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posted by Colleen Shirazi,
August 25, 2006
at 10:32 PM (Pacific)
Oh, you have got to make your own jump rings, especially if you don't use tons and tons of jump rings. It's true, the ones you get at bead shops really don't compare. For one thing, they tend to be made of thinner wire.
The ones I made were quite a bit thicker, so when you close them, you can even "squeeze" or "tap" them a bit with your chain-nosed pliers and they won't "crush." Nice and solid.
Plus, the size...most bead store jump rings are too big. On my jade necklace, I had attached the jade "dangles" to the simple loops of the necklace itself...not good...for this you really need jump rings, but the gold-filled ones I had bought were too big and too thin. The handmade ones are perfect, small and subtle.
Oh, I am undergoing "wire withdrawal." Can't wait for my wire order to arrive. Another thing I need are earring wires.
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