Beadalon® Artistic Wire® 3D Bracelet Jig and Tutorial -

From Beadalon® Artistic Wire® is the 3D Bracelet Jig. You can create bangle bracelets, cuff bracelets, and curved components. We have a great informational video from Artistic Wire to get you started on creating your own custom-made bracelet.

Video Tutorial

This video, provided by Beadalon/Artistic Wire, gives you a tutorial on how to use the 3D Bracelet Jig and creating a simple wire bangle bracelet.

Bangle with Czech Beads Tutorial

GoodyBeads | Blog: Artistic Wire 3D Bracelet Jig 01

Now that you have learned how to create a 3D bangle from the video above, it is a great base to add beads to. Here is a tutorial on how to create the bracelet above using 8mm rondelle beads. You can choose from Czech, Millefiori, Gemstones, Chinese crystals or Swarovski®.

What you will need:

3D Bangle made with 3D Bracelet Jig and 18 Gauge Wire (from video above)
24 Gauge Artistic Wire
8mm Rondelle Beads (Czech, Millefiori, Gemstone, Chinese crystals or Swarovski)
Wire Cutter

Tutorial

Step 2. Cut 3” of 24-Gauge Artistic Wire and bend in half. Pinch the fold.

Step 3. Slide on rondelle bead. Tip: If loop is too long, clamp loop with flat nose pliers to create a smaller loop.

Step 4. Insert wire ends through one loop of the bangle bracelet. Separate the wire ends and spread them apart.

Step 5. Turn bracelet around and wrap wire end around three times on the bangle wire.

Step 7. With your fingers or finger nails, push the wrapped coils towards the middle.

Step 8. Cut excess wire and repeat all steps for remaining bangle loops.

3D Bracelet Examples

Here are other examples of what you can make with the 3D Bracelet Jig.

GoodyBeads | Blog: Artistic Wire 3D Bracelet Jig 02