Comments on: What if I Sold a Bracelet and the Wires Stretched? https://jewelrymakingjournal.com/what-if-i-sold-a-bracelet-and-the-wires-stretched/ free jewelry tutorials, plus a friendly community sharing creative ideas for making and selling jewelry. Fri, 14 Feb 2020 10:40:44 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=5.7.15 By: Heather https://jewelrymakingjournal.com/what-if-i-sold-a-bracelet-and-the-wires-stretched/#comment-613851 Fri, 14 Feb 2020 10:40:44 +0000 https://jewelrymakingjournal.com/?p=60228#comment-613851 Hi I take it you mean that you coil, braid or other wire wrapping rather then the wire stretches. You need to set your piece. To do this make your design and hammer or tumble your piece

Not hammer to flatten by direct hammering but to work harden

Tumbling using a steel shot as opposed to rice etc as it’s the metal on metal that ‘sets’ the atoms of the wire

]]> By: Heather https://jewelrymakingjournal.com/what-if-i-sold-a-bracelet-and-the-wires-stretched/#comment-613850 Fri, 14 Feb 2020 10:37:15 +0000 https://jewelrymakingjournal.com/?p=60228#comment-613850 In reply to Janine.

It’s wire not string

]]> By: Alysen - Chic Chix & Champagne https://jewelrymakingjournal.com/what-if-i-sold-a-bracelet-and-the-wires-stretched/#comment-613816 Wed, 05 Feb 2020 09:25:16 +0000 https://jewelrymakingjournal.com/?p=60228#comment-613816 I don’t understand how wire could stretch? Copper? Sterling? Woven wire? Could you supply more info about what kind of wire?

]]> By: Irene Vrbensky https://jewelrymakingjournal.com/what-if-i-sold-a-bracelet-and-the-wires-stretched/#comment-613795 Tue, 04 Feb 2020 15:49:25 +0000 https://jewelrymakingjournal.com/?p=60228#comment-613795 For elastic cord bracelets, I stretch the cord a bit before adding beads. Also let your customer know that rolling the bracelet on rather than stretching it when putting it on will keep the integrity of the cord last longer.

]]> By: Janine https://jewelrymakingjournal.com/what-if-i-sold-a-bracelet-and-the-wires-stretched/#comment-613768 Tue, 04 Feb 2020 12:44:55 +0000 https://jewelrymakingjournal.com/?p=60228#comment-613768 Always pre stretch the stringing material before stringing. I tell my customers it may stretch out over time and I will happily restring it. That’s the nature of stretch materials. My relatives in Florida always have problems with elastic cord. So the weather may be a culprit too. I use one brand too- stretch magic

]]> By: Rosemary https://jewelrymakingjournal.com/what-if-i-sold-a-bracelet-and-the-wires-stretched/#comment-613758 Tue, 04 Feb 2020 11:58:40 +0000 https://jewelrymakingjournal.com/?p=60228#comment-613758 Try attaching a reasonable weight to your piece and allow it to hang for a couple of days to stretch the wire before you finish off with your clasp. Maybe investigate a different brand of wire also.

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