ParaWire 24 Gauge Blue Steel Silver-Plated Copper Craft Wire – 100 ft Roll

Add a cool Blue Steel metallic finish to detailed jewelry, wire wrapping, beadwork, and decorative projects. This 24 gauge wire features a 99% pure copper core plated with 99% pure fine silver and finished with ParaWire's protective non-tarnish color coating.

At approximately .020" in diameter, 24 gauge provides greater flexibility than heavier 18, 20, and 22 gauge wire. Its soft temper makes it easy to bend and wrap, making it particularly useful for detailed wrapping, beadwork, binding, decorative coils, smaller components, and embellishments.

Features & Benefits

• 24 gauge silver-plated copper craft wire

• Blue Steel color finish

• 99% pure copper core

• Plated with 99% pure fine silver

• Protective non-tarnish color coating

• Soft temper for easy wrapping and forming

• Fine .020" diameter

• Excellent for detailed wirework and beadwork

• Lead-free and nickel-free

• 100-foot roll

• Made in the USA

Specifications

Fine 24 Gauge for Detailed Work

The fine 24 gauge diameter provides increased flexibility for projects where detailed manipulation is more important than structural strength.

It's a useful choice for:

• Detailed wire wrapping

• Beadwork

• Binding

• Small coils and spirals

• Decorative accents

• Smaller jewelry components

• Pendant details

• Wire embellishments

• Ornaments

• Mixed-media projects

The finer diameter also allows repeated wraps without adding as much bulk as heavier wire.

Silver-Plated Copper Construction

The wire begins with a 99% pure copper core that is plated with 99% pure fine silver.

A tinted protective coating is then applied over the silver plating to create the Blue Steel color and help protect the wire from tarnishing.

This is silver-plated copper craft wire, not solid silver, silver-filled, or steel wire.

Blue Steel Finish

Blue Steel provides a cool, dark metallic appearance that offers an alternative to traditional silver, gold, and copper tones.

Its subtle blue-gray character works well for contemporary jewelry, wire art, beadwork, ornaments, and mixed-media designs. Pair it with beads, stones, silver-tone components, or contrasting wire colors.

Blue Steel is the name of the color finish. The wire itself is not made from steel.

Soft Temper for Wrapping & Shaping

The soft temper makes this fine 24 gauge wire easy to bend, wrap, coil, and shape.

This is especially helpful for repeated wraps around beads, stones, frames, and heavier base wires, where a more flexible wire is easier to manipulate.

24 Gauge vs. 20 Gauge

The 24 gauge Blue Steel wire is considerably finer and more flexible than the 20 gauge version.

Choose 20 gauge when you need more body for loops, links, connectors, spirals, frames, and general-purpose formed components.

Choose 24 gauge for detailed wrapping, beadwork, binding, decorative coils, smaller components, and embellishments.

24 Gauge vs. 22 Gauge

The 24 gauge wire is also finer than 22 gauge.

Choose 22 gauge when you want more body for smaller loops, links, connectors, and components while retaining good flexibility.

Choose 24 gauge when easier manipulation and reduced bulk are more important for detailed wrapping and beadwork.

Pair with Heavier Wire

24 gauge Blue Steel wire works particularly well as a detail wire around heavier gauges.

Use heavier wire to form the main frame or structure, then use 24 gauge wire to:

• Wrap around the frame

• Bind wires together

• Add beads

• Attach decorative components

• Form small coils

• Add fine embellishments

This allows the heavier wire to provide structure while the 24 gauge wire handles the detailed work.

100-Foot Roll

The 100-foot roll provides ample material for projects involving repeated wraps, beadwork, binding, and multiple matching components.

The longer footage is especially useful with finer gauges because detailed wrapping and decorative techniques can use substantial lengths of wire.

Protective Non-Tarnish Coating

ParaWire's tinted coating creates the Blue Steel color while helping protect the underlying fine-silver plating from tarnishing.

The coating is designed to withstand normal wear and manipulation. Using smooth, undamaged pliers and forming tools helps minimize unnecessary scratching and abrasion.

Extended exposure to direct sunlight, water, or high humidity can eventually weaken, fade, or discolor the coating.

Ideal For

• Jewelry making

• Detailed wire wrapping

• Beadwork

• Binding

• Small coils and spirals

• Decorative accents

• Smaller jewelry components

• Pendant details

• Wire embellishments

• Ornaments

• Wire art

• Mixed-media projects

Frequently Asked Questions

Is this wire made from blue steel?
No. Blue Steel is the name of the color finish. The wire has a copper core with fine-silver plating and a protective colored coating.

Is this steel wire?
No. This is silver-plated copper craft wire.

What is underneath the Blue Steel finish?
The wire has a 99% pure copper core plated with 99% pure fine silver before the Blue Steel color coating is applied.

How thick is 24 gauge ParaWire?
24 gauge wire is approximately .020" in diameter.

How much wire is included?
Each roll contains 100 feet of 24 gauge Blue Steel wire.

What is 24 gauge wire best used for?
Its fine diameter makes it particularly useful for detailed wrapping, beadwork, binding, decorative coils, smaller components, and embellishments.

Can I use it for wire wrapping?
Yes. Its fine diameter and soft temper make it well suited to detailed wrapping and repeated wraps.

How does 24 gauge compare with 20 gauge?
24 gauge is thinner and more flexible. The heavier 20 gauge provides more body for loops, links, frames, connectors, and formed components.

How does 24 gauge compare with 22 gauge?
24 gauge is finer and more flexible, while 22 gauge provides additional body for smaller formed components.

Can I wrap it around heavier wire?
Yes. Using 24 gauge wire for wrapping, binding, and decorative details around heavier structural wire is an excellent application.

Is the wire soft temper?
Yes. ParaWire specifies its colored craft wire as soft temper.

Is it lead-free and nickel-free?
Yes. ParaWire states that its colored craft wire is both lead-free and nickel-free.

Does it have a protective coating?
Yes. ParaWire applies a non-tarnish color coating over the fine-silver plating.

Where is it made?
It is made in the USA.

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