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Unless otherwise stated, all items we sell are handmade, unique and individual. They are made using either pure 99.9% silver, sterling silver, 14ct gold filled wire (not plated) and glass or swarovski beads. All are one-off pieces which are eye-catching and original.
gold and silver wire jewellery
Wire comes in all shapes, sizes, metals, colours and versatility which means a never ending supply of unique, individually tailored designs.
Different metals for wire
Galvanized: This is a dull silver colour and is also good practice wire. This wire is harder than silver wire.
Sterling Silver: Sterling wire works the best for many jewelry pieces. Sterling indicates that the wire is 92.5% pure silver. The rest is made up of alloys (such as copper or zinc) to provide strength. Sterling will tarnish, called oxidation, so it’s best to keep in zip lock bags or sealed containers of some kind when not using it for jewelry or wearing the jewelry itself. When it does tarnish, you can polish by using a polishing kit, using a magnetic polisher or tumbler, or you can clean it with an ionic cleaner.
Fine Silver: Made of 99.9% pure silver. Fine silver is softer than sterling. Since it has fewer alloys, it also does not tarnish as quickly as sterling silver does.
Gold-filled: While gold-filed metal has many layers of gold, it is not pure gold. On the upside, gold-filled is of much better quality than plated gold (only one layer) so gold-filled lasts for a very long time if cared for properly. It is a wonderful alternative to gold.
Gold: Gold wire comes in various karats (10-24 for example) and even different colours.
Coated Colors: Often coated wire is coated with an enamel to create the color of the wire. This wire has become very popular.
Hardness of Wire
Wire comes in three different forms of hardness: dead soft, half-hard, and full-hard.
Dead Soft: As the term indicates, this wire is very soft and can be bent with your hands. It is often used for wire-sculpted jewelry.
Half-Hard: It is harder than dead soft wire because it has been pulled through a draw plate (a tool with holes in it the same size and shape of the wire).
Full-Hard: This wire is harder than half-hard wire because it has been pulled through a draw plate more times than half-hard wire.
Shapes of Wire
Wire comes in a variety of shapes such as round, square, and half-round.
Most (though not all) of the jewellery made by us is of round wire ,as it tends to be the most versatile. However, we generally use half round, rectangular and square wire to wrap cabochons, stones or beasds, and to make style jewellery.
Thicknesses of Wire
In the US, the size or thickness of wire is measured in gauge while in most European countries they measure it in millimeters.
Below is a list of the different sizes
26 and 24 gauge (.40mm - .50mm) – This size is good for beads that have small holes in them such as pearls and we like to use if to make pearl and wire bracelets by creating a bead and wire chain. In an ounce of 26 gauge wire there is about 76 feet and in 24 gauge there is about 48 feet of wire.
22 and 21 gauge (.65mm - .71mm) – These are both very versatile sizes because they are pretty thick but most beads (like crystals and stone beads) can fit on them. One ounce of 22 gauge has about 31 feet and 21 gauge has about 24 feet of wire.
20 gauge (.80mm) – This is about the thickest wire I use for the most part. It is good for making clasps because it’s still pretty easy to work with but is strong as well. You can get about 19 feet of 20 gauge wire when you buy it by the ounce.