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Part of the problem is that I need more practice working with the pliers: my loops aren't as smooth as they ought to be, and sometimes have been.
Another part is that the copper wire still seems to be the wrong material for the wandering wire stuff: the 20-gauge "hobby wire" I picked up at the hardware store is too stiff, and the 24-gauge I got at the jewelry supply place is too yielding. Which means either seeing if 22-gauge copper is useful, or going back to working with silver, on the theory that yes, it's more expensive, but copper I won't use is no bargain.
I did make some progress on a pair of earrings I'd started a couple of weeks ago; I added a third bead to each (from a package I'd bought since I put them aside), and looped the wire over at the top. They still need ear wires, though. I have very few of the right shape of ear wires, and didn't quite feel confident of my dexterity. The annoying part is that I thought I'd bought more ear wires, and can't find them.
Another part is that the copper wire still seems to be the wrong material for the wandering wire stuff: the 20-gauge "hobby wire" I picked up at the hardware store is too stiff, and the 24-gauge I got at the jewelry supply place is too yielding. Which means either seeing if 22-gauge copper is useful, or going back to working with silver, on the theory that yes, it's more expensive, but copper I won't use is no bargain.
I did make some progress on a pair of earrings I'd started a couple of weeks ago; I added a third bead to each (from a package I'd bought since I put them aside), and looped the wire over at the top. They still need ear wires, though. I have very few of the right shape of ear wires, and didn't quite feel confident of my dexterity. The annoying part is that I thought I'd bought more ear wires, and can't find them.
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