Characteristics: French wire is a coil of a very fine gauge wire that is used to protect either bead stringing wire or thread when stringing beads. The bead stringing wire is threaded through a short segment of the coil of French Wire before adding the string of beads to a clasp or finding.
Color: Silver-tone
Size: Heavy (accommodates up to .018" thread diameter) 
Length: Approximately 14 in., coiled.