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Daily Wire Tip Dec. 25: Wire Gauge for a Bird’s Nest

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Daily Wire Jewelry Making Tip
December 25, 2009

MERRY CHRISTMAS!!!

Question:

I saw a silver wire wrap bird nest with pearls for the eggs.  What gauge silver wire would be suitable to weave the nest?

Answer:

I think I have seen the piece you mention and I would choose the wire gauge according to the size of the pearls I was planning to use as the eggs. Probably a 24g round half-hard or 22g round soft wire would work best.

Answer contributed by Dale “Cougar” Armstrong

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3 Comments

  1. avatar

    DJ

    December 25, 2009 at 9:55 am

    The designer states that she uses 24 gauge wire. But how will you clean sterling silver wire without damaging the pearls???

    • avatar

      dalecgr

      December 25, 2009 at 1:26 pm

      I would use an ionic cleaner, which will safely clean about everything jewelry related. (Watch for both a video and written directions regarding the Speed Brite, coming in just a couple of weeks!)
      Merry Christmas!
      Dale

  2. avatar

    mary

    December 28, 2009 at 4:10 pm

    I have seen those bird nest designs as well and thought that would be a real pain to clean without having an ionic cleaner to use. And, once cleaned I would probably tuck it into a zipper bag with a piece of non tarnish strip to keep it nice and shiny. I have to admit that the design is a cute one and does indeed look like a little bird nest with eggs.