Findings

Functional Jewellery Findings

Decorative Jewellery Findings

Hybrid Jewellery Findings

HINGES

BAILS

COLLETS

Crimp beads

Wire Gauge ChartSWG – Standard Wire GaugeAWG - American Wire Gauge

Gauge SWG (Inches)

SWG (mm)AWG

(Inches)AWG (mm)

12 0.104" 2.64mm 0.0808" 2.05mm

14 0.080" 2.03mm 0.0641" 1.63mm

16 0.064" 1.63mm 0.0508" 1.29mm

18 0.048" 1.22mm 0.0403" 1.02mm

20 0.036" 0.91mm 0.0320" 0.81mm

22 0.028" 0.71mm 0.0253" 0.64mm

24 0.022" 0.56mm 0.0201" 0.51mm

Standard earring post width

Wire Size Diameter in

Millimetres What It's Good For Making:

14 ga 1.65 mm • clasps /thick jump rings /chain maille jewellery /neck rings

• bangle bracelets /substantial formed links /eye pins for beads

with very large holes

16 ga 1.3 mm • clasps /thick jump rings /chain maille jewellery /neck rings

• bangle bracelets /substantial formed links /eye pins for beads

with large holes

18 ga 1.0 mm more delicate clasps /jump rings /formed links /eye pins, head

pins

wire-wrapping /ear-wires (though 20 gauge is more common)

fits through most bead holes

20 ga 0.8 mm jump rings /delicate formed links /eye pins /head pins /wire-

wrapped links /split-rings /ear wires /fits through most bead

holes

21 ga 0.75 mm many people buy this odd size gauge specifically for

making ear wires

22 ga 0.65 mmwire-wrapping /wire-wrapped head-pins /wire-wrapped

eye-pins /fits through almost all bead holes

24 ga 0.5 mm standard size for wire-wrapped bead links and head pins

wire-wrapping /fits through all but the smallest bead holes.

Semi-precious gemstone beads and pearls often have

smaller holes than other beads. This gauge fits through

almost all of these.

26 ga 0.4 mm for wire crochet /wire-wrapped bead links and head pins

wire-wrapping /fits through all but the smallest bead holes.

Semi-precious gemstone beads and pearls often have

smaller holes than other beads. This gauge should fit

through all of these.

28 ga 0.32 mmfor wire crochet /wire-wrapping /wire-weaving.

Jump Rings

Jump RingDiameter

Wire Gauge Mandrel

4 mm 20 ga. (0.75 mm) 2.5 mm

5 mm 20 ga. (0.75 mm) 3.5 mm

5 mm 18 ga. (1 mm) 3 mm

6 mm 18 ga. (1 mm) 4 mm

6.5 mm 16 ga. (1.25 mm) 4 mm

7 mm 18 ga. 1 mm) 5 mm

7 mm 16 ga. (1.25 mm) 4.5 mm

7.5 mm 16 ga. (1.25 mm) 5 mm

8 mm 18 ga. (1 mm) 6 mm

9 mm 18 ga. (1 mm) 7 mm

9 mm 16 ga. (1.25 mm) 6.5 mm

9 mm 14 ga. (1.5 mm) 6 mm

12.5 mm 14 ga. (1.5 mm) 9.5 mm

Jump Ring Sizes

Jump Ring Tools

Shepherd Hooks

Double Faced Cufflinks

Chain-link Cufflinks

Ball Return

Hinged Back Cufflinks

Snap on Cufflinks

Fixed Backing

Silk Knots Cufflinks

Stirrups Cufflinks

Normal Shirt Button Sizes

13/14 L - Collar Buttons 15L/16L- Sleeve Placket Buttons 17L/18L - Shirt Front Button 19L/20L- Sport Shirt Front Button