tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7928355.post-41056519720648558052008-04-03T09:48:00.000-07:002008-04-03T09:49:40.688-07:00<strong>Question:</strong><br />I've just bought a couple of your fab jewellery tutorials but I'm not sure that I've bought the right silver wire. Would you mind advising me please?<br />Is the 18 gauge wire hard or half-hard?<br />Is the 26 and 28 gauge soft or dead soft please? <br /><br /><strong>Answer:</strong><br />normally you choose the wire as follows:<br />Between 14 ga and 20ga: half hard OR dead-soft.<br />Between 22ga and 30ga: only dead-soft.<br />The reason you want to have the thinner wire be dead-soft is because it becomes harder and more brittle with manipulation. So always start with deadsoft wire when using any type of fiber technique.Eni Okenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02591761099130104600noreply@blogger.com