Beginners Infinity Bracelet

Skill Level: Beginner to intermediate

Technique: Wire bending, twisting and wrapping.

Materials

• 24 inches, 16 or 14 gauge square wire
• 1 package, 21 gauge half round wire

Tools

• Nylon jaw pliers, 2 pairs
• Flush cutters
• Three Step Barrel Nosed Pliers
• Chain Nose pliers
• Small heavy chain nose pliers - Used for bending ends. No teeth on them for they will mar wire.
• 1, 1/4 inch dowel rod
• Cutting board
• Painters tape

Instructions:

1. Sizing bracelet. For a six inch wrist cut 2 lengths with flush cutter at 6 1/4 inches. For 7 inch wrist cut 2, 7 1/4 for 8 inch wrist cut 8 1/4. File ends and curl inward with largest barrel on the three step barrel nose pliers.
   


2. Cut 3, 2 inch pieces with flush cutters file ends.
   


3. Using Miniature off Brand Channel Locks, clamp ends and twist in opposing directions.
   
   
4. Pick up the first of the 2 inch twisted piece of wire and with three step barrel nose pliers, and using the largest barrel curl the first end inward. Turn and curl the other end in the opposite direction. Finish the other 2 the exact same way




5. With the first long already curled ends mark the center, With a 2 foot section of 21 gauge half round wire, start wrapping from the center wrap 6 times. Mark the end of the first six wraps, turn and wrap 6 times in the opposite direction to total 15 wraps. The mark on the end of the first six is to keep you on center. Place the first infinity wrap each circle of the infinity three times on each one. Now wrap the bar 10 times on both sides. Now attach the next infinity piece with 3 wraps, wrap 15 times between the next ends of the infinity and wrap it 3 times. Turn and repeat with the third infinity.
   
   
   *Splicing the half round wire sections, do this in on just the bar section never in the infinity circle itself. Leave off in a convenient place on the bar to start the next 21 gauge 2 foot section. Leave a small tail and start next piece also leaving a small tail. We will trim these later and bury inside later, leave the tails pointing towards the inside of the piece.
   

6. Finish wrapping the bar with the 21 gauge half round until you reach the point where you wrap the other bar on at the curl three times before you continue to wrap around the curl at the end of the first bar. Continue wrapping where the 2 curls meet wrap 3 times around both curls and then twice around the newly attached bar trim wire and bury.
   


7. With a new piece of 2 foot 21 gauge half round, wrap the newly attached bar. Splicing where needed, wrapping the bar until you have reached the curls of the infinity circles. Wrap 3 times with 15 in between and then 3 wraps around the next curl. Wrap 10 times in between the next infinity. Repeat until all are connected. Then finish the same way as in Step 6.
   


8. Trim tails of splices close to bar and fold inward on both sides so they meet.

9. Using large dowel rod, hold the end of bracelet and roll inward, repeat on other side.

10. Using nylon jawed pliers grab both of the end curls and move them in ward toward the bracelet to shape,
    

11. Finshed Bracelet
    
    

Congratulations! You have made your first Infinity Bracelet.

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