Now that you’ve got your loop all the way in a circle, it’s time to straighten out the free end. I think this is fairly important as it “centers” the loop along the wire where the bead will be, and it makes everything look more symmetrical. This is pretty easy to do. First, with your round nosed pliers grasp the wire at the intersection point of the end of loop with the rest of wire, as in Figure 3a. I find it easier to grasp it with the very end tips of the round nose pliers, but you could grab it farther up the pliers as well if you like.
Grab the free end of the wire with your hand (or with chain nose pliers, if you like) and bend downward at approximately a 45 degree angle. The actual angle is not so important; what is important is to make the look centered along the length of the wire, as stated above. Once you do this, as in Figure 3b, you’ll find that you’ve made your first loop!
Note, that there is a good chance that the loop is not closed all the way. This is OK, especially if you are making a “chain” of beads using this loop technique. You may actually NOT want the loop to be closed all the way at this point, since you’ll need to “open” it up later to insert another loop in the chain of beads. In any case, if you need to close it a bit right now, just take your long nose pliers, insert the loop onto them and “roll” in the direction of the loop. Don’t overdo it, or you’ll deform the circularity of the loop.
