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Daily Wire Tip Oct. 28: Twisted Wire Tips
Daily Wire Jewelry Making Tip for
October 28, 2010
Question:
I am enjoying and learning a lot from your daily wire tips. I watched the tutorial video How to Make a Double Wrapped Hook. The demonstrator was using square 21-gauge half hard wire, which she said she had already twisted. I’m wondering if twisting wire is difficult to do and if it makes the wire harder to work with.
-Jane in Lake City, Florida
Answer:
Thanks! I will pass your comment along to Sherrie. There are several ways to twist wire, which can all be explained (with photographs) in the article Getting Twisted. The article also answers a load of questions you may have when you begin twisting. (And yes, twisting wire does harden it).
Sherrie also did a video tutorial showing Extremely Easy Ways to Twist Jewelry Wire. All of the WS Faculty members and I love to add twisted wire to our designs. I hope you do too!
Answer contributed by Dale “Cougar” Armstrong
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Carmen
October 28, 2010 at 6:50 am
That was 2 great Ideas
Linda Overman
October 28, 2010 at 7:29 am
Just an added thought, when twisting wire for sculpting I use dead soft wire and it is still quite easy to work with. I agree with the WS faculty and Miss Dale, I love using twisted wire in my work!
Linda O
Pam
October 28, 2010 at 1:12 pm
Did Sherrie use square wire for her example? I must have missed that. Thanks.
dalecgr
October 28, 2010 at 7:09 pm
Yes Pam, Sherrie used a piece of twisted square wire : )