Hi Kat, I love working with Memory Wire and yes, these looping pliers are my favorite. I use them also when I do SS wire wraps or linked chains. The snub nose and consistent size is awesome. I have both the 2mm/4mm & 1.5mm/3mm size pliers. The 1.5mm/3mm are very hard to find. I also bend the loop inside, then break the neck to make a lollipop, however, only bend once, maybe twice as the hardness of the wire makes it brittle and you can break off the loop. In fact, if you don't have memory wire cutters, before damaging your good pliers, just take your flat nose pliers and make a bend where you want to cut it, bend back and forth a few times and poof: you have cut your wire. Love your videos!!!!
I like using them for loops with craft wire too. When I went to get memory wire cutters, my Hobby Lobby was out of stock.. I put my thinking cap on and went to the floral dept. I found some cutters there and they work great!
Yes I am going to get some of those
I love memory wire for large beaded hoop earrings!
Hi Kat, I love working with Memory Wire and yes, these looping pliers are my favorite. I use them also when I do SS wire wraps or linked chains. The snub nose and consistent size is awesome. I have both the 2mm/4mm & 1.5mm/3mm size pliers. The 1.5mm/3mm are very hard to find. I also bend the loop inside, then break the neck to make a lollipop, however, only bend once, maybe twice as the hardness of the wire makes it brittle and you can break off the loop. In fact, if you don't have memory wire cutters, before damaging your good pliers, just take your flat nose pliers and make a bend where you want to cut it, bend back and forth a few times and poof: you have cut your wire. Love your videos!!!!
I like using them for loops with craft wire too. When I went to get memory wire cutters, my Hobby Lobby was out of stock.. I put my thinking cap on and went to the floral dept. I found some cutters there and they work great!
Can you use the one step looper tool with memory wire? Thank you for the tutorial, I am new to beading and found this very informative.
I always use the memory wire looper now. I ruined a round nose plier trying to loop memory wire.
Please do memory wire earrings