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Wire: Dead Soft vs Half Hard? 
I am a novice jewelry maker and am totally overwhelmed by the variety in wire selection. I am wanting to stock up on the most versatile and necessary types ...

How to Use A Bead Stringer With Wire? 
Hello...Great website!

I bought a bead stringer and want to use it for stringing seed beads onto wire.

Help!

I cannot figure this out. I prefer ...

How to Tie Off Beads Using Wire? 
How do you tie it off so it looks as professional as possible?!

I love this work, but I am a novice. I'm using wire, crimp tubes and jump rings to ...

Annealing and Pickling? 
Should you pickle your wire each time you anneal it, or is possible to simply anneal it and cool it without having to pickle it each time?
Thanks so much,...

Wire Cages 
I want to learn how to make wire cages for tumbled stones. What sites are there that will teach me?

CONNECTING O RINGS 
what is a good way to keep o-rings on bracelets from opening up?

Do You Need A Soldering Gun To Close Small Rings For Jewelry? 
For some reason, when I pinch and close the small circle rings, on earrings and necklaces they do not close all the way. Any suggestions?

Twisted Wire 
I have seen some design using twisted wire.What type of wire are they using and can you show a few design using twisted wire?

"Flipping" Problem With Double Holed Beads 
How do I keep segments of a necklace from turning over when using two wires passing through two holed beads? No matter how I adjust the lengths of the ...

Adjusting The Length Of A Finished Necklace 
If a customer wants a beaded necklace - string on wire shortened, is there a way that it can be done without having to restring the entire necklace?

Wire Wrapping 
I would like to know how to wire wrap a pendant? I want to make a birthday present for a friend.

Thank you

Wire for Appetizer Picks? 
I was thinking of making appetizer picks with beading on the top.

Someone told me that you can only use stainless steel wire because of the chemicals ...

What wire gauge headpin for best wrap? 
Hi,
I always have such a hard time making my wraps even close to being exact when I am making earrings or a drop.

Is there a gauge you recommend ...

Charts For Wire and String 
Could you tell me if there are charts out there that will tell me what size wire or string to use for any given jewelry project?

Does it go by weight ...

Wire Wrapping Beads 
i'm not sure how i can attach a wire wrapped bead without an extra ring.

how do you keep the loop round if you have the chain you are hanging it on ...

How do I Twist Wire by Hand? 
How do I Twist Wire by Hand?

What is Gold Wire Used For? 
What is gold wire used for?

What is the difference between gold solder and gold wire?

Answers:

There are a number of types of gold wire.

Gold-...

Question About Making Soldered Rings 
What's the difference between fine silver and sterling silver wire? I want to make some soldered silver rings and I'm not sure what to buy. Someone ...

What Is Annealing? / How to Anneal 20G-Gold Wire?  Not rated yet
Hi, I would like to learn how to make wire-wrapped rings using 14k Gold wire/20 Gauge. I was told I would have to anneal the wire.

How exactly do you ...

What Gauge of Wire to Use for Bands?  Not rated yet
What is the best guage to make bands and other types of band rings with silver and copper?

Soldering Gold Filled Wire  Not rated yet
Can someone walk me through soldering gold wire?

I am trying to make gold filled bangle bracelets and need to solder the ends of the gold filled wire....

Wire Wrapping the Basket Weave?  Not rated yet
Does anyone know of a good book or video that will demonstrate more advanced wire techniques?

Thanks.

Wire Question for Multistrand Necklace and Pendant  Not rated yet
Hi Christine,

It seems I am always asking you something since I signed up. Guess it's because you always have helped!

I tried to make a three strand ...

WIRE PLATTING DIFFERENCES  Not rated yet
I would like to know is there a difference in the plating technique and thickness in the different brands of colored wires,like color craft,zebra and so ...

How To Give Oxidized Silver A Shine  Not rated yet
I am starting to oxidized silver and I was wondering how I could possibly give it a shine?

Jig Pattern  Not rated yet
I am looking for pattern using a wire jig for a looped daisy around a 6mm bead. Any help would be greatly appreciated. Thanks

Finishing a Wire Beaded Loop for Earring  Not rated yet
I had difficulty bending wire into a loop, so I cut some wire and looped it.

I finished with a crimp bead. How does a jump bead fit to connect to the ...

Connectors - Square Wire  Not rated yet
Where can I find instructions on how to make square wire connectors/links?

Gauge of Eyepin for Heavy Jewelry  Not rated yet
I recently tried making a necklace using 24-gauge pins and 60 12mm Swarovski pearls, as well as 30 7mm Swarovski bicone crystals, linked together and connected ...