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Wire Wrapped Jewellery
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Semi Precious gemstones and beads are wire wrapped in 14ct Gold Fill
or Sterling Silver.
• Some of these items of jewellery are available for sale.
• Pendants are sold without chains unless otherwise stated.
• This is a portfolio of the wire wrapped jewellery I have
already created.
• 14ct gold filled pendants from £25
• Sterling silver pendants from £20
• Necklace & Earring Sets from £30
• Bracelets Sterling silver from £25 14ct gold filled
from £30
• Silver Plate rings £8 Sterling silver rings £12
• The prices of these pieces of jewellery are the minimum
price you will pay.
• Gold and silver wires are imported from USA, prices will
vary depending on the current price of gold and silver.
What
is Gold Fill?
History of wire wrapping
This is a gallery of my work.
Click here to see items for sale
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What is Gold Fill?
Gold fill is a manufacturing process whereby a gold "sandwich"
is created, gold on the outside and a base metal on the inside. The gold
is permanently bonded under enormous pressure to the surface of the base
metal in a milling process that results in a gold surface about 100 times
thicker than conventional gold plating. The material produced is about
5% gold. But it is far more durable than mere gold electroplating. In
appearance jewellery produced with 14kt gold fill is identical to jewellery
produced with 14kt solid gold. And even in the most extreme circumstances,
gold fill will not "wear off" as is commonly the case with items
that have been merely gold plated.
History of Wire Wrapping
Wire and beaded jewellery is an ancient craft that is dated back as
far as 2000 BC. The British Museum has samples of jewellery from the
Sumerian Dynasty, found in the cemetery of Ur that contains spiralled
wire components. It is known that Egyptian and Phoenician artists practiced
that art over 5,000 years ago and pieces of jewellery have been found
in the pyramids as well as ancient Pharaoh's tombs. Other samples of
jewellery from Ancient Rome show wire wrapped loops. This Roman jewellery
is dated to approximately 2000 years ago.
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