What is Wire Wrapped Jewelry?
Wire jewelry artists use the technique of wire wrapping jewelry extensively in their designs. The technique allows the jeweler to create unique settings for stones and gemstones of every size and shape can be accommodated. Each piece of wire wrapped jewelry is individually made and the jeweler is able to design a piece of jewelry to complement the features of a beautiful stone. Wire wrapping works particularly well with unusual and irregular shapes, allowing these stones to be set without the need of glue or machine fabricated settings. The technique of wire wrapping involves taking a stone and intricately wrapping wire in such a way that the stone is securely cocooned within the wire twirls. The wire needs to be thick enough that it holds its shape, yet thin enough for the wire artist to be able to bend and flex. The wire artist will use the twists and turns in the wire as a design feature and the finished result can either by light and airy or more dense and robust. All types of jewe