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How to Use Fishing Weights to Stretch an Ear

One to two months is the recommended time to wait between each stretching stage of earlobe piercings. The safest, recommended way to stretch ear piercings is to visit a professional body piercer in a licensed shop. The piercer uses a taper to stretch the piercings and follows the taper with the jewelry. A taper is a sterilized, cone-shaped instrument, and the large end is the same size as the jewelry being inserted. The taper gradually increases in size from the small end to the large end to reduce trauma to the ear while stretching. Adding weight to earlobe piercings between visits allows for an easier stretch to a larger gauge.

Things You'll Need

  • Tunnel-style earrings
  • Fishing line
  • Fishing weights
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Instructions

    • 1

      Purchase jewelry that fits in the current size of your earlobes. The optimal jewelry for this process is a style called "tunnel." These earrings have holes in the middle.

    • 2

      Thread a 6-inch piece of fishing line through the top of a 1/4 ounce fishing weight. Pull the two sides of the line until the lengths are even on each side of the fishing weight. Center the fishing weight in the middle of the piece of fishing line.

    • 3

      Place the fishing weight in front of the earring. Hold one side of the fishing line behind the earring. Push the other side of the fishing line through the hole in the earring. Tie the fishing line in a double knot at the back of the hole in the earring.

    • 4

      Repeat the process on the other side. Wear the fishing weights when watching TV or taking part in other sedentary activity. Remove the weights when sleeping. Consult a professional piercer after wearing the weights for a month. The piercer can inform you if your ears are now ready to go up a size, and, if so, can perform a taper procedure.

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