Beads & Jewelry Making Supplies by WigJig Newsletter for 07/06/2005

Jewelry Technique:
This weeks jewelry technique is a discussion on how to make earrings and yokes using two or more simple wire components rather than one more complex wire component.  In our past newsletters we have provided instructions on how to make yokes and several different earring designs using this technique.  We have added some information to our web site on the strength of this technique.  Making earrings like the ones shown at right would be very difficult if you tried to do it with one piece of wire.  It is always difficult to determine where you begin and end the wire so that the design will be both strong, and esthetically pleasing.  By using two wire components to make the body of an earring like the top of the one shown here, each wire component helps to strengthen the other wire component and the ends of the wire segments are hidden as a natural component of the design.  Please select the picture at right to view additional information on this technique for making jewelry components using two simple wire component instead of one complex component. 

We have also added new information to our Corkscrew Earrings instructions since our last newsletter.  We learned a lesson the hard way.  This design worked fine when given as a gift to a family member, but when on display in the public, the design was not strong enough and was pulled out of shape.  To add to the strength of the design we wrapped a segment of fine gauge wire between the top and the bottom of the corkscrew.  By doing this we greatly increased the strength of this shape, so that the corkscrew shape will be permanent.  To view instructions on this new technique, please select the picture at left. 
 

We are continuing to improve our newsletter, so please feel free to provide feedback at custsrv@wigjig.com. 

Announcements:
Online Books.  If you are looking for new and interesting jewelry projects -- try one of our Online Books.  Our most detailed instructions are for sale online.  Please select here to view our selection of online books.  These books are delivered over the Internet and there are no shipping costs on an order with just online books. 

Shipping Policy.  We ship all retail orders over $60 for free within the US.  For International orders we ship via UPS international service and charge $34.95 (our average cost) for this expedited shipping service.  Please select here to view our entire shipping policy.

WigJig University.  We provide Over 2,000 web pages of free information, tips, techniques and free jewelry making designs in WigJig University.  We encourage everyone to view this information as a source for new ideas, projects, or a way to learn new techniques.  We now have a page in WigJig University that shows our designs by sorted by the WigJig tool used to make them.  Please select here to view that information. 

International Vendors.  We do have vendors who sell our WigJig products outside the US.  We encourage customers to contact these vendors in their home country.  Please select here to view our list of overseas vendors.  We are also happy to sell our WigJig tools to stores.  Please send us an e-mail if you are interested in selling our WigJig tools. 

Classes.  We have a listing of various jewelry-making classes using our WigJig tools that are offered by bead stores throughout the country.  If you are interested in classes, please select here.  If you know someone who has classes in using our WigJig tools, please ask them to send us an e-mail at custsrv@wigjig.com so that we can include them in these pages. 

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