Findings Tutorial!
So, you've made yourself a wire choker.
Now, you can't actually wear this choker until you do something more to it.
The easiest way you can wear a choker would be to simply attach 6" length of ribbon to either side and simply tie a bow in the back. If you want something more professional, you need pliers!
You need needlenose pliers and wire cutters. Pictured are bent ones - the equivalent of a right angle drill, for when you're doing work without a lot of breathing room. (There's a technical term for all of these. I'll remember when it's inconvenient). You also need a couple of small jump rings (5 mm is good), some big link chain and a lobster claw.
For the catch part of your jewelry:
Use the pliers to open your jump rings.
Slide the lobster claw onto the jump ring.
Slide the jump ring through your wire jewelry.
Close the jump ring.
For the adjustable chain side:
Take your second, unused open jump ring and slide it through one end of your chain.
Slide the jumpring through the other end of your choker and close your jumpring.
Your choker should look like this:
Now, you need to cut the chain! Use your wire cutters and cut the chain at what you feel is a reasonable length for you or your intended recipient. Measure the choker on them, figure out how much slack they need, and stay consistent with that. My chain was $7 a foot, so every link counted!
Cut a link using your wire cutters and pull the now open link out of the chain and into the garbage.
Weave your wire ends into your choker to make sure they won't unravel under pressure, then cut.
Voila! The choker, she is done! Enjoy, tell your friends, but please don't hotlink my images!
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