What is it?
Sugar wire is a soft and flexible metallic wire covered by a multitude of spheric micro beads, giving it the aspect of sugar crystals, hence its name.
It comes in 7 basic colours but can be further colourized by using glass, acrylic, opaque or transparent paints depending on the effect one whishes to achieve. The colours found on the market are white, pale green, bright orange,sky blue, baby rose, yellow and fuchsia. The tint is given by the paper covering the metallic wire, not by the micro beads themselves which are transparent to leave light filter through and increase the "crystal effect". Its diameter varies between 1 and 2 millimeters as the coating of micro beads isn't even in all places.
The wire is very strong and malleable and can be used for a variety of arts and crafts projects as well as for jewellery making.
Sugar wire can be used alone or together with other materials, for example rat tail satin cord, ribbons, paper wire, the choice is infinite. Its usage is limitless, in fact one can beautify an object by covering it with sugar wire, braid several lengths together to create a fabric like material, or use it as classic wire in jewellery creations.
*Detail of sugar wire and lampwork necklace
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