Hi! Great suggestion! We are currently working on this video and hope to have it out soon. Thanks for watching!

1. Your fingers won't turn green with any wire. 2. You can use any wire even if allergic. Backing can be steel and your wire can be coated using Montana Gold Clear spray. Clean up with acetone if you have to on this spray. Its an acrylic but acetone solvent. 3. Aluminum wire comes in its natural unplated color of silver or anodized (plated) in any color. Silver comes either as sterling silver, Argentium silver (mixed with Argentium so it does not tarnish), or plated over copper or brass wire. Brass wire is solid brass. Brass also comes as a Rich Low Brass which looks like Gold but is solid brass. Gold is usually brass or copper that is plated with real gold. Plated is thin, Filled is a thicker plating. Copper is solid copper or anodized aluminum made to look like oxidized copper. Bare copper is solid copper that is not coated with an anti tarnish. Any time you see Anti-tarnish on any metal it means its top coated with a clear acrylic or lacquer or varnish that prevents tarnishing. Most jewelers like to work with bare metals as they hammer, anneal, solder them so don't want any top coating to interfere with the metal. You should always work with bare metals no coating. Coatings can be added on if you desire, after work is done. Coat metal only, not stones. 4. Oxidizing is done with Liver of Sulphur (JAX or other brand). You can oxidize copper, brass, silver but not gold. Dip in liver of sulphur, rinse, dip in neutralizing solution (baking soda), rinse, polish to bring out shine in some places but leave dark in crevices so that piece is more interesting, and then either seal or leave as it. 5. Metal wire comes in Round, Half Round, Square, Triangular (rare), Somewhat Square (rare). Easiest is Round. Best is Square which is heavier than round in same gauge. Half round is much lighter in same gauge and good for binding. Always get Half Round wire in spools - 22 and 18 gauge are nice. Half round with Square wire is very elegant. 6. Temper or hardness comes in: Dead Soft (best), Half Hard, Hard. Only buy Dead Soft. All 'Craft' wire is Half Hard and rips up your fingers. Does that cover everything for you? You do not need a video for this. Buy sample size wire. Make stuff. You will know what you like and don't. You cannot get this from a video. You have to USE it to understand it. Happy wrapping!

Monica, we are so glad you loved it! Thanks for watching!

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Aw that's a great idea. I'm sure it's possible if you had a little holder for the diamond to thread the wire through as you begin the rose.

@@icantthinkofanything798 yeah, it’s so cute I can’t wait to try

Hey Alexis! We don't see why not. Just make sure the wire fits through the back of the stud. Also, the amount of wrapping will probably depend on how large the stud is. you don't want it to get lost. Today, you can get some great diamond imitators like CZ in larger sizes. What a cute project that would be for you!

I think it depends specifically on what type of wire you're using. Not the guage, but tje material. You should do some research and find out which ones bother you

i also have issues with certain earrings, that make my ears go all itchy and infected, ive just made a pair of these rose studs with beadsmith pro quality copper coated wire in bare brass which is a gold color, also have it in the silver and bare copper and ive already made other earrings from this wire and so far i havent had an issue. perhaps you should give it a try

Yes, most nylon jaw pliers come with a replacement set of covers.

Hey Fran! It's the exact same concept as you see in the video, except you can just keep wrapping until the rose is as big as you want! Just make sure to pull more wire so you have enough. Good luck!

@@JewelSchool Thank you so much for your advice. Just started out as a jeweller and have loved watching your tutorials, really so helpful. :)

18ga wire should work but be mindful it will be a bit harder to bend than the 20ga wire.