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Sterling Wire

Some of these - we haven't photo'd. It's wire - it looks like - well, wire. We wanted to get it up on the site quickly for you.

Remember - gauge works backwards, so 26 is pretty fine and 18 is pretty thick. Suppliers are moving to selling this in millimeters, not gauge. For your convenience, there is a conversion scale to the right. Millimeters seems to be more precise than gauge.

Wire can be hard (stiff) or dead soft (bends very easily). Half hard is somewhere in-between (there is no half soft!)

Sterling wire will "work harden" - which means it gets stiffer as you manipulate it, and it will also harden with time - but we're talking over months, not days.

And, sterling silver, of course, tarnishes. But you knew that!

Wire Size Guide

Remember, the higher the number, the smaller the wire.

Gauge
Millimeters
Inches Decimal

30

0.255
0.0100
28
0.321
0.0126
26
0.405
0.0159
24
0.511
0.0201
22
0.642
0.0253
20
0.812
0.0320
18
1.024
0.0403
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s21250
Sterling Wire - .5 x 1 mm Half Round - Half Hard (foot)
Shaped sterling silver wire - half round in profile. .5mm x 1mm (foot)
Price: $ 1.55
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96003310
Sterling Wire - 22 gauge Half Round - Half Hard (Spool)
1 ounce spool, 31.1 grams, .025 inch diameter. 62 feet (18.9 m) on a spool. Half hard. Use for wire wrapping projects - the half round wires snug up nicely to stones and etc, but still have a very finished look. This is quite a fine gauge - label it so that you don't get it mixed up with the round wire. On a smallish spool - some straightening will be required. (Spool)
Price: $ 57.25
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s14562
Argentium Silver Wire - 14 gauge Round - Soft (6 inches)
Argentium is a new (relatively) alloy of silver. Sterling silver is silver with copper added, and Argentium Silver has Germanium added. The appealing characteristic of this is that is does not firescale when soldered or heated (copper oxide impregnating and darkening the silver) or worked in a flame. It is also relatively tarnish-free. According to the folks that make it, it can also be made harder than sterling silver with heat treating, and that it can be laser welded - in case that is your burning desire. Less tarnish and firescale alone are both reasons enough to seriously look at this new alloy. More info on Argentium Silver here. (6 inches)
Price: $ 6.75
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s14561
Argentium Silver Wire - 16 gauge Round - Soft (foot)
Argentium is a new (relatively) alloy of silver. Sterling silver is silver with copper added, and Argentium Silver has Germanium added. The appealing characteristic of this is that is does not firescale when soldered or heated (copper oxide impregnating and darkening the silver) or worked in a flame. It is also relatively tarnish-free. According to the folks that make it, it can also be made harder than sterling silver with heat treating, and that it can be laser welded - in case that is your burning desire. Less tarnish and firescale alone are both reasons enough to seriously look at this new alloy. More info on Argentium Silver here. (foot)
Price: $ 7.55
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impssw16gahh
Sterling Wire - 16 gauge/ 1.3 mm Round - Half Hard (foot)
16 ga wire - fairly thick. Sterling silver wire, round. 1.3 mm diameter. 1.3mm (foot)
Price: $ 5.70
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impssw16gads
Sterling Wire - 16 gauge/ 1.3 mm Round - Dead Soft (foot)
16 ga wire - fairly thick. Sterling silver wire, round. 1.3 mm diameter. 1.3mm (foot)
Price: $ 5.95
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s14563
Argentium Silver Wire - 18 gauge Round - Half Hard (foot)
Argentium is a new (relatively) alloy of silver. Sterling silver is silver with copper added, and Argentium Silver has Germanium added. The appealing characteristic of this is that is does not firescale when soldered or heated (copper oxide impregnating and darkening the silver) or worked in a flame. It is also relatively tarnish-free. According to the folks that make it, it can also be made harder than sterling silver with heat treating, and that it can be laser welded - in case that is your burning desire. Less tarnish and firescale alone are both reasons enough to seriously look at this new alloy. More info on Argentium Silver here. (foot)
Price: $ 5.40
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impssw18gahh
Sterling Wire - 18 gauge/ 1.0 mm Round - Half Hard (foot)
approx. 18 ga wire - fairly thick. Sterling silver wire, round. Picture to come later - it's wire - you know what wire looks like! 1mm (foot)
Price: $ 6.30
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impssw18gads
Sterling Wire - 18 gauge/ 1.0 mm Round - Dead Soft (foot)
18 ga wire - Fairly thick. Sterling silver wire, round. 1 mm - annealed to dead soft. Dead soft wire is easier to bend and shape. 1mm (foot)
Price: $ 3.60
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impssw20gahh
Sterling Wire - 20 gauge/ 0.8 mm Round - Half Hard (foot)
Approx. 20 ga wire - nice general purpose gauge. Sterling silver wire, round. Picture to come later - it's wire - you know what wire looks like! .8mm (foot)
Price: $ 4.05
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impssw20gads
Sterling Wire - 20 gauge/ 0.8 mm Round - Dead Soft (foot)
20 ga wire - nice general purpose gauge. Sterling silver wire, round. .8 mm - annealed to dead soft. Dead soft wire is easier to bend and shape. .8mm (foot)
Price: $ 2.25
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impssw22gahh
Sterling Wire - 22 gauge/ 0.65 mm Round - Half Hard (foot)
22 ga wire - lighter, but very useful. Sterling silver wire, round. Picture to come later - it's wire - you know what wire looks like! .65mm (foot)
Price: $ 1.55
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impssw22gads
Sterling Wire - 22 gauge/ 0.65 mm Round - Dead Soft (foot)
22 ga wire - lighter, but very useful. Sterling silver wire, round. .65 mm - annealed to dead soft. .65mm (foot)
Price: $ 1.60
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impssw24gahh
Sterling Wire - 24 gauge Round - Half Hard (foot)
24 ga wire - lighter wire. Sterling silver wire, round. Picture to come later - it's wire - you know what wire looks like! (foot)
Price: $ 0.70
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impssw24gads
Sterling Wire - 24 gauge Round - Dead Soft (foot)
24 ga wire - lighter wire. Sterling silver wire, round. .5 mm - annealed to dead soft. (foot)
Price: $ 0.79
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impssw26gahh
Sterling Wire - 26 gauge Round - Half Hard (foot)
26 ga wire - our lightest sterling wire. Sterling silver wire, round. Picture to come later - it's wire - you know what wire looks like! (foot)
Price: $ 0.42
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impssw26gads
Sterling Wire - 26 gauge Round - Dead Soft (foot)
26 ga wire - our lightest sterling wire. Sterling silver wire, round. 0.4 mm - annealed to dead soft. (foot)
Price: $ 0.47
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s13388
Sterling Tubing - 2 mm Round Tubing - .5 mm sidewall - Dead Soft (1)
30.48 cm - approx 1 foot. Sterling tubing for lining beads, making your own noodle beads, or other applications. Cuts best with a jewellers' saw. 2mm x 304.8mm By the each.
Price: $ 16.95
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s13387
Sterling Tubing - 2.5 mm Round Tubing - .5 mm sidewall - Dead Soft (1)
30.48 cm - approx 1 foot. Sterling tubing for lining beads, making your own noodle beads, or other applications. Cuts best with a jewellers' saw. 2.5mm x 304.8mm By the each.
Price: $ 22.75
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s13386
Sterling Tubing - 3 mm Round Tubing - .5 mm sidewall - Dead Soft (1)
30.48 cm - approx 1 foot. Sterling tubing for lining beads, making your own noodle beads, or other applications. Cuts best with a jewellers' saw. This size works with the Bead Liner. 3mm x 304.8mm By the each.
Price: $ 26.70
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s13385
Sterling Tubing - 3.5 mm Round Tubing - .5 mm sidewall - Dead Soft (1)
30.48 cm - approx 1 foot. Sterling tubing for lining beads, making your own noodle beads, or other applications. Cuts best with a jewellers' saw. This size works with the Bead Liner. 3.5mm x 304.8mm By the each.
Price: $ 29.95
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imp23502
Fine Silver - 0.40 mm Round Wire - Dead Soft (foot)
Approx. 26 ga wire - a very fine (thin) wire. Fine silver is pure, 99.9% silver (as opposed to sterling - which is 92.5% silver). Round in profile. Temper is dead soft (very easy to bend.). Fine silver does not tarnish to the same degree as sterling, does not work-harden (get stiff and brittle as you bend it) like sterling, and is used in lampworking for decorating beads. Fine silver wire is used for wire crochet (with or without beads added), because it will stay soft and flexible. This size is great for wire crochet (often, wire crochet patterns specify 1 ounce (or fraction or multiple) of wire - for reference, there are approximately 75 feet of fine silver 26 ga wire in one ounce). This size is also perfect for decorating beads by wrapping around multiple times and then heating in the flame to get a series of randomly spaced silver dots. As much as possible, we try to send your order in one piece. If it is critical, please let us know. 0.40mm (foot)
Price: $ 0.60
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imp13009
Fine Silver - 0.8 mm Round Wire - Dead Soft (foot)
Approx. 20 ga wire - nice general purpose gauge. Fine silver is pure, 99.9% silver (as opposed to sterling - which is 92.5% silver). Round in profile. Temper is dead soft (very easy to bend.). Fine silver does not tarnish to the same degree as sterling, does not work-harden (get stiff and brittle as you bend it) like sterling, and is used in lampworking for fuming and decorating beads. As much as possible, we try to send your order in one piece. If it is critical, please let us know. 0.8mm (foot)
Price: $ 2.25
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imp13008
Fine Silver - 1 mm Round Wire - Dead Soft (foot)
Approx. 18-19 ga wire - a substantial, largish wire. Fine silver is pure, 99.9% silver (as opposed to sterling - which is 92.5% silver). Round in profile. Temper is dead soft (very easy to bend.). Fine silver does not tarnish to the same degree as sterling, does not work-harden (get stiff and brittle as you bend it) like sterling, and is used in lampworking for fuming and decorating beads. This size is perfect for a source of fine silver for fuming. Excellent for sturdy bails and loops in Metal Clay. As much as possible, we try to send your order in one piece. If it is critical, please let us know. 1mm (foot)
Price: $ 7.40
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s13389
Fine Gold - 1 mm Round Wire - 24 K Pure Gold (Inch)
Pure gold - this is TOO SOFT for jewelry making - it bends like butter on a hot day. We got this in for fuming - which is a lampworking technique. In essence, fuming is boiling the metal low in the flame so that it evaporates and deposits on the bead higher in the flame. 1 inch will last you a goodly while. 1mm (Inch)
Price: $ 18.99
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imp16760
Fine Silver - 1.3 mm Round Wire - Dead Soft (Inch)
16 gauge. A substantial, large wire. Fine silver is pure, 99.9% silver (as opposed to sterling - which is 92.5% silver). Round in profile. Temper is dead soft (very easy to bend.). Fine silver does not tarnish to the same degree as sterling, does not work-harden (get stiff and brittle as you bend it) like sterling. As much as possible, we try to send your order in one piece. If it is critical, please let us know. 1.3mm (Inch)
Price: $ 0.70
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imp16759
Fine Silver - 1.63 mm Round Wire - Dead Soft (Inch)
A substantial, large wire. 14 gauge. Fine silver is pure, 99.9% silver (as opposed to sterling - which is 92.5% silver). Round in profile. Temper is dead soft (very easy to bend.). Fine silver does not tarnish to the same degree as sterling, does not work-harden (get stiff and brittle as you bend it) like sterling. As much as possible, we try to send your order in one piece. If it is critical, please let us know. 1.63mm (Inch)
Price: $ 1.55
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imp16758
Fine Silver - 2 mm Round Wire - Dead Soft (Inch)
12 gauge. A substantial, large wire. Fine silver is pure, 99.9% silver (as opposed to sterling - which is 92.5% silver). Round in profile. Temper is dead soft (very easy to bend.). Fine silver does not tarnish to the same degree as sterling, does not work-harden (get stiff and brittle as you bend it) like sterling. This is large enough for fusing projects (fine silver wire fusing.) As much as possible, we try to send your order in one piece. If it is critical, please let us know. 2mm (Inch)
Price: $ 2.25
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imp16757
Fine Silver - 2.6 mm Round Wire - Dead Soft (Inch)
Approx 10 gauge. A substantial, large wire. Fine silver is pure, 99.9% silver (as opposed to sterling - which is 92.5% silver). Round in profile. Temper is dead soft (very easy to bend.). Fine silver does not tarnish to the same degree as sterling, does not work-harden (get stiff and brittle as you bend it) like sterling. This is large enough for fusing projects (fine silver wire fusing.) As much as possible, we try to send your order in one piece. If it is critical, please let us know. Sorry, no picture - it's wire - you know what wire looks like. 2.6mm (Inch)
Price: $ 3.25
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helssw30hh
Sterling Wire - 30 gauge Round Wire - Half Hard (Spool)
Light wire - nice and tidy on a spool. Round. Half Hard, 30 gauge (.25 mm). 1 oz. 194.53 feet. This should last you for a while! That's .18 / foot. (Spool)
Price: $ 45.75
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helssw30ds
Sterling Wire - 30 gauge Round Wire - Dead Soft (Spool)
Light wire - nice and tidy on a spool. Round. Dead Soft, 30 gauge (.25 mm). 1 oz. 194.53 feet. This should last you for a while! (Spool)
Price: $ 62.95
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s21252
Sterling Wire - .75 mm Square - Half Hard (foot)
Shaped sterling silver wire - square in profile. Half hard = medium temper, not too soft, not too hard. .75mm x .75mm (foot)
Price: $ 1.95
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s21251
Sterling Wire - .75 mm Square - Dead Soft (foot)
Shaped sterling silver wire - square in profile. Dead soft = easy to bend. .75mm x .75mm (foot)
Price: $ 1.95
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s21253
Sterling Wire - .8 mm Square - Half Hard (foot)
Shaped sterling silver wire - square in profile. Half hard = medium temper, not too soft, not too hard. .8mm x .8mm (foot)
Price: $ 2.55
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96003309
Sterling Wire - 20 gauge Square - Half Hard (Spool)
1 ounce spool, 31.1 grams, .032 inch diameter. 14 feet (4.3 m) on a spool. Half hard. Use for wire wrapping projects - the square wires lay neatly side by side. On a smallish spool - some straightening will be required. (Spool)
Price: $ 59.95
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s14564
Argentium Silver Wire - 21 gauge Square - Soft (foot)
Argentium is a new (relatively) alloy of silver. Sterling silver is silver with copper added, and Argentium Silver has Germanium added. The appealing characteristic of this is that is does not firescale when soldered or heated (copper oxide impregnating and darkening the silver) or worked in a flame. It is also relatively tarnish-free. According to the folks that make it, it can also be made harder than sterling silver with heat treating, and that it can be laser welded - in case that is your burning desire. Less tarnish and firescale alone are both reasons enough to seriously look at this new alloy. More info on Argentium Silver here. (foot)
Price: $ 4.90
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96003308
Sterling Wire - 22 gauge Square - Half Hard (Spool)
1 ounce spool, 31.1 grams, .025 inch diameter. 22 feet (6.7 m) on a spool. Half hard. Use for wire wrapping projects - the square wires lay neatly side by side. On a smallish spool - some straightening will be required. (Spool)
Price: $ 53.15
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