ParaWire 22 Gauge Rose Gold Silver-Plated Copper Craft Wire – 60 ft Roll

Add a warm Rose Gold finish to jewelry, wire wrapping, and decorative projects with ParaWire Silver-Plated Copper Craft Wire. This 22 gauge wire combines a pure copper core with fine-silver plating and a protective colored coating that gives the wire its distinctive Rose Gold appearance while helping resist tarnishing.

The 22 gauge size offers a useful balance between flexibility and body. It is finer and easier to manipulate than 20 gauge wire, making it especially useful for smaller jewelry components, detailed wrapping, beadwork, coils, links, and decorative wirework.

Features & Benefits

• 22 gauge silver-plated copper craft wire

• Rose Gold color finish

• 99% pure copper base

• Fine-silver plated

• Protective non-tarnish color coating

• Soft temper for forming and wrapping

• Useful balance of flexibility and body

• Lead-free and nickel-free

• 60-foot roll

• Ideal for jewelry, beadwork, and decorative wirework

Specifications

Versatile 22 Gauge for Detailed Wirework

At approximately .025" in diameter, 22 gauge provides enough body for small formed components while remaining flexible enough for detailed wirework.

It is particularly useful for:

• Smaller loops and links

• Wire wrapping

• Beadwork

• Coils and spirals

• Connectors

• Decorative components

• Pendant details

• Wire embellishments

• Ornaments

• Mixed-media projects

Compared with heavier 18 and 20 gauge wire, 22 gauge is easier to manipulate when working with smaller components and more detailed designs.

Silver-Plated Copper Construction

ParaWire Silver Plated Craft Wire begins with a pure copper base that is plated with a layer of fine silver.

A tinted, flexible coating is then applied over the silver plating to create the Rose Gold color and help protect the wire from tarnishing.

This is silver-plated copper craft wire. Rose Gold refers to the color of the outer finish rather than the metal content.

Rose Gold Finish

The Rose Gold finish provides a warm metallic appearance that combines beautifully with a wide range of beads, stones, and jewelry components.

Use it alone for coordinated rose-gold-tone designs or combine it with silver, gold-tone, copper-tone, or contrasting colored components.

The softer metallic color makes it an attractive choice for jewelry, ornaments, wire art, and mixed-media projects.

Soft Temper for Forming & Wrapping

ParaWire colored craft wire is soft temper, making this 22 gauge wire easy to bend, wrap, coil, and shape.

Its combination of flexibility and body makes it useful when you need finer wire than 20 gauge but still want enough substance for small loops, links, connectors, and other visible components.

22 Gauge vs. 20 Gauge

The 22 gauge Rose Gold ParaWire is finer and more flexible than the 20 gauge version.

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

Choose 22 gauge when you want a finer wire for smaller components, detailed wrapping, beadwork, coils, and decorative work.

22 Gauge vs. 24 Gauge

22 gauge also provides more body than finer 24 gauge wire.

Choose 22 gauge when the wire needs to contribute some structure to a smaller component.

Choose 24 gauge when greater flexibility is preferred for more detailed wrapping, binding, and beadwork.

Pair with Heavier or Finer Wire

22 gauge is also useful as an intermediate size in designs that combine several wire gauges.

Use heavier 18 or 20 gauge wire for the primary structure, 22 gauge for smaller components and wrapping, and finer 24, 26, or 28 gauge wire for intricate weaving, binding, and embellishment.

This allows each gauge to perform a different function while maintaining a coordinated Rose Gold appearance.

Protective Non-Tarnish Coating

ParaWire applies a tinted, flexible baked-on coating over the fine-silver plating. This creates the Rose Gold color while helping protect the wire from tarnishing.

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

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

Ideal For

• Jewelry making

• Wire wrapping

• Beadwork

• Smaller loops and links

• Coils and spirals

• Connectors

• Decorative wire components

• Pendant details

• Ornaments

• Wire art

• Mixed-media projects

• General craft work

Frequently Asked Questions

Is this solid rose gold wire?
No. This is silver-plated copper craft wire with a Rose Gold colored outer finish.

Is this rose-gold-plated wire?
No. The wire is plated with fine silver. Rose Gold describes the color of the protective outer coating.

What is underneath the Rose Gold finish?
The wire has a copper base with fine-silver plating beneath the Rose Gold color coating.

How thick is 22 gauge wire?
22 gauge wire is approximately .025" in diameter.

How much wire is included?
Each roll contains 60 feet of 22 gauge Rose Gold wire.

What is 22 gauge wire good for?
It is a versatile choice for smaller loops, links, wire wrapping, beadwork, coils, connectors, and decorative components.

Is 22 gauge finer than 20 gauge?
Yes. 22 gauge is thinner and more flexible than 20 gauge, making it easier to manipulate for smaller and more detailed work.

Is 22 gauge heavier than 24 gauge?
Yes. 22 gauge provides more body and structure, while 24 gauge is finer and more flexible.

Can I use it for wire wrapping?
Yes. Its combination of flexibility and body makes 22 gauge useful for many wire-wrapping applications.

Can I combine it with other gauges?
Yes. It works well between heavier structural wire and finer wrapping or weaving wire.

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

Is it lead-free and nickel-free?
Yes. ParaWire specifies its colored craft wire as lead-free and nickel-free.

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