http://www.beadingdaily.com/blogs/daily/archive/2010/10/20/dos-and-donts-of-twisting-wire.aspxJean Campbell is the senior editor of Beadwork and a contributing editor to Beading Daily I remember working with wire for the first time. I was all thumbs. My coils were sloppy, my bends weren&#39;t sharp, and my loops were kinked. I truly thought I&#39;denCommunityServer 2008.5 SP2 (Debug Build: 40407.4157)http://www.beadingdaily.com/blogs/daily/archive/2010/10/20/dos-and-donts-of-twisting-wire.aspx#97851Fri, 29 Oct 2010 14:50:39 GMTe599e337-6bb7-4670-8e80-180f614937ac:97851LeeBeads<p>Here&#39;s a fun and easy way to twist wire; &nbsp;Bend your wire in half, with the bend point being a soft fold. &nbsp;Put the cut ends of the wire in a bench vise and secure. &nbsp;Use a rod of some sort, (I&#39;m a beadmaker, so I use a stainless steel mandrel that I have handy), Put the rod into the bend, add some tension and twist! &nbsp;The more you twist, the tighter the result. &nbsp;</p> <p>This can be done with any gauge wire, for a straight even twist. &nbsp;Heavy wire twisted in this way, then hammered, shaped and annealed, add some patina and you have a wonderful cuff bracelet!</p> <div style="clear:both;"></div><img src="http://www.beadingdaily.com/aggbug.aspx?PostID=97851" width="1" height="1">