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Copper Wire Jewelry: A Guide to Making Your Own
Posted by Mark Hargreaves on
Copper wire jewelry is one of the very earliest forms of adornment. Beautiful and long lasting with a long tradition amongst artisans, copper is easy to fashion into all kinds of jewelry. Popular recently with crafters using copper for wire wrapped jewelry and copper sheets for more substantial structured work
Wire Wrapping Wires
Posted by Mark Hargreaves on
You will come across 3 main types of wire in wire wrapping but in many different gauges, hardnesses and colours. The 3 main types are round, square and half round. Largely, square and round wires are interchangeable and more a matter of preference than
My wire wrapping story so far…..
Posted by Mark Hargreaves on
Hi, my name is Mark and this is my store. I first became disabled in 1994 and confined to a wheelchair, later housebound. Around 2014 I was searching for some purpose in life, something to fill my days. This is when I stumbled across jewellery making and quickly fell in love with wire wrapping. I had always loved gemstones and jewellery making was something I could do on a lap tray with a few basic tools. I found I had something of a talent for it and rapidly progressed.These days I can make most things and still get...