"Drawing wire" refers to pulling silver through a drawplate, which contains holes of various shapes and sizes to create different kinds of silver wire. These various kinds of wire are used for inlaying, or for twisting or twining.
所謂「抽絲」就是將銀打成細條後穿過穿孔器（即「線板」），由粗至細，重複拉出粗細不等的銀絲，用來鑲嵌、纍絲、扭轉絲，或多條並置，經緯交叉成銀絲網布，加以運用。