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Margot Potter's Chaos Necklace, Contemporary Wire Jewelry. Loops, Wire Loop, Wrapped Wire Loop, Wire Wrapping, Wrapping, Wire Wrapping Jewelry. Sometimes a little chaos is just what you need to break free from the need for perfection.

Chaos Necklace

by Margot Potter
  • Category: Contemporary
  • Technique(s): Making Loops, Wrapping
  • Skill Level: Beginner
Sometimes a little chaos is just what you need to break free from the need for perfection. These chaotic wire beads are intuitively fun to create. Add seed beads for a slightly different effect. Don't overthink this, the more you let them happen organically, the more fun your finished design will be.

Materials

20 Gauge Round Silver Plated Silver Copper Craft Wire - 25 ft
H17-I20-25FT
  • Lesson Quantity: 7.00 feet
  • Purchase Quantity: 1.00 each
  • Price: $7.95
  • Gold Club Price: $5.96
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4mm Crystal 5000 Round Swarovski Crystal Beads - Pack of 12
A13-110
  • Lesson Quantity: 15.00 pieces
  • Purchase Quantity: 2.00 each
  • Price: $2.97
  • Gold Club Price: $2.23
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7 Strand Micro Cable Stainless Steel Wire - .018 Gauge- 30 ft
H12-7
  • Lesson Quantity: 23.00 inches
  • Purchase Quantity: 1.00 each
  • Price: $3.66
  • Gold Club Price: $2.74
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Sterling Silver Crimp Beads 2x3mm - Pack of 25
K10-23
  • Lesson Quantity: 2.00 pieces
  • Purchase Quantity: 1.00 each
  • Price: $4.88
  • Gold Club Price: $3.66
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Silver Filled Jump Rings Open (.040) 18ga (OD) 6mm (ID) 4.02mm - Pack of 25
S11-17
  • Lesson Quantity: 1.00 pieces
  • Purchase Quantity: 1.00 each
  • Price: $4.16
  • Gold Club Price: $3.12
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Silver Filled Oval Lobster Clasp 13mm - Pack of 1
S3-15
  • Lesson Quantity: 1.00 pieces
  • Purchase Quantity: 1.00 each
  • Price: $2.82
  • Gold Club Price: $2.12
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Tools

Chain Nose Wire Pliers
G2-508
  • G2-508
  • Lesson Quantity: 1.00 pieces
  • Purchase Quantity: 1.00 each
  • Price: $32.95
  • Gold Club Price: $24.71
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Round Nose Wire Pliers
G2-507
  • G2-507
  • Lesson Quantity: 1.00 pieces
  • Purchase Quantity: 1.00 each
  • Price: $32.95
  • Gold Club Price: $24.71
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90 Degree Bent Nose Pliers
G2-66
  • G2-66
  • Lesson Quantity: 1.00 pieces
  • Purchase Quantity: 1.00 each
  • Price: $7.97
  • Gold Club Price: $5.98
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C.H.P Milano Italian Flush Cutter, 5 1/2 Inches
PLR-487.00
  • PLR-487.00
  • Lesson Quantity: 1.00 pieces
  • Purchase Quantity: 1.00 each
  • Price: $16.97
  • Gold Club Price: $12.73
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Original Bead Crimper
PLR-585.00
  • PLR-585.00
  • Lesson Quantity: 1.00 pieces
  • Purchase Quantity: 1.00 each
  • Price: $12.97
  • Gold Club Price: $9.73
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5 1/2 Inch Nylon Flat Jaw Pliers with Replacement Jaws
G2-1
  • G2-1
  • Lesson Quantity: 1.00 pieces
  • Purchase Quantity: 1.00 each
  • Price: $9.97
  • Gold Club Price: $7.48
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Instructions
Step 1
Cut fourteen 6" segments of wire. Straighten out any kinks with your fingers or nylon-jaw pliers.
Margot Potter's Chaos Necklace - , Contemporary Wire Jewelry, Loops, Wire Loop, Wrapped Wire Loop, Wire Wrapping, Wrapping, Wire Wrapping Jewelry, cut 14 pieces of wire
Step 2
Make a small loop on both ends of the wire using round-nose pliers.
Margot Potter's Chaos Necklace - , Contemporary Wire Jewelry, Loops, Wire Loop, Wrapped Wire Loop, Wire Wrapping, Wrapping, Wire Wrapping Jewelry, make a loop on each end of the wire
Step 3
Bend one loop up with chain-nose pliers making a 90-degree angle.
Margot Potter's Chaos Necklace - , Contemporary Wire Jewelry, Loops, Wire Loop, Wrapped Wire Loop, Wire Wrapping, Wrapping, Wire Wrapping Jewelry, bend the loop up
Step 4
Wrap the wire into a loose coil using your fingers to help form rounded edges. This is meant to be chaotic and loose, so it's better not to use a dowel. Let it get a little weird.
Margot Potter's Chaos Necklace - , Contemporary Wire Jewelry, Loops, Wire Loop, Wrapped Wire Loop, Wire Wrapping, Wrapping, Wire Wrapping Jewelry, wrap into a loose coil
Step 5
Tug the coil just a little to open it up. Bend the other loop to a 90-degree angle, like the first loop. Repeat for all fourteen coils, be sure to adjust the loops so there are no gaps.
Margot Potter's Chaos Necklace - , Contemporary Wire Jewelry, Loops, Wire Loop, Wrapped Wire Loop, Wire Wrapping, Wrapping, Wire Wrapping Jewelry, open up the coil
Step 6
Attach your beading wire to a finishing element with a crimp tool. You can use a loop crimp end or crimp tubes. Cut off any excess wire.
Margot Potter's Chaos Necklace - , Contemporary Wire Jewelry, Loops, Wire Loop, Wrapped Wire Loop, Wire Wrapping, Wrapping, Wire Wrapping Jewelry, attach a clasp
Step 7
Starting with a bead followed by a coil followed by a bead, string this pattern until you reach the final bead. Take your time threading the wires into the coil loop ends.
Margot Potter's Chaos Necklace - , Contemporary Wire Jewelry, Loops, Wire Loop, Wrapped Wire Loop, Wire Wrapping, Wrapping, Wire Wrapping Jewelry, string the beads
Step 8
Attach the open end of your beading wire to a finishing element as before.
Margot Potter's Chaos Necklace - , Contemporary Wire Jewelry, Loops, Wire Loop, Wrapped Wire Loop, Wire Wrapping, Wrapping, Wire Wrapping Jewelry, attach a clasp
Step 9
Add a jump ring to one end and a jump ring with a clasp to the other using bent- and chain-nose pliers.
Margot Potter's Chaos Necklace - , Contemporary Wire Jewelry, Loops, Wire Loop, Wrapped Wire Loop, Wire Wrapping, Wrapping, Wire Wrapping Jewelry, attach a clasp

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