Accordion Fold Bracelet
By Laura Scott
The base of this bracelet is made with just one piece
of wire! Once you master this technique with the
Wubbers Parallel Pliers, the sky is the limit.
Materials List
• 18 gauge wire
• 26 gauge wire
• Beads of choice
Tool List – Don’t forget Safety Glasses!
• Ruler • Safety glasses
• Flush cutters • Rubber mallet
• Wubbers Parallel Pliers (any size or • Stainless steel block
shape)
• Wubbers Round Nose Pliers
• Wubbers Medium Round Mandrels
Step 1
Set your Wubbers Parallel Pliers to desired width. Begin
to wrap wire around both jaws. As you wrap be sure to
work your way down the jaws toward the base. This will
allow you to slip off the coil while continuing to make it
longer. Be sure to not squeeze the handles while
wrapping the coil.
Step 2
Continue to wrap down the jaws until you run out of
space. Gently squeeze the pliers to allow coil to partially
slide off the end. Continue to wrap the coil.
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Continue to make the coil until it is approximately 4
inches long.
Step 3
Begin to unfold the coil by grasping two links at a time.
Separate the first two from the coil by unfolding them as
you would open a book. Now take the next two links in
the coil and fold them the opposite direction. Take the
next two and fold them back the direction of the first two.
You will continue down the coil in this accordion style
unfolding process until the coil is completely unfolded.
Note: Do not worry about unfolding the bracelet
completely flat. You will flatten it in the next step.
Step 4
Once the coil is completely accordion folded. Flatten out
each section of links using your hands. Once it is mostly
flat, gently tap the links with your mallet. This will flatten
the bracelet nicely while also work hardening it.
After flattening the bracelet, curve the links into a bracelet
form.
Step 5
Take one end of the bracelet and completely unwind the
last set of links. Straighten the wire with your Wubbers
Wire straighteners. Cut the long end of wire that has
been straightened down to a little over 1 inch.
Using your Wubbers Round Nose Pliers, roll a loop on the
end of the wire.
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Grasp the wire a quarter of an inch below the loop with
the larger jaw of the Wubbers Medium Round Nose Pliers
gripping the top and the small jaw gripping the bottom of
the wire.
Now roll the wire around the pliers until the loop reaches
the center of the last set of links on the bracelet.
Using flush cutters, trim extra links off of the opposite side
of the bracelet from the clasp to reach desired size of
bracelet.
Step 6
Using 26 gauge wire, string beads throughout each
desired link of the bracelet.
Continue around the bracelet until you are
finished.
Accordion Fold Bracelet ©2019 Laura Scott
