What is gold-filled wire?

Gold-filled wire is specifically manufactured for wire art jewellery. It is created by wrapping a layer of 14K gold around a jeweller’s wire. The jeweller’s wire gives a flexibility that solid gold wire does not have. The layer of karat gold gives the benefits of solid gold wire (no tarnish & no allergies), without the price tag of solid gold wire. This keeps the price of owning a unique handcrafted piece of jewelry manageable for most people.

The layer of gold IS a layer of karat gold. It is NOT a microscopic film deposited after the fact like gold-plate. It does NOT wear off like plate, it does NOT tarnish like plate, and it does NOT have allergy problems like plate. If you can wear 14K gold, you can 14K gold filled. Gold Filled wire is considered a lifetime product, suitable for heirloom jewelry. The layer of gold does not wear off under normal wear situations, making it an excellent choice for pins, pendants, and bracelets. There is more than 100 times the amount of gold in gold-filled than there is in gold-plate.