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• Daily Wire Tip: Square Wire for Ear Wires

  Daily Wire Jewelry Making Tip Question: Can I use 21-gauge square wire to make ear wires? -Karen in Bar Harbor, Maine Answer: Actually, yes! You can use 21-gauge square...

  • Posted October 12, 2010
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• Daily Wire Tip: Rock Tumbling 101

  Daily Wire Jewelry Making Tip Question: I recently bought some small slabs for wiring at a lapidary show that just need some shine put on them. I have a...

  • Posted October 11, 2010
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• Daily Wire Tip Oct. 11: When to Let Go of a Cleaning Cloth

  Daily Wire Jewelry Making Tip for October 11, 2010 Question: I purchased a cleaning/polishing cloth, and it’s worked terrific. Now it’s quite dirty. The directions said it had some...

  • Posted October 10, 2010
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• Daily Wire Tip Oct. 10: Cutting Jump Rings

  Daily Wire Jewelry Making Tip for October 10, 2010 Question: When cutting jump rings, how do you have a flat surface on both edges? Am I using the wrong...

  • Posted October 9, 2010
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• Daily Wire Tip Oct. 9: Transferring Patterns to Soft Wire

  Daily Wire Jewelry Making Tip for October 9, 2010 Question: Can you please tell me how to transfer a pattern to dead soft wire? -Claudia in Springfield, Massachusetts Answer:...

  • Posted October 8, 2010
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• Daily Wire Tip Oct. 8: Different Metals, Different Results

  Daily Wire Jewelry Making Tip for October 8, 2010 Question: I have been using square copper and brass wires to try out a design before using the good stuff....

  • Posted October 7, 2010
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• Daily Wire Tip Oct. 7: Prongs and Profitability

  Daily Wire Jewelry Making Tip for October 7, 2010 Question: Should mistakes that cost you wire, for instance a broken prong, be included in the cost of the piece,...

  • Posted October 6, 2010
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• Daily Wire Tip Oct. 6: Loosening Wire for Easier Straightening

  Daily Wire Jewelry Making Tip for October 6, 2010 Question: When I receive the wire I’ve ordered, is it better to leave it as it is, coiled, until I...

  • Posted October 5, 2010
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  Daily Wire Tip Oct. 5: French Ear Wire Tips

  Daily Wire Jewelry Making Tip for October 5, 2010 Question: I want to make my own French style ear wires. How long should the piece of wire be for...

  • October 4, 2010
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• Daily Wire Tip Oct. 4: 18kt Gold Fill vs. 18kt Vermeil

  Daily Wire Jewelry Making Tip for October 4, 2010 Question: Which is considered higher quality, 18kt gold fill or 18kt vermeil? -Melody in Durham, North Carolina Answer: The difference...

  • Posted October 3, 2010
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• Daily Wire Tip Oct. 3: The Sterling Silver Tarnish Culprit

  Daily Wire Jewelry Making Tip for October 3, 2010 Question: In one recent Tip of the Day, you said “without the presence of an alloy such as copper, fine...

  • Posted October 2, 2010
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• Daily Wire Tip Oct. 2: Tumbling – It’s a Toss-Up!

  Daily Wire Jewelry Making Tip for October 2, 2010 Question: Some wire wrapping instruction books suggest to use rotary tumblers for cleaning and polishing jewelry. Is it a good...

  • Posted October 1, 2010
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• Daily Wire Tip: Straightening Jewelry Wire

  Daily Wire Jewelry Making Tip Question: Wire purchased by the foot usually arrives loosely coiled in a plastic bag which gives cut segments a natural curve that I can...

  • Posted September 30, 2010
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• Daily Wire Tip: How to Use Earring Snapsets

  Daily Wire Jewelry Making Tip Question: How do you use the earring snapsets? I purchased the 6mm earring snapset with the 6mm stones to go in them, and I...

  • Posted September 29, 2010
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• Daily Wire Tip Sept. 29: Prasiolite Bent Wire Earrings

  Daily Wire Jewelry Making Tip for September 29, 2010 Question: Dale, in one of your instructional DVDs, you had on a long bent wire pair of earrings. They were...

  • Posted September 28, 2010
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• Daily Wire Tip: Fight Tarnish with Chalk?

  Daily Wire Jewelry Making Tip Question: I have heard that placing silver jewelry in a plastic bag with a piece of chalk will keep it from tarnishing. Have you...

  • Posted September 27, 2010
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