DragonflyAcademy Posted September 21, 2010 Share Posted September 21, 2010 Ok.. we wanted to give the Merovingian brooch a try from Chapter 11 from STOW Middle Ages. The craft store didn't have 20 gauge copper wire.. they had 18.. 16.. 24.. I wasn't really sure if higher numbers were thicker wire or now.. so I tried 18.. The directions say to pound the wire flat.. we tried that today and it just kept snapping into little bits.. Is the 18 wire not "thick" enough? Or did I go wrong with craft store copper wire and need to find a small hardware store and get it there?? Any suggestions? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WiseOwlKnits Posted September 21, 2010 Share Posted September 21, 2010 We're not in SOTW 2, but the lower the number, the thicker the wire. So the 18 gauge wire is thicker than 20 gauge they're calling for. I have no idea how you'd pound it flat when that gauge wire is so thin. Gauge is the same (from my understanding) whether it's craft wire or wire you'd find from a hardware store. I would go to a hardware store (even Lowe's/Home Depot should carry wire, it doesn't have to be a small, independent store) and look at their 20 gauge wire to make sure it's the same...and, assuming that it is, I'd get a 14 or 12 gauge wire instead. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DragonflyAcademy Posted September 23, 2010 Author Share Posted September 23, 2010 well.. we did it today.. I just kept the wire round.. seemed to work fine without pounding it flat.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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