Artistic Wire 12 Gauge Tarnish Resistant Brass Craft Jewelry Wrapping Wire, Gold Color, 25 ft

Arrived quickly and packed well. I needed a thinner more bendable wire and this worked well for my ornament project.

Wire is perfect. Exactly what I needed for some special projects. Loss of a star is because the spool that it came in fell apart immediately upon first use.

It'll work for catfishing also great for kayaking

I bought this for making my own headpins, but I have used it for various other wirework projects as well.It is a lovely, golden, brassy color. It has a tarnish-resistant coating. I do scrub this coating off (have tried different strategies including steel wool and various polishes; not yet sure which is my favorite). Next time I will probably look for non-tarnish-resistant (or bare) wire, because removing the coating is a bit of work and the coating has to be off to make headpins (which I am doing by holding the end of a length of this over a torch to ball up the end). Also because I like playing around with patinas and that won't work with the coating in place.I do like that this is 20 gauge -- it feels pretty substantial to me. It is too wide to make an eyepin or headpin that will go through a pearl, but for many beads including Swarovski crystals, firepolished Czech glass, etc., it fits perfectly, and I feel like any wrapping I do is more secure than with a thinner gauge wire.This isn't enamel colored; I think someone recycled the description from the blue/purple/green/orange varieties of Artistic Wire, which are enamel colored. I don't find that I have any trouble shaping this with pliers and/or wire jigs.I would not use this for earrings; brass contains a percentage of copper and may turn your ears green as a result. (You can coat or seal the part that goes through your earring hole, but the coating will have to be reapplied periodically. You can get anodized niobium earwires in a pretty close color if you are wanting to make earrings; those have the added bonus of being hypoallergenic.)Anyway, I, personally, could do without the non-tarnish coating, but otherwise, I've been really happy with this.

I'm using to put individual letters together to form names. Easy to use, but be sure this wire is the thickness you need. Look up wire gauges so you know what to order.

No flaws, fast service!

I've been getting into working with brass lately after sticking mostly to copper in the past. I am doing projects and practicing techniques from a lot of books, and some of them call for 10 gauge wire, so I bought this.10 gauge wire is actually pretty thick. I find it somewhat difficult to work with, even when dead soft. This is not the fault of the wire; it has more to do with my weak hands and wrists (I tend to buy smaller tools because I have small hands, and that may also come into play). But, this is a great size of wire if you want to hammer it into a thin bangle or cuff (though I haven't tried soldering it just yet). You may want to use nylon-tipped pliers or get some of that stuff you dip pliers into, to coat them, before using them with this wire (so you don't mar the surface).I am happy with the quality of this wire. It has a color that matches my other brass wire, findings, and blanks. It doesn't hurt to polish it a bit as that will improve the appearance. I had to get some larger wire-cutters for this because my tiny Eurotool flush cutters weren't heavy-duty enough. But it is good to have a range of tools so you can use the right one for the job.In terms of being actual 10 gauge brass wire, working with this, etc., I am happy. It is exactly what I expected it to be. If you are new to wire work, you may want to start with a smaller gauge (i.e., higher number) to get a feel for what you are doing. But when you are ready to move on to more complex or larger designs, this stuff is great for practice.

Me gusta mucho ya que es fuerte y manejable

Your brass wire is one of my favourites too. That's why I've ordered it several times. The golden tone is softer than the wire one can find in gold. Unfortunately I noticed the loss of shine of this wire. It gets darker with time. I hope to find something I can replace it with...

Just what I wanted. will be purchasing more.

very good

YA HABÌA COMPRADO ANTES ESTA MARCA , POR ESA RAZÒN PEDI 4, PERO OHH SORPRESA EL COLOR PARECÌA MAS BIEN COBRE U ORO VIEJO, NO E SEL DORADO QUE ESPERABA, EL DE LA IMAGEN, POR ESO LE PUSE SOLO 3 ESTRELLAS YA QUE NO CONCUERDA CON EL DORADO DE LA IMAGEN

We liked this because we can make our own hooks, whatever size, for our homemade embroidered tree ornaments. The wire goes through the back of the stitches easily, and then you can fashion the hook as long or as short as you like!