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Reversible Necklace
Designed by: Virginia Barrera
Skill Level: Intermediate
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Materials:

  • Soft Touch™ Wire, .019 Diameter - 1 spool
  • 24 Gauge Silver Artistic Wire - 1 spool
  • Sterling Silver 4 Leaf Clover Hook and Eye Clasp - 1 clasp
  • 2mm x 2mm Sterling Silver Crimp Tubes - 14 tubes (1 pkg)
  • Garnet Flower Connectors - 5 connectors (5 pkgs)
  • German Pressed Glass Beads - 38 beads (2 pkgs)
  • 3mm Fire Polished beads - 18 beads (1pkg)

Tools:

  • Regular Crimping Pliers
  • Soft Flex® Professional Flush Cutters
  • Soft Flex® Professional Round Nose Pliers
  • Soft Flex® Professional Chain Nose Pliers
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Instructions:

  1. Use Soft Flex® Professional Flush Cutters to cut six 4 inch lengths of wire.
  2. Use 1 wire to string one 2mmx2mm Crimp Tube and one half of the clasp. Pass back through the Crimp Tube and secure using Regular Crimping Pliers. Use Flush Cutters to trim excess wire at the crimp.
  3. String 5 German Pressed Glass beads, 1 Crimp Tube, and 1 Garnet Flower Connector. Pass back through the Crimp Tube and secure using Regular Criping Pliers. Use Flush Cutters to trim excess wire at the crimp.
  4. Use 1 wire to string 1 Crimp Tube and the other side of the Connector. Pass back through the Crimp Tube; secure and trim excess wire.
  5. Repeat Step 3, stringing 7 German Pressed Glass beads.
  6. Repeat Step 4. Repeat Step 5.
  7. Repeat Step6 twice. Repeat Step 4. Repeat Step 3, replacing the Connector with the other half of the clasp.
  8. Use Soft Flex® Professional Flush Cutters to cut 2 inches of 24 Gauge Silver Artistic Wire from the spool. Form a wire wrapped loop that attaches to one side of the Connector in the center of the necklace. String 1 Fire Polished bead and form a wire wrapped loop. Use 2 inches of wire to form a wire wrapped loop that attaches to the previous wire wrapped loop. String 1 Fire Polished bad and form a wire wrapped loop.
  9. Repeat Step 8 on the other side of the Connector.
  10. Use 2 inches of wire to form a wire wrapped loop that attaches to the final wire wrapped loops formed in Steps 8 and 9. String 1 Fire Polished bead and form a wire wrapped loop.
  11. Use Round Nose Pliers to form a small loop on the end of 2 inches of wire. Use Chain Nose Pliers to hold the loop. Wrap the wire around the small loop twice to form a coiled head pin. Use the head pin to string 1 Fire Polished bead and form a wire wrapped loop that attaches to the previous wire wrapped loop.
  12. Use Soft Flex® Professional Flush Cutters to cut 2 inches of 24 Gauge Silver Artistic Wire from the spool. Form a wire wrapped loop that attaches to the bottom side of the Connector above the center Connector on one side of necklace. String 1 Fire Polished bead and form a wire wrapped loop.
  13. Use 2 inches of wire to form a wire wrapped loop that attaches to the previous wire wrapped loop. Repeat entire step three times, attaching the final wire wrapped loop to the second wire wrapped loop formed in Step 8.
  14. Repeat Steps 12 and 13 on the other side of the center of the necklace.

Projects not intended for children under the age of 13. The information on this instruction sheet is presented in good faith, but no warranty is given, nor results guaranteed. Soft Flex® Company disclaims all liability from any injury to anyone undertaking the construction of this project as a result of improper safety precautions.

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