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Buying premade ear wires is easy enough, but making your own gives you the ability to get creative with basic shapes and add custom designs to your earrings. Shana shows you techniques as well as the simple tools you will need to create three different styles. She’ll also show you how to harden the wire, and finish the end for a comfortable fit in your ear so you will have all the skills to make beautiful and strong ear wires for your earring designs.
Learn how to:
Here’s what you’ll need:
Materials:
- Variety of wire
- flat nose pliers
- round nose pliers
- wire cutters
- steel block
- mini mandrel
- files
- nylon or rawhide mallet
- Dremel
- gauge finder
- bench pin
Downloads:
- Make ear wires for your jewelry designs
- Harden the wire
- Finish your wire
- An easy-to-follow lesson on how to make ear wires
- 7 HD video lessons you can access online anytime, anywhere
- Detailed supply list
- Step-by-step expert instruction by jewelry maker Shana Astrachan
- The ability to leave comments, ask questions and interact with other students



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Ear Wire Basics Reviews
219 users recommended this class to a friend
Roberta bartel
Very thorough instructions. I can't believe how much I learned in such a short time. Thank you
More than 3 months ago
Nancy Saul-Demers
I believe I'll be coming back to this class again and again as I refine my ear wire making skills. Shana offers clear instructions and great tips!
More than 3 months ago