Secrets to Cutting Memory Wire

Presented by Tammy Honaman, Author, Jewelry-Making Expert and Educator
Instructions by Jennifer, Content Development Group, Exclusively for Fire Mountain Gems and BeadsĀ®
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Tammy Honaman, jewelry-making expert, explains how memory wire is a favorite jewelry wire for designing, but you need a special pair of memory wire shears to cut the stainless steel without becoming damaged. Memory wire shears cut stainless steel wire without damaging it.
STEP 1
Measure the length of wire needed then place the wire inside the opening of the memory wire shears where it needs cutting.
STEP 2
Compress the handle of the shears with your dominant hand while holding the wire in the other.
STEP 3
String beads onto the wire then finish each end with a loop or a half-drilled bead.

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