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Nancy Chase's Bohemian Bead Stack Bracelets, Contemporary Wire Jewelry. Spirals, Wire Spiral, Spiral Wire Wrap, Memory wire. A free spirited stack of bracelets made with memory wire, tiny copper spirals, and 4 mm beads add a pop of color and movement to your day!<br /> <br /> View the color inspiration behind this jewelry-making pattern: <b><a href=

Bohemian Bead Stack Bracelets

by Nancy Chase
  • Category: Contemporary
  • Technique(s): Making Spirals, Memory Wire
  • Skill Level: Beginner
A free spirited stack of bracelets made with memory wire, tiny copper spirals, and 4 mm beads add a pop of color and movement to your day!

View the color inspiration behind this jewelry-making pattern: Color Inspiration - Inlaid Barrette

Materials

22 Gauge Bracelet Memory Wire Silver Finish - Approximatly 20 coils
H14-2
  • Lesson Quantity: 1.00 pieces
  • Purchase Quantity: 1.00 each
  • Price: $4.97
  • Gold Club Price: $3.73
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20 Gauge Round Dead Soft Copper Wire
H11-20D
  • Lesson Quantity: 1.00 pieces
  • Purchase Quantity: 1.00 5FT
  • Price: $2.06
  • Gold Club Price: $1.54
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Lapis 4mm Round Beads - 8 Inch Strand
A1-646
  • Lesson Quantity: 1.00 pieces
  • Purchase Quantity: 1.00 each
  • Price: $15.75
  • Gold Club Price: $11.81
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Onyx 4mm Round Beads - 8 Inch Strand
A1-650
  • Lesson Quantity: 1.00 pieces
  • Purchase Quantity: 1.00 each
  • Price: $6.30
  • Gold Club Price: $4.73
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Tools

Memory Wire Cutters - Pack of 1
G2-36
  • G2-36
  • Lesson Quantity: 1.00 pieces
  • Purchase Quantity: 1.00 each
  • Price: $10.38
  • Gold Club Price: $7.78
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4.5 Inch Round Nose Pliers
G2-12
  • G2-12
  • Lesson Quantity: 1.00 pieces
  • Purchase Quantity: 1.00 each
  • Price: $3.97
  • Gold Club Price: $2.98
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5 1/4 Inch Brass Lined Flat Nose Plier - Pack of 1
G2-78
  • G2-78
  • Lesson Quantity: 1.00 pieces
  • Purchase Quantity: 1.00 each
  • Price: $14.57
  • Gold Club Price: $10.93
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Flat Nose Nylon Flat Jaw With Spring
PLR-831.00
  • PLR-831.00
  • Lesson Quantity: 2.00 pieces
  • Purchase Quantity: 2.00 each
  • Price: $13.80
  • Gold Club Price: $10.35
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Xuron Flush Cutter - Pack of 1
G2-504
  • G2-504
  • Lesson Quantity: 1.00 pieces
  • Purchase Quantity: 1.00 each
  • Price: $29.95
  • Gold Club Price: $22.46
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Instructions
Step 1
For one bracelet create 16 tiny spirals.

Cut the 20-gauge copper wire into sixteen 2-inch pieces, using the wire cutters.

Use the round-nose pliers to curl one end of the wire into a tight curl.

Use the flat-nose pliers to hold the curl with one hand, while curling the wire into a spiral with the other. Leave about 3/4 of an inch at the end of the wire.

Face the spiral end to the right, then use the round-nose pliers to curl the end back onto the spiral to make a loop.
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Step 2
Use the nylon-jaw pliers to flatten the wire spiral. Hold the spiral in the pliers.
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Step 3
Use the second set of nylon-jaw pliers to twist the loop to be perpendicular to the spiral base.
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Step 4
Pro Tip

Jump ring pliers - These pliers have jaws that are hollowed out with a smooth finish for closing rings, loops, jump rings, and links without marring or twisting the wire.

They are also good for rounding and closing a loop without flattening it.
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Step 5
Use the memory wire cutters to cut a bracelet length in your desired size. Leave about a 2-inch over lap for ease in threading the beads and spirals.

Use the round-nose pliers to curl one end of the wire into the end stop. Curl it inwards, in the direction of the memory wire.
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Step 6
Arrange the beads and spirals to make your pattern. Start with a bead to cap the end.

Thread 3 lapis beads, one spiral, 3 lapis, until the bracelet is complete. End with a bead to cap the second end.
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Step 7
Use the round-nose pliers to close the remaining end. Check the spirals and wire ends for sharp edges, and use the nylon-jaw pliers to flatten out, and tuck in any remaining wire.
Nancy Chase's Bohemian Bead Stack Bracelets - , Contemporary Wire Jewelry, Spirals, Wire Spiral, Spiral Wire Wrap, Memory wire, make a loop on the other end of the memory wire

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