Artistic Wire, 20 Gauge Uncoated Bare Copper Copper Craft Wire, 15 yd

Nice wire to work with. Almost like thread. I like it very much.

I have a lot of sets of round copper wire with multiple gauges, but for some reason, none of my sets came with any 20 gauge wire, which is actually a thickness I would really like to use quite often. So I bought this. Please note this is actually bare copper wire. There is a little confusion with the item description because it seems recycled from other Artistic Wire products (you may have seen other Artistic Wire spools with green or purple or orange coatings, for example). What I received was BARE copper wire with no non-tarnish coating (this is what I wanted). I have played around with patinas and they have taken, which to me is confirmation of no enamel coating and no non-tarnish coating. If you want this not to tarnish, keep it in a small, closed container with one of those 3M anti-tarnish tabs (the same goes for any jewelry items made from it). Or seal it with some kind of sealant or spray, though sealants usually need to be periodically reapplied. This seems to be dead soft. I can manipulate it with my hands though I prefer using nylon-jaw pliers. (Depending on what I want to do, sometimes I just use non-coated pliers. For example, if I want to use bail-making or roundnose pliers, I'll just use the bare steel ones. I have not yet had to anneal it to re-soften it but that is always a possibility if you work it too much. This cuts easily with my small Eurotool flush cutters. I'm not saying my wire wrapping looks very good yet, but that is on me. I just need more practice. I am pretty good at making eyepins (really, something everyone should learn to make, as it's just silly to pay for finished ones that might not even be the length you want) with this so far, and I've made some paddle-type headpins by pounding the end of a cut piece with a hammer. Anyway, this was a good purchase for practice with wire wrapping and for making headpins and eyepins. I'll likely go back to the same product when I run out.

This product is fabulous

This is a great copper wire for jewelry making, for two main reasons. One is that it is real copper, not copper colored coating. Some stores like Michaels sell coated wire which looks awful when you wire wrap it. Even though copper is cheap, they seem to think you need to coat it and it ruins your project and wastes your time. Plus, real copper can be altered via heat or patina rub, whereas coated wire can't. Another great thing is that the price is reasonable-not inflated simply because it's for jewelry. It's priced similarly to copper wire from a hardware store but is in an easier to use roll. It's thin enough that you don't necessarily need to anneal it like some thicker copper wires. The thicker the wire, the less times you can twist and turn it without it breaking. Normally, on a 20 or 22 gauge I cover the pieces with flux and burn that off with a torch to anneal it and make it flexible. In the case of this thinner wire, I haven't had to do that. I just don't go too long with the strips of wire. One really great look for this is texturing and distressing two separate pieces, lining up holes with a tiny hole punch along both, then wiring them together with the copper wire. Hard to mess up and makes an interesting piece. I hope you find this helpful!

Great quality wrong gauge my fault but love the brand

I make wire wrap jewelry. Experience showed me that this brand is one of the most reliable - in color and size. I can buy different gauge and the colors match perfectly!

Ordered this for an art project (my first sculpture!) and i dont work with wire very much so i dont have a lot to compare it to. That being said, its an absolutely beautiful color, and its super maleable and easy to work with. I was able to braid/twist the entire 20 yards into mini barb wire with the help of some pliers and wire cutters. Its not very sharp when you cut it, so i didnt have to wear gloves, but my thumb and pointer finger are a tiny bit scratched up. The amount of wire didnt go as far as i thought it would, but its a great price so i reordered more to finish my project. 10/10 would recommend

Super soft wire but good quality

Lo use para algo muy diferente y me gusto el resultado

Love it for crafts. Sturdy but easy to bend. Just what I was looking for

perfect.

This is my favourite wire to use for crafts. It’s super flexible while not snapping or misshaping to bad when you bend it around a lot.

Very pretty a little hard but good for the price.