Brenda,
Using the micrometer is really the best way to find out about
the wire. The companies who coat wire refer to the wires size prior
to coating it. Sometimes it will have multiple coats, sometimes coats
of varying thickness, and sometimes even bare. For this reason you
always need to measure your wire, one color to the next can be a
different size. The temper on the wire will also affect how it
behaves when you wrap it. Much of the wire used for crafts comes in
varying hardnesses, such as half hard. When I have a choice, I always
choose dead soft for making bobbin lace out of wire. I think it will
be very helpful to have the chart for wires you have started. I have
many, many different wires and would be happy to send you some for
your chart if you like.
Kim
On Mon, Feb 6, 2012 at 3:29 PM, Brenda Paternoster
<[email protected]> wrote:
> Dear Spiders
>
> Today I received a couple of reels of fine wire - the sort you might use for
> making wire lace. Please see:
> http://paternoster.orpheusweb.co.uk/lace/misc/misc.htm
>
> Brenda in Allhallows
> www.brendapaternoster.co.uk
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