[Jewelry making - Article 00160] - Re: [Orchid] Bangle bracelet sizing

[Judy Willingham]

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Hello Terri,

    You asked about average size for bangle bracelets? I've found the
    size varies just like ring sizes do. To help me take orders for a
    properly-sized round bangle, I got several feet of that brass alloy
    (sold as a gold look-alike) in a standard half-round wire about 3mm
    wide. Then I cut lengths of the wire, each a quarter inch longer
    than the last, beginning with 6.5 inches and going up to 9.5 inches.
    Then I scribed the measured length on the flat side and soldered each
    length into a bangle and rounded it. When all the varying sized
    bangles are held together with a key ring, you have a set of bangles
    with wire length already determined. 

    When your order is for a different sized wire, after your client has
    found the best fit, you record the proper bangle size (I record that
    length I scribed in the sizer). Then it's simple to take that sizer
    and put it on your bracelet mandrel, mark the mandrel with a Sharpie,
    and use that reference mark to form the bangle to size. Remove the
    mark with rubbing alcohol. 

    Another tip from Judy's Dungeon in Kansas, where we had a dilly of a
    hail storm last Monday. There's a baseball-sized hail stone in the
    freezer, along with two more only slightly smaller. Thank goodness
    the area affected by the storm was pretty small!
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