How To Make Earrings (Tutorial)
Basic Earring Construction (“Simple Loop”)
Earrings are great projects, because with a few tools you can have a finished piece in a matter of minutes. Instant gratification!
Follow the steps below to learn the very basics of how to make earrings using a simple loop.
- After you’ve chosen the beads you want for your earrings, stack them onto a headpin in the order you desire. Leave about 1/4″ of headpin above the top bead. Trim the headpin if necessary with flush cutters or side cutters.
- Using needlenose pliers, bend the top of the headpin at a right angle.
- Then, using roundnose pliers, turn the headpin into a loop that sits squarely above the top bead. Straighten out the loop if necessary using whichever set of pliers seems appropriate for the task.
- Using the needlenose pliers, open the loop just enough to attach your earwire, earpost, or other earring finding. Close the loop and your earring is complete!
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