[Nfb-krafters-korner] Viking wire weaving

Mon Oct 22 08:17:03 CDT 2007

It makes a wire chain just like the necklaces one buys.  I prefer the
traditional colors.  The chain in gold, silver, or bronze "jewelry wire"
can be used for any jewelry chain purpose from earrings to ankle
bracelets, for the neck or wrist or a man's tie holder.  I do not think
I can describe the process to make it online, only in person.  If you
Google it, you will find some information others have posted on the
Internet.
Lorraine 

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From: nfb-krafters-korner-bounces at nfbnet.org
[mailto:nfb-krafters-korner-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of Powers,
Terry (NIH/OD/DEAS) [E]
Sent: Monday, October 22, 2007 9:08 AM
To: List for blind crafters and artists
Subject: Re: [Nfb-krafters-korner] Needle Threaders--Wire is measured
byitsgauge

Hi Lorraine;
Can you describe wire weaving and what you make or use it for.

Terry Powers

-----Original Message-----
From: Rovig, Lorraine [mailto:LRovig at NFB.ORG]
Sent: Monday, October 22, 2007 9:00 AM
To: List for blind crafters and artists
Subject: [Nfb-krafters-korner] Needle Threaders--Wire is measured by
itsgauge

Wire is measured by its gauge, [g a u g e] which is sometimes
abbreviated as ga [g a].  Funny thing, the bigger the number, the
smaller diameter on the wire. I do wire weaving with 24, 26, or 28 gauge
wire.  To use stiffer wire for closures at the end, I use 16 gauge or 20
gauge. You can find all these sizes at craft shops such as JoAnn's, A.
C. Moore, and Michaels, or at bead shops, except I find these shops are
sometimes out of the size I want at the time I go to find my wire, so I
tend to stock up when I spot my gauge at a good price. Most spools of
such wire cost about $3.00 each. Here a rather interesting definition of
the word gauge from the online dictionary, Merriam-Webster.com:

Function: noun
Etymology: Middle English gauge, from Anglo-French
Date: 15th century
1 a: a measurement (as of linear dimension) according to some standard
or system: as (1): the distance between the rails of a railroad (2): the
size of a shotgun barrel's inner diameter nominally expressed as the
number of lead balls each just fitting that diameter required to make a
pound <a 12-gauge shotgun> (3): the thickness of a thin material (as
sheet metal or plastic film) (4): the diameter of a slender object (as
wire or a hypodermic needle) (5): the fineness of a knitted fabric
expressed by the number of loops per unit width b: dimensions, size c:
measure 1 <surveys are a gauge of public sentiment>
2: an instrument for or a means of measuring or testing: as a: an
instrument for measuring a dimension or for testing mechanical accuracy
b: an instrument with a graduated scale or dialect for measuring or
indicating quantity
3: relative position of a ship with reference to another ship and the
wind
4: a function introduced into a field equation to produce a convenient
form of the equation but having no observable physical consequences

If you want to know even more about wire gauges, go to this fine lengthy
and interesting article from Wikipedia which I found by typing "wire
gauge" in the search box:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wire_gauge

Happy reading,
Lorraine 

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[mailto:nfb-krafters-korner-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of David Evans
Sent: Sunday, October 21, 2007 4:42 PM
To: List for blind crafters and artists
Subject: Re: [Nfb-krafters-korner] where can I find...

Dear Ms. needle Threader,

You might need to contact some wire manufacturers and ask for stainless
steel wire.
AS for the gage size, you will have to ask them as I do not know the
gages that small.
I would get someone to measure the eye opening in a common needle that
you use and look for a wire gage that is small enough to fit threw that
eye easily.
If you still have an old wire threader, you could get someone who can
read a micrometer and have them measure that wire in thousands of an
inch.
There you can tell the diameter of the wire to the wire company for
ordering.

David Evans, NFBF
Nuclear/Aerospace Materials Engineer
Builder of the Lunar Rovers and the F-117-A Stealth Fighter

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Sent: Saturday, October 20, 2007 10:58 AM
Subject: [Nfb-krafters-korner] where can I find...

> Back to my project of creating a good needle threader.
>
> first question to those handy folks out there.  Sorry it is 2 
> questions...
>
> Where do I find some very fine wire and how do I measure the wire so I

> know
> what I am looking for?  I am guessing that wire is measured like some 
> number and called gauge?  Totally new area for me.
>
> I asked my husband to take me to Home Depot and he told me they don't
have
> anything at Home Depot that size.  So we did not go.
>
> If I can get someone else to take me I would go and ask those people
that
> work there what size this is.  Maybe they would have the proper tools
to
> measure it and give me the information I need to know so I could check

> around to
> find it.  Dh is uncomfortable with me asking questions like this.  I 
> don't understand why these males[nothing against you guys out there], 
> but
when I 
> ask a
> question looking for some technical infromation they always seem to
look 
> at
> my husband and ask him the questions.  Hey, I am only 4 foot 10
inches, 
> but I
> am the one behind the counter that asked the question.  My dh half
the 
> time
> does not have a clue what I am seeking information about.
>
> Any help with this is most appreciated .
>
> For those of you that have made suggestions about looking at NFB
Material
> center or other places, I have looked and asked all over and they do
not 
> have
> anything like the ones I had found going back a couple of years ago.
>
> I have searched online and read a lot of descriptions of needle
threaders,
> but they don't use many words to describe a needle threader and
without 
> being
> able to see any pictures I don't have a clue.  I have gone into stores
and
> purchased one of each that they have on the shelves, but have not
found 
> anything
> that works as well as the ones I use to have.  I am down to 4 or 5 of
them
> now so I have to do something.
>
> I purchased a new Bernina that had a built in needle threader and it
was
> tricky to use and it lasted only maybe a year before it broke.  So I
did 
> not run
> back to have it replaced as I paid extra for having it included with
the
> machine.
>
> I just purchased another machine that has a built in needle threader.
I 
> did
> not purchase it for that reason.  I got it because it has a one step 
> buttonhole maker.  You are supposed to just drop in the button and it
will
> automatically make a buttonhole  to fit.  I use to have a machine
going 
> back 30 years
> ago that had this feature and I loved it.  The old time  Singer
machine 
> that
> did this I still have, but the timeing is off with the  bobbin and I
had 
> this
> repaired once going back maybe 10 years so I don't feel  this Singer 
> Futura owes me anything.  This new Singer that I got that has  this 
> feature
cost 
> me $112
> and that included shipping.  It is a manufactured  refurbished machine
and 
> I
> have 30 days to return it.  So I truly believe it  was cheaper than
having 
> my
> old one fixed.
>
> Please help me with the wire thingy.
>
> Joyce
>
>
>
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