The Beadsmith One Step Looper – Create and Trim Consistent 1.5 mm Loops for Jewelry, Use With 18-26g Craft Wire

This tool is life-changing. It will save you so much time. The tool is great quality. It creates the loop with ease. I sorry I waited so long to purchase this great little helper!

This tool works like a charm! It makes looping wire a snap - from a chore to a pleasure. The handles are coated with a soft silicone making the tool very easy and comfortable to use. Ingenious design! Loving it!

Good tension. Cleanly cuts the wire. Makes nice small eyes. For me it took a little practice, but it's really easy to figure out. Very little strain on the hands, nice fit in my hand. A little bit pricey, but well made. Very satisfied with this product, definitely do recommend it.

Works really well

This works very well to create small loops. The learning curve is short, but I recommend looking at the Beadsmith website for the video tutorial. There are instructions on the back of the packaging, but they are confusing as they actually show two different things: the first pictures show simply creating a loop and then additional pictures show how you can trim a longer piece of wire as you are looping. That was clear as mud as I thought originally it was all one process and made no sense.The loops are very small -- 1.5mm. The picture on the packaging makes them look huge.If you want the loop close to the bead, practice a bit with some scrap wire.Notice it specifically says to use with “dead-soft or half-hard precious metal wire, craft wire and copper or brass core wire . . . between twenty-six to eighteen gauges.Only the slightest hand strength is required. The tool does the work. It can be a great relief for people who have problems with repetitive wrist motions who would have trouble making numerous loops using pliers.Beadsmith also makes another “BIG” looper that makes larger loops (3mm), if that’s what you need. That works with 24 to 18 gauge.Update: I just finished making a necklace where I had to make many, many loops. I have to say this tool wore me out. The two handles are so far apart that the initial grasp got to be so much of an effort that I had to use two hands. Once I started to squeeze, I could take the other hand off. Seriously, it got so tiresome trying to wrap my hand onto the two handles, my hand started to hurt. It's not noticeable when I only do a few loops, but sustained use was not fun. By the way, I have average-size hands, not particularly small.The other problem I encountered was that you have to feed extra wire into the tool with each loop for it to cut off. If not, it can't grap the wire securely enough to loop. If I tried to just get it to the end instead of the extra overlap, it wouldn't form the circle. That means with every loop, I lost a bit of wire. It was a bit tense; I finished my necklace with about 3 inches of wire left on the spool, and lots of little pieces all over the place that I had to clean up.So overall, still a good product and easier than hand-looping (if that is the correct term), but keep in mind you will need extra wire and it's best to try not to make a lot of loops at one time.

The media could not be loaded. I bought this tool to speed up the process of making loops for my wirework and crafts, and it exceeded my expectations. The Beadsmith 1-Step Looper makes clean, consistent loops every time — no more fussing with pliers or trying to match sizes. It cuts and loops in one SUPER EASY squeeze, which has made my projects faster and more polished-looking.I bought the 2.25mm and have used it on a couple different gauges of wire, it handles them well without marring or slipping. It’s comfortable to hold, feels solid, and has already earned a permanent spot in my tool kit. If you make jewelry or use loops in crafts, this is absolutely worth it!! Buy it, you won’t regret it!

Very easy and useful

I love this tool. One quick squeeze and your loop is perfectly done. It saves my hands and wrists from having to twist them to make the loop with rounded pliers. Price is high but totally worth it. You won't regret getting these for your jewelry needs