Sleek and Sophisticated Wrapped Loops

Dateline: 06/18/00

This is a very simple, very sleek necklace. A friend of mine once said, upon seeing this piece "you must feel like you're wearing the moon around your neck"! It is lovely, and it does have that feel to it. They are simple glass beads, with an opalescent quality to them, a kind of cloudy milk glass.

This design will lend itself well to any interesting bead that will hold its own, without other embellishment. Here's what you need to make your own:

Approx. 60" Sterling Silver wire, or silver colored wire 23 10mm Glass Beads 8mm Split Ring 10mm Lobster Claw clasp 1. Cut a piece of wire approx. 3 1/2 inches long. Using the How To Instructions, make one side of the wire a wrapped loop, placing the split ring onto the loop before closing it.

2. Add the 10mm glass bead, and wrap a loop at the other end.

3. Continue making wrapped loops, but be sure to slip the wire through one loop on the previous link, before twisting it closed.

4. When completed, add the lobster claw to the final wrapped loop.

Now you can make wrapped loops with just about any kind of bead! Longer beads, larger beads and even seed beads work very well with this technique. It is also great for making a simple pair of earrings. Just make the wrapped loop on a headpin, and attach it to an earwire. Enjoy this fast and easy method of beadwork.