What gauge wire should I use with Swarovski Crystals?

Hi all,


I'm making a bracelet with Swarovski crystals and I'm wondering what gauge wire to use. I have 26 gauge tin copper wire (it's silver tone) but it seems to heavy. Do I need a lighter wire? ALso, do I need a silver or silver plated wire if the clasp and findings are silver plated? Thanks!|||I use Beadalon for almost everything. It comes in shiny silver, metal silver, gold, copper color, antique gold and colors. It is multistrand wire, so much more durable than just single strand wire.wire, and it is flexible, molds to wrists and necks very well.


I save the wire to use with the jig I bought, but have not used yet.


I bought some wire guardians, they come in gold and silver, they give a very nice professional finish to hold a clasp on a necklace or bracelet. and so easy to pull the wire up with. Keeps the wire from breaking at the clasp. And since it is bright silver, so it would hide the wire some.


I also bought some crimp bead covers, no more ugly crimp beads showing, no more they don't match my beads. Comes in bright gold and silver.


I would just use the shiny silver Beadalon, no need for real silver wire.


Michael's has all of these except gold wire guardians, and I got them online.


I have several guages of Beadalon, never had a problem stringing with it.