[Jewelry making - Article 00404] - Re: [Orchid] Attaching Swarovski Crystals with Silver Wire

[Ted Curtis]

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    Hi I Had a thought about solving the problems of attaching the
    crystals to the silver wire. 

    Instead of trying to pass the wire completely through the hole in
    the stones, how about filing the the ends of the jump rings to a
    point. You could then push the ends past each other to add tension or
    depending on the design of the piece, hammer the jump rings  to give
    them more spring. You could then put the ends of the jump ring into
    the hole rather than trying to pass the wire through the hole and
    breaking or scratching the crystals. 

    Another idea is rather than use a jump ring, use a finer wire half
    the thickness and pass the ends of the wire through opposite sides of
    the hole using some sort of decorative pattern that would allow you
    to weave the ends of the wire together after they have gone through
    the hole. 


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