Cutting Wire Multiples of the Same Length

by Judy Larson

I make most of my own headpins and ear wires that are used in my designs. I don't know about you, but I really don't like to have to think about where to cut a piece of wire. When using a ruler, your brain is conditioned pay attention to all the markings and search for the one needed before cutting. This may not seem like much, but that little bit of extra time times many multiples of what you are making can add up.

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Cutting mistakes can happen The old adage of measure twice, cut once did not come about for no reason. Make it easier on yourself by drawing a line the length needed-make sure to add start and finish marks-on a piece of paper to use as a length template. I decided to time myself and cut 25 pair of ear wires with a ruler and 25 pairs using the template. Using the template, my time was cut by more than 1/3.

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I keep three ring binders with notes on things I make repeatedly as well as designs I might want to recreate at a later date. I find I don't need to look for that information as often if I make a few notes to refer to on the small sealable bags I keep the findings in. It is then so easy to replicate those items, as well as to know what wire gauges I might need to re-order if running low.

Materials

20 Gauge Round Half Hard .925 Sterling Silver Wire

H8-20H

Lesson Quantity: 1.00 pieces
Purchase Quantity: 1.00 5FT
Price: $17.98
Gold Club Price: $13.49

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C.H.P Milano Italian Flush Cutter, 5 1/2 Inches

PLR-487.00

PLR-487.00
Lesson Quantity: 1.00 pieces
Purchase Quantity: 1.00 each
Price: $16.97
Gold Club Price: $12.73

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Category: General Education
Technique(s): General Education

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Judy Larson

My philosophy has always been "I will never live long enough to learn everything I want to learn, go everywhere I want to go and see everything I want to see!" So, what I make and how I create it is always changing and evolving. I was born shortly after WWII to parents who grew up during the Depression. They always had a "we can do it, we can make it" attitude which rubbed off on my two younger brothers and me. My brothers are amazing and can make and do ANYTHING! When I was a little girl, my mother gave me an old carved cigar box, which I cherish, filled with pop beads, wooden beads and yarn for stringing. That was the beginning of my jewelry making journey.

On a visit to the Grand Canyon when I was a young woman, I was fortunate enough to help a Native American silversmith sand cast my first silver bracelet and bezel set a large turquoise nugget on top. I was in love, hook, line and sinker! While working full time and having a family here in northern Minnesota, my artistic endeavors slowed down but never stopped. I am an artist, scrapbooker, seamstress, woodworker and jewelry artisan. Now that I am retired, I am able to indulge in all my hobbies. However, there just never seems to be enough time in the day to do it all, but I try!

I have been teaching community education beginner and intermediate jewelry making classes since my retirement. Many of my students have been bitten so hard by the jewelry making bug that they say I have turned them into monsters-they just can't get enough. Making jewelry, seeing something take shape from small bits and pieces, is so rewarding that I hope it brings out the "monster" in you, too!

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