Spiral & Coiled Effects Wire Jewellery
April 18th, 2010
Silver & Gold Wire Bracelet
One of the things I love about working with wire for jewellery is that the number of variations and different types of jewellery that can be made using wire are virtually limitless. Firstly the wire comes in different strengths varying from soft to hard depending on what type of jewellery project you are undertaking. The wire can also be bought in different thickness from 0.2mm to 2mm. My favourite thickness to work with when making coiled and spiral wire jewellery is 0.8mm or 0.6mm.
- Silver & Copper Coiled Wire Bracelet
For example most of my findings i.e. jump rings, earring backs, clasps etc. are made using 0.8mm wire. Another aspect I like about making wire jewellery is that there is a large selection of metal to choose from. I have made jewellery using gold, silver silver plated and copper wire. Coloured copper wire can also be bought adding a different aspect to the jewellery, I particularly like working with red, blue and pink. The bracelet above was made using sterling silver and copper wire. The links and inside spirals for the beads were made with 0.8mm and the outer spirals were 0.6mm coiled around the inner spiral.
Tags: bracelet, copper, gold, handmade jewellery, silver, wire