Peg writes : Our February Demo was terrific. Barb Harper always does a super job and comes so well prepared. Barb took the group, most of us real newbies to wire work, through the basics of tools (some of us thought pliers were, well, PLIERS :-) Who knew there were so many sizes and kinds... and that cheap ones can hinder your work?
She showed us different gauges of wire and suggested about a 20 for ear wires (ah - another of the inscrutable things... why is thinner wire a HIGHER gauge number?) Her lovely little spirals on earrings are 24 gauge and she recommended an art wire especially for learning with... before we move to sterling or gold filled etc. I was tickled to get my very first ROUND loop... seemed always to get flat ones before!
Barb is such a generous spirit that she brought enough lovely earring blanks so we could move right to the wire work and not have to also make the blank. Her handout was very helpful info... and has some tips for earring wires (we were a little poky learning the basics and didn't get there) and Barb may come back and teach us some more techniques another month. Unique ear wires and wire work really make jewelry more special. What a perfect compliment to polymer clay work.
It is always so much fun to see the wide range of different ideas people have for the technique we learn. Guess that is why our meetings and workshops have been such a boon to me... always learning something new and getting sparks of new ideas.
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I wish I was there! The earrings are beautiful!
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