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A Simple Beginner's Guide to Learning 30 Jewelry Techniques

General Wrapping

• Tightly packed wrapping
• Loosely packed wrapping (pictured)
• Cluster wrap
• Random loose wrap

Working with Beads

• Random loose beaded wrap
• Wire-wrapped bead dangles (pictured)
• Adding beads to wrapping wire
• Wrapping with a beaded wire

Wrapping Patterns

• Wrapping patterns with multiple arms (pictured)
• Woven wrapping patterns
• Wrapping with a coil

Adding Elements

• Adding half-circle coil elements (pictured)
• Adding a bent loop
• Adding a beaded wire

Securing and Adding Arms

• Securing free-floating arms
• Adding a bending wire
• Adding multiple bending wires (pictured)
• Separately securing wire arm ends

Special Techniques

• Wrapping sequential layers
• Hiding securing wires with beads (pictured)
• Filling a space