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ChickenWired - Ant Tutorial Below I have tried to put together a step-by-step tutorial to make an ant from wire. This is one of the easier pieces and for this, as with all pieces all that is needed is a pair of small pliers and a pair of small wire cutters. I describe the wire as either double twist or single thread. The double twist is the straight vertical; the single thread is the wire coming off at 45 degrees as seen in the photos. First step is to cut the shapes of the heads as shown left. 2 pieces of the same shape are needed, one with single threads, one with the single threads cut off. Also leave enough of the double threads lengths that they can be manipulated. Once both head shapes are cut out place the version with single threads over the version without and with your fingers simply fold the single threads around the wire of the second piece to form the connection. Once all the single threads have been folded over, use the small pliers to pull the single threads tighter and fold further to strengthen the connection. Also connect the 4 double threads at the top of the head, but leave the 6 at the bottom. Cut the shape of the first part of the thorax as shown and create a tube shape by matching up the single threads with their opposite number. Note that the number of double threads matches the number from the head. The second part of the thorax is made in the same way with the exception that one side has 5 double threads rather ...