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Summary: Learn about wire tools for making a Christmas bracelet with expert jewelry making tips in this free craft video.
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Robin Westover Robin Westover has been creating jewelry and crafts for almost 30 years. Move than five years ago, Westover launched her own company to sell her creations to ... read more
Hi! I'm Robin with trees-mom.com and we are making a video today for Expert Village. We're making a Christmas crocheted wire bracelet. Some of the tools that we need to use for our Christmas crocheted wire bracelet are chain nose pliers or needle nose pliers. These are going to adjust the wire as need it to clamp it down, fold it over so that it doesn't stick out. There's different kinds of chain nose and needle nose pliers. These we're also going to use to harden the wire. Also to harden the wire, you can use a mallet or a hammer. This is my rubber mallet that I usually use. I put my wire on the block of wood and hammer it with the mallet. Today we're just going to use the pliers to harden it. You also are going to need some wire cutters. Make sure that they're very sharp and that they cut the wire very cleanly. It's a lot easier. It saves a lot of time if you have a good pair of wire cutters.