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For jewelry applications, gauges 12-28 are most common. The size of wire is defined by one of two measuring systems. The American wire gauge (AWG) and the Standard wire gauge (SWG) systems.
Shapes of Jewelry Making Wire. Round - Shape most often used to make wire jewelry. Some jewelry artists, like myself, prefer to use round versus square wire as the primary wire used to make wire wrapped jewelry. Small gauge round wire can be used as the wrapping wire in making wire wrapped jewelry. Square - Shape most often used to make wire wrapped jewelry. Square wire has edges that provide a better grip on a stone when its wire wrapped. Half Round - Primarily used as the wrapping wire in wire wrapped jewelry.