[Jewelry making - Article 00146] - Re: [Orchid] [Beginners' Corner] Making wire stronger

[Bev Ludlow]

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Hi Lynn,

    Pretty bracelet, but yes, 24g is too thin for durable wear.
    Especially those loosely coiled sections will stretch apart. I only
    use 24g when each bead can be held in place by coiling around the
    wire at each end (the hangman's noose thing you mentioned) and almost
    never for a bracelet, because they get much harder wear than
    necklaces. For coils such as you made, 20g hard would be minimal, 22
    for the sections of beads. 

    Your question: "Another wire wrapper from eBay said I should always
    wrap each link (think hangman's noose style wrap) and hide the tail
    ends of wire, and insure better strength. I did not do that for this
    piece, should I have? Do I need to do so always? Have I committed a
    major mistake?" 

    answer-Yes 

Hope that helps, Good luck,
Bev Ludlow
www.wirewrapjeweler.com

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