click for site menu

Beading Wire

click here for nylon coated wire - tiger tail
For use with gold charms, alphabet beads, scrapbooking, thread work, necklaces, jewellery
..
click here for Sterling Silver jewellery wire
click here for all our threads and wire

Beadworker's Conversion Tables
To put this wire gauge chart on your Google Search Page as a Gadget - Just click the Google button above to add it. To use it on your website click here

24 gauge beading wire- click to find out more

Stone Size Conversion Table
SS
Millimetres
(mm)
16
3.8 to 4.0
20
4.6 - 4.8
24
5.3 - 5.4
26
5.6 - 5.8
30
6.3 - 6.5
34
7.0 - 7.3
40
8.4 - 8.7
46
10.2 - 10.5
50
11.7 - 12.0
70
16.7 - 17.0

Use this table to get sizes of Rhinestones & Tiffany settings

Standard lengths for Bracelets & Necklaces
Bracelet 17cm - 7 inches
Anklet 23cm - 9 inches
Choker 39cm - 16 inches
Princess necklace 46cm - 19 inches
Matinee necklace 60cm - 24 inches (use an extension chain)

Click for Ring size, bracelet sizing or Necklace sizer tools

Wire Gauge to Millimetres to inches Conversion Table

B & S
Gauge
Inches
(Decimal)
Millimetres
(mm)
17
0.045
1.149
18
0.040
1.024
19
0.036
0.912
20
0.032
0.812
21
0.028
0.723
22
0.025
0.644
23
0.023
0.573
24
0.020
0.511
25
0.018
0.455
26
0.016
0.405
27
0.014
0.360
28
0.013
0.321
29
0.011
0.286
30
0.010
0.255
31
0.0089
0.226
32
0.0080
0.200
33
0.0071
0.180
34
0.0063
0.160
35
0.0056
0.142
36
0.0050
0.130
37
0.0045
0.114
38
0.0040
0.100

The numbers shown here are for AWG - American Wire Gauge, also known as Browne & Sharpe.
The other popular gauge system is SWG (Imperial Standard Wire Gauge) used in the UK and Canada.
The numbers in SWG are different to AWG; for example, 16g AWG is 0.0508" and 16g SWG is 0.064"
For this reason it is always best to specify wire thickness in millimetres.

 

[Home Page] [Craft Ideas] [Project Gallery] [Earring designs] [Browse Sticker Catalogue] [Search our Catalogues] [Peel-off sticker catalogue] [Picture Stickers] [Scrapbook embellishments] [Bombonieres] [Word Stickers] [Craft Flowers] [Organza bags] [Freshwater Pearls] [Plastic Charms] [Gold Charms] [Beads] [Alphabet Beads] [Sterling Silver charms] [Bead wire] [Jewellery Findings] [Sterling Silver] [Tools] [Current Special] [Ordering] [Delivery] [Contact Us]