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| Making a Loop So many pieces of jewellery that you will make include head pins that have beads threaded onto them, with a loop turned above the top bead, which can then be attached to earring wires or charm bracelets. Turning a loop in wire can be tricky to get to grips with at first, but is used over and over again in jewellery making so it is well worth the effort to practice. Most people have a good loop at their fourth attempt. |
 | Thread on the Bead! Thread a bead onto a head pin or eye pin. Many projects need this technique, so it is a good one to start with. Thread beads on to a headpin and trim the wire above the bead back to about 1cm or 3/8ths of an inch, then make a right-angle bend close up against the bead, using chain-nose pliers |
| Start the Loop Grip the end of the wire with round nosed pliers and roll the wire over to form a loop, holding the beads in place with your thumb nail. Thumb not shown here but your nail should be resting on the top of the silver bead. |  |
 | Keep Turning the Loop Keeping a firm grip on the wire continue to turn the pliers until you have a nice loop which should be centred above the bead as shown below. |
| Finished piece showing the loop above the beads. We used a silver plated headpin to demonstrate this technique |  |