ends a twist to hold the wire around the piece.. It doesn't have to start out tight, because you'll grab the wire here and there with your needlenose pliers and add twists and bends to tighten the wire. There are lots of good you-tube videos that will show what I mean...

Here's a good photo series showing how to tighten the wire (you can do it just at the back of the piece, but sometimes it's a fun way to add waves and swirls to the wire at the front). http://www.instructables.com/i...

I have a pinterest board in development with various wire-wrapping instructions and ideas I've come across. https://www.pinterest.com/crit...
The wire-wrapped coin tutorial is a good one for what I'd call a "formal" wrap, and the "easy way" instructable above is good for "freeform." I haven't tried most of the others yet!

(I'm not posting to gain "followers" just to share some fun links. I've only dipped my toe into Pinterest!)
We're all learners, doers, teachers.

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