How Do You Add Wire To Stained Glass Jewelry?
Stained glass is beloved for its translucent, jewel-like beauty. People use it to create a variety of objects, including elaborate windowpanes, intricate lampshades and eye-catching jewelry. Stained glass jewelry is usually assembled in the same manner as other stained glass objects; individual pieces of colored glass are wrapped with copper foil around their perimeters and soldered together. Sometimes it is necessary to add wire to stained glass jewelry, such as when you need to create a bail to suspend a stained glass pendant from a necklace. You can add wire to stained glass jewelry with speed and ease. Cut a piece of 20-gauge silver jewelry wire with wire cutters. Snip off a piece of wire long enough to suit your purpose; for example, you may require ½ inch of wire to create a bail for a stained glass pendant. Shape the wire into whatever form you wish with round nosed pliers. Make a round ring or an oval for a bail. Use the pliers to bend and wrap the wire artfully around the stai
