Learn About Wire in Jewelry Making

Jan. 4, 2012 - PRLog -- Wire is really important material that found in making jewelry. Designers and makers use wire to create various kinds of fashion accessories, such as, earrings, necklaces, pendants, bracelets, and rings etc. It is often applied to connect beads or stones to form beautiful jewelry pieces. Meanwhile, one can make create jewelry by simply using wire.

Here, I would like to share some basic information about jewelry wire. People who are new in jewelry making can learn about it for completing perfect designs.

Sizes of Wire
In the market, jewelry wire is available in different size gauges. Well, the larger gauge means smaller diameter, on the contrary, smaller gauge refers to larger diameter. If you only use wire to design jewelry, 18-gauge and 20-gauge wire are the most popular sizes. If you want to add wire to your beading work, you should select the right size based on the beads.

Shapes of Wire
Jewelry wire comes in not only different sizes, but also different shapes, including, round, half round, square, etc. Generally, the round-shaped wire is used in jewelry making most often. And other shapes of wire are also used in designing jewelry, which can give special look to one’s designs. For example, the square wire is often used to make bangle bracelets.

Hardness of Wire
Apart from sizes and shapes, jewelry wire is also available in different degrees of hardness. Bases on its hardness, wire can be divided into three grades, dead soft wire, half hard wire, and full hard wire. The dead soft wire can be bent with people’s hands easily, which are often used in wire wrapped jewelry. Then, half hard or full hard wire is usually used to create large and heavy jewelry pieces, for example, metal bangle bracelets.

In general, jewelry wire is really wonderful for making jewelry. Before start your jewelry making project, it is necessary to learn about the jewelry wire, and know how to use wire in jewelry designs.

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