All posts by dalecgr

  • Daily Wire Tip Dec. 16: Forging Wire

    Daily Wire Jewelry Making Tip for December 16, 2010 Question: Dale, what do you mean when you say “forged” wire? -Michele in Clinton, Connecticut Answer: In the wire jewelry world, “forged” wire is wire that has been...

    • Posted December 15, 2010
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  • Silver Plated Copper Craft Wire
    Daily Wire Tip Dec. 15: Affordable Silver Wire

    Daily Wire Jewelry Making Tip for December 15, 2010 Question: Hi Dale, I work in a school that serves a very impoverished community. Some parents and their children have asked me to teach jewelry making to them....

    • Posted December 14, 2010
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  • Daily Wire Tip Dec. 14: Easy Wire Wrapping Ideas

    Daily Wire Jewelry Making Tip for December 14, 2010 Question: I want to learn how to wire wrap a stone that doesn’t have a drilled hole. I am a beginner at this. Do you have any DVDs...

    • Posted December 13, 2010
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  • Daily Wire Tip: Silver Temper for Stone Pendants

    Daily Wire Jewelry Making Tip Question: What is the best temper of sterling silver wire; dead-soft verses half-hard for wire wrapping semi-precious stones both rough and faceted? Probably into pendants. I have been working with copper splashes...

    • Posted December 12, 2010
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  • Daily Wire Tip Dec. 12: Copper Hat Pins

    Daily Wire Jewelry Making Tip for December 12, 2010 Question: I wish to make hat pins with copper wire. Could you tell me what temper and gauge I should use to take beads, and not bend? -Bev...

    • Posted December 11, 2010
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  • Daily Wire Tip: Silver Colored vs. Genuine Silver Wire Pieces

    Daily Wire Jewelry Making Tip Question: I understand the difference between sterling and Argentium silver wire, and the much less expensive non-tarnish silver-colored copper wire. My question is: Unless I intend to solder the wire, would there...

    • Posted December 9, 2010
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  • Daily Wire Tip: Adding Shine to Stones

    Daily Wire Jewelry Making Tip Question: I bought some rough cut slabs to wire at a bead show and now I don’t know how to make them shine. The colors and shapes are made for wiring, but...

    • Posted December 8, 2010
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  • Daily Wire Tip Dec. 8: Wire Wrapping Thick Stones with Little Girdles

    Daily Wire Jewelry Making Tip for December 8, 2010 Question: Hi, I seem to have the opposite problem as some other wire workers – I like a stone with very little girdle. I find I can get...

    • Posted December 7, 2010
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  • Spring Flower Earrings
    Daily Wire Tip: Projects with 18-Gauge Wire

    Daily Wire Jewelry Making Tip December 7, 2010 Question: I made a mistake, and bought multiple feet of 18-gauge round dead soft sterling silver and gold filled wire, yes, I did. I must not have had my...

    • Posted December 6, 2010
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  • Daily Wire Tip: Jazz up Your Jewelry!

    Daily Wire Jewelry Making Tip Question: I make jewelry and love it. Recently I did a show and was told I make dull and granny jewelry. That hurt so bad- I don’t want my jewelry in that...

    • Posted December 5, 2010
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  • Daily Wire Tip Dec. 5: Resizing a Shank with Wire

    Daily Wire Jewelry Making Tip for December 5, 2010 Question: I just got married 1 month ago, and I’m so frustrated. My ring had to be big enough to go over my knuckle, and now once it’s...

    • Posted December 5, 2010
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  • Daily Wire Tip: Ultimate Jewelry Tool Shopping List

    Daily Wire Jewelry Making Tip Question: Dale, I am sending my husband out the door with my Christmas list (yes, a Christmas list)! I want my jewelry making tools. I am learning how to wire wrap. I...

    • Posted December 3, 2010
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  • Daily Wire Tip Dec. 3: Measuring a Ring with a Ring Mandrel

    Daily Wire Jewelry Making Tip for December 3, 2010 Question: When I place a ring on the ring mandrel, at what point of the ring do I measure the size? The center of the shank, the top,...

    • Posted December 2, 2010
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  • Daily Wire Tip: Twisting Wire to Replace Round Wire

    Daily Wire Jewelry Making Tip Question: I have a pattern that calls for round wire, but I want to substitute two wires twisted together. How do I know what gauges twisted together equal which gauge? Is there...

    • Posted December 1, 2010
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  • Daily Wire Tip Dec. 1: Donut Beads for Earrings

    Daily Wire Jewelry Making Tip for December 1, 2010 Question: Where can I find the open circle beads used in the "15 Minute Earrings" jewelry idea? -Sheila in Swoyersville, Pennsyvania Answer: Hi Sheila, with the new categories...

    • Posted November 30, 2010
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  • Daily Wire Tip Nov. 30: Storing Jewelry Supplies

    Daily Wire Jewelry Making Tip for November 30, 2010 Question: What suggestions do you have for storing supplies? I have small bin compartments that I keep my beads in, but it is very hard to see what...

    • Posted November 29, 2010
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