[Jewelry making - Article 00306] - Re: [Orchid] Gold bezel wire for a novice goldsmith

[Tamra M. Gentry]

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    The necklace is indeed a double-knit (at least a double) Viking
    Weave chain and definitely NOT a loop-in-loop. I make both types
    quite regularly, have just finished another Viking Weave type, and it
    is exactly like the one in the photo. 

    14k would probably be a nightmare to work with for this type of
    chain, so I would go with dead soft/annealed 18k gold wire. 26gge
    should do just fine. 

Tamra Gentry
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