Difficulty: Easy
Instructions
Things You'll Need:
- round wire
- wire cutters
- needle nose pliers
- nylon jawed pliers
- needle file or cup burr
- plastic or raw hide mallet and bench block
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Step 1
Gather your tools and wire. Clean your wire and remove tarnish, if any.
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Step 2
Straighten the wire.Cut your wire from 2 to 5 inches, depending on the length eye pin you will need. Straighten the wire with nylon pliers or by pulling with your fingers. File both ends with a needle file or cup burr so that there are no jagged edges.
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Step 3
Use your round nose pliers.Place your round nose pliers at one end of the wire to create the eye.
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Step 4
Use your round nose pliers to make a small loop at the end of the wire. Adjust as needed until the loop at the end sits centered on the top of the wire.
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Step 5
Use plastic mallet to harden wire.Gently hit the eye pin with a plastic or raw hide mallet to harden the wire.
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Step 6
Slide bead on eye pin.Your eye pin is now ready for beading!
