[Jewelry making - Article 00141] - Re: [Orchid] [Source] Silver rings for chain

[Pat Waddington]

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    I have just made a necklace using more than a couple of thousand
    jump rings which I made by winding the wire around a knitting needle
    of the required diameter then cutting the rings by hand. It is
    definitely a lot less expensive than buying pre-made rings. Making
    your own gives you great flexibility as to size and gauge, and is
    even more economic where split rings are concerned. Another benefit
    is that if you have miscalculated how many you need for a particular
    project, you just make a few more! 

    Mad though it may sound, I find the act of winding the wire very
    relaxing, and quite often make up a stock of wound coils of the
    sizes and metals I normally use as a break from more mentally
    intensive tasks. 

Pat


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