How to make Celtic knots links and eye pins loops

Celtic Knot Links

Celtic knot links are interlocking coils of wire held together with simple eye pin links. Using Bail forming pliers helps to make each link the same size and shape.

Materials:

• Round dead soft wire in 18 gauge - 1.02 mm (about 5' ~ 152cm)

  Tools:

  • Ruler, or Tape measure 
  • Steel wool

  Jewelry pliers: 

  • Round nose pliers
  • Chain nose pliers
  • Flat nose pliers
  • Bail forming pliers
  • Flush cutters 
    
    
    1. Clean your wire with a super fine steel wool.
       

       

       Bail Making Pliers

    2.  Place one end of the 18 gauge wire in the jaws of large Bail forming pliers and begin to form a coil on the smaller jaw. As you turn the pliers over your right hand bring the long end of the wire, and continue coiling.
       
       
       
    3.  Wrap the wire around the jaws without gaps between the coils
       
       
    4. When you complete the coiling around the jaws, press down the last 6 mm, using the Flat nose pliers.
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    Insert Chain nose pliers into the coil, and count six rings. at this point grasp the coil, and tilt the pliers back separating part of the coil.
    

    

    Flush diagonal side cutter with Tungsten Carbide blades

    Flush cut the coil
    
    Pick two short coils, and insert one of the rings of one coil into the center of the other coil.
    
    Use a Chain nose pliers, or your fingers to turn the coil around like a key ring until the coils are interconnected.
    
    Flush cut 2"~ 5cm of a 18 gauge wire.
    
    Form a small eye pin loop using the Round nose pliers.
    
    Break the neck of the eye pin using the Chain nose pliers.
    
    Insert the eye pin loop into the round nose pliers jaws and center the loop on the straight wire.
    
    Insert the eye pin into the interlocking coils, and create a second eye pin loop.
    
    The Celtic knot link can be used on a bracelet, or necklaces to enhance your jewelry design.