![]() ![]() One ounce of 22 gauge has about 31 feet of wire.įine wire. Good for making earwires, headpins, and rosary style wrapped links. Dead soft is a good way to go with this wire. Very versatile size because it is pretty thick but most beads (like crystals and stone beads) can fit on it. About 19 feet of 20 gauge wire to the ounce. Dead soft is best, as thicker wire starts getting harder to bend. Good for making heavy-duty earwires and lightweight clasps because it’s still pretty easy to work with but strong as well. Size most often recommended for creating wire-jewelry using wire jigs and other wire sculpturing techniques. Good for making clasps, chokers, wire sculptures. Commonly used for chokers, heavy-duty clasps Good for chokers, stiff bracelets, even wire-sculpted rings. Still very thick wire, still hard to bend intricately by hand. ![]() Good for chokers, stiff bracelets, rings. Often used by silver smiths using forging or welding techniques. The difference between SWG and AWG is most noticeable at thicker gauges (16 and thicker). Some of our manufacturers use the American Wire Gauge (AWG) system of labeling (also known as the Brown & Sharpe Wire Gauge) and this will be noted in the product's description. Unless otherwise stated, the gauge for products on our site is calculated using the Standard Wire Gauge (SWG) system (also known as British or Imperial Wire Gauge). When comparing gauges, the lower the gauge number, the thicker the wire. ![]() Understanding wire gauge (thickness) is important when buying craft wire or beading wire, or items made from wire such as jump rings, head pins, earring hooks, and other findings. ![]()
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