All posts by dalecgr

  • Daily Wire Tip July 19: Beginner DVDs for Wire Wrapping

    Daily Wire Jewelry Making Tip for July 19, 2011 Question: Hi, can you please recommend a beginner wire DVD or book to learn the basics? Thanks. -Susie in Sagle, Idaho Answer: Hi Susie, the best DVD set...

    • Posted July 18, 2011
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  • Daily Wire Tip July 18: Wire Wrapping a Briolette

    Daily Wire Jewelry Making Tip for July 18, 2011 Question: My question is about how to hang or wrap faceted crystal briolettes that have a hole across the top. I have ruined so many of them when...

    • Posted July 17, 2011
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  • Daily Wire Tip July 14: What Stones Can Be Tumbled?

    Daily Wire Jewelry Making Tip for July 14, 2011 Question: I’ve tried several sites for this question, and can’t get a straight answer, just generalities. I have a tumbler, wet, and I need to know what I...

    • Posted July 13, 2011
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  • Daily Wire Tip July 13: Beading Tools to Wire Wrapping Tools

    Daily Wire Jewelry Making Tip for July 13, 2011 Question: I’m new to wire wrapping, but I love the medium. I have a beginner’s set of beading tools but in recently working with 18- and 20-gauge half-hard...

    • Posted July 12, 2011
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  • Daily Wire Tip July 12: Resources for Preventing Tarnish on Copper

    Daily Wire Jewelry Making Tip for July 12, 2011 Question: Hi! I have recently begun making jewelry after years in between a high school course and have a love for metal work. Although copper is my favorite...

    • Posted July 11, 2011
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  • Daily Wire Tip: Children’s Size Bracelets and Necklaces

    Daily Wire Jewelry Making Tip Question: Hi Dale, I have 3 granddaughters ages 5, 12, and 13. I would like to make necklaces and bracelets for them for their birthdays, but I can’t seem to find definitive...

    • Posted July 10, 2011
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  • Gem Profile July 8: Moonstone

    Daily Wire Jewelry Making Tip for July 8, 2011 Moonstone one of a series on Feldspar Would you like to know more about any of the Feldspars that we covered? Here they are again: Amazonite, Labradorite, Moonstone,...

    • Posted July 7, 2011
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  • Daily Wire Tip July 7: Scoring Round Nose Pliers for Repetition

    Daily Wire Jewelry Making Tip for July 7, 2011 Question: Hi Dale! I can definitely see the value of scoring the tips of the round nose pliers from the DVDs. May I ask your method of doing...

    • Posted July 6, 2011
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  • Finished Spiral
    Daily Wire Tip: Making Spirals with Heavy-Gauge Wire

    Daily Wire Jewelry Making Tip July 6, 2011 Question: Hi Dale, first, I want you to know that your daily tips are invaluable to me! Thank you for sharing your expertise with those of us who are...

    • Posted July 5, 2011
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  • Daily Wire Tip July 5: Large Hole Pearls for Wire Bracelets

    Daily Wire Jewelry Making Tip for July 5, 2011 Question: Dear Dale: Thank you for your clear teaching style; your directions are the best! I’ve been looking at the Pearl Link Bracelet video (one of the series...

    • Posted July 4, 2011
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  • Gem Profile July 1: Labradorite

    Daily Wire Jewelry Making Tip for July 1, 2011 Gem Profile by Dale “Cougar” Armstrong <br/ > Labradorite one of a series on Feldspar Would you like to know more about any of the Feldspars that we...

    • Posted June 30, 2011
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  • Daily Wire Tip June 30: Prevent and Remove Verdigris

    Daily Wire Jewelry Making Tip for June 30, 2011 Question: I have a question about verdigris. How can you clean old pieces of jewelry (copper, brass, sterling) that have this powdery blue/green substance on it? Why does...

    • Posted June 29, 2011
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  • Daily Wire Tip June 29: A Pattern Calls for Twisted Wire

    Daily Wire Jewelry Making Tip for June 29, 2011 Question: I have a tutorial that calls for 16-gauge twisted wire. To make it myself, do I fold 16-gauge in half, then twist the two lengths together, or...

    • Posted June 28, 2011
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  • Daily Wire Tip June 28: Supply Lists for Wire Jewelry DVDs

    Daily Wire Jewelry Making Tip for June 28, 2011 Question: Hi Dale, I am looking at purchasing your beginners video #1 (the wire bracelet), and I would like to order everything at once to get started with...

    • Posted June 27, 2011
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  • Daily Wire Tip: Making Necklaces Righties or Lefties

    Daily Wire Jewelry Making Tip Question: In making the ends of a necklace, is there a standard for which side gets the clasp? I’ve been making pendants, and just randomly chose where to put the clasp. -Helene...

    • Posted June 26, 2011
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  • Gem Profile June 24: Amazonite

    Daily Wire Jewelry Making Tip for June 24, 2011 Amazoniteone of a series on Feldspar Would you like to know more about any of the Feldspars that we covered? Here they are again: Amazonite, Labradorite, Moonstone, Sunstone....

    • Posted June 23, 2011
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