Round Silver Filled Wire 0.8mm (20 Gauge)

Description

A Round Silver Filled Wire 0.8mm that is very useful for wrapping and securing pieces of jewellery together. Great for tiaras, large bead links, wrapping stones and freeform wirework.

With a layer that is sterling silver bonded to a copper or brass alloy core. The Silver Filled Wire can be used just like sterling silver wire but much more durable and more economically. The overall appearance of the wire is almost identical to pure sterling silver wire. This also means it can be easily be used as an alternative wire when forming frames or bases for larger work. Decorative elements can the created using finer sterling silver wire such as wrapping or small detail.

This Round Silver Filled Wire 0.8mm is 1/10 Silver Filled CDA220, Half Hard, which means that it is 10% sterling silver, making it more durable than standard plated wires.

When manipulating wire it is handy to have a pair of nylon jawed pliers on hand. These will prevent marks from hard steel pliers being visible on your finished work and create a more professional look.

We have a wire weaving tutorial available on our YouTube channel perfect for getting into wirework, which you can view here.

The package sizes are calculated by weight. 15.552g. This is approximately 11ft or 3.5m.