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German Style Wire Shapes - Suggested Uses

ROUND

FANCY ROUND

1/2 ROUND

SQUARE

FANCY SQUARE

Used for open and
closed loop wire wrapping, twisting,
coiling, wire forming,
and flattening.

Used the same as round wire, but add this wire to jazz-up a design. It can be used partially or fully in the design. Great for adding scrolls or texture onto round wire.

Primarily used for banding around square wire. It can also be used for covering round wire, either with the curved or flat side out.

Typically used as the base of wire wrapped designs to hold stones that are banded together with half-round wire. Banding can also be done with Square wire.

Use this wire for all of the same uses as Square Wire, but this will add multiple reflection surfaces while still allowing for tight banding because of it’s square sides.