Ask the Experts Making Wind Chimes With Wire Q&A

I am going to make some wind chimes with glass beads. What type and size wire should I use? Thanks.

We recommend copper, brass or nickel wrapping wire without a color coating that would be affected by the elements. The gauge depends on what you are supporting, how heavy it is and how flexible you need the wire to be. If you are wrapping glass beads, try 20 or 22 gauge. If you are creating decorative wire elements that need to better hold a shape, use 14 or 16 gauge.

- Patti