Now we’re going to start forming the loop. Keeping a firm grasp so that it doesn’t move, bend the headpin end up and over the round nose plier tip.
You will be able to get about halfway through before having to switch the position of the pliers. I usually stop when the wire is about perpendicular to the drop. Any more and it becomes awkward on the hands.
As shown in Figure 3b, you next want to change the position of the pliers to allow you complete the loop. Try to re-grasp the headpin around the same location up the tip of the plier.
If you’re not sure simply push the tip of the plier into the loop until it stops and that will be the approximate place you did the first part of the loop.
Now you can grasp firmly again and complete the loop by bending the headpin around the round nose plier tip. If the loop isn’t perfect, don’t worry. You can adjust this by gently turning your wrist in a rolling motion to make it more circular. But don’t do this too much or you’ll mark up the headpin.
You want the end of the headpin to once again be perpendicular to the drop, as shown in Figure 3c.
