How to Make Peruvian Style Earrings

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How to Make Peruvian Style Earrings
How to Make Peruvian Style Earrings
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This is how those beautiful Peruvian "String Art" style earrings are made. They are gorgeous, and the effort required to create them is minimal!

Steps

Make Peruvian Thread Earrings Step 1
Make Peruvian Thread Earrings Step 1

Step 1. Look in the "Things You Will Need" section at the bottom of the page and get the necessary items

Make Peruvian Thread Earrings Step 2
Make Peruvian Thread Earrings Step 2

Step 2. Cut two lengths of thicker diameter wire to form the circumference of the earrings to the desired size plus the addition of 2.5 cm to secure the ends of the earring

Make Peruvian Thread Earrings Step 3
Make Peruvian Thread Earrings Step 3

Step 3. Roll the thinner wire evenly around the thicker wire, leaving the same space between the rings

Make Peruvian Thread Earrings Step 4
Make Peruvian Thread Earrings Step 4

Step 4. Curve the thick yarn that has just been wrapped into a loop

Make Peruvian Thread Earrings Step 5
Make Peruvian Thread Earrings Step 5

Step 5. Secure the ends

Make Peruvian Thread Earrings Step 6
Make Peruvian Thread Earrings Step 6

Step 6. Attach the earring hook or needle

Make Peruvian Thread Earrings Step 7
Make Peruvian Thread Earrings Step 7

Step 7. Proceed with your motif in the String Art style

To obtain a motif, a technique very similar to the one used once, when creating images with the spirograph or magic circle, is used. The trick is to move the textile fiber yarn one space at a time to create a solid web of yarn.

Make Peruvian Thread Earrings Step 8
Make Peruvian Thread Earrings Step 8

Step 8. Tie each strand securely

Make Peruvian Thread Earrings Step 9
Make Peruvian Thread Earrings Step 9

Step 9. Apply vinyl glue to the outer edge of the metal ring to secure the wires to the frame and prevent them from unraveling or loosening

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