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Wire wrapped pendant cont.
- Cut a small piece of tape, and use it to hold the wire to the stone. Then, shape the wire (doesn't have to be perfect) around the cab. This will makes things easier in the future.
- Take the stone out of the wire. Then, take the two wires at the back of the pendant (either side at this point) and bend them down so they are horizontal.
- Bend the 2 wires up, so that they cross over. Keep the wires as straight as possible.
- Using your flat nose pliers, bend the wires outwards, at just below the place they met when they crossed over. This will form the support at the back of the pendant to hold the cab in securely. This process will be repeated at the front of the pendant as well.
- When doing this as the front (steps 9-11), you will need to do it slightly differently. Firstly (see photo below) the 2 front wires will need to be pulled slightly away from the pendant, as they will have to accommodate for the fact the cab is domed.
- See photo below, this is what your pendant should look like currently. (Stone is just in to illustrate the point. However it is useful to continue to put the stone in and out, to measure how the shape is coming along).
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