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Find tools, equipment, and materials to make metal and wire related jewelry.
Artbeads.com
Artbeads.com has a wide assortment of beads, of course, and lots of other supplies such as findings, wire, chain, and charms, for jewelry designers.
Create a Pendant
Matt Nix offers free tutorials as well as sells kits and DVDs for those interested in learning the art of wire wrapping.
Thunderbird Supply
Thunderbird Supply offers all kinds of jewelry making supplies, tools, and equipment. It also has a number of free jewelry tip tutorials on its web site.
Pasternak Findings
While the word "findings" is included in this supplier's name, it also sells a lot of other jewelry supplies, from beads, to metal, to soldering materials.
Jewelry Supply
From beads and findings to tools and equipment for the metal worker, you'll find all kinds of jewelry making supplies available from this vendor.
Leela Beads
Lisa Niven Kelly has more than just beads on her site, though she does make beautiful jewelry incorporting her own lampwork creations too. She also sells tools, wire, and kits for jewelry makers.
Charm Factory
The Charm Factory has loads of charms for your jewelry needs. The carry sterling silver as well as 14kt charms and beads.
Artisan Plating Co.
This company provides custom electroplating services to hobbyists, metalsmiths, jewelers and related watch trade. They also have a useful list of technical articles relating to electroplating and its history.
Beadecked and Beaddicted
Sharon Hessoun is the author of <I>Wire Knitting...On a Spool</I>. She also has the tools available you need to knit with wire.
Fire Mountain Gems
This company has all kinds of jewelry supplies including sterling and gold-filled round, square, and half-round wire. They sell both retail and wholesale so you don't need to be a business.
Guyot Brothers
Manufactures of decorative brass stampings and filigrees, this company has all kinds of charms and related stampings you can use as jewelry components.
Hoover & Strong
This company offers metal sheet, casting grains, plating solutions, findings, and many more supplies for the metal jewelry worker.
Italian-Jewelry.com
This site provides links to Italian jewelry suppliers including finish jewelry, jewelry supplies, and equipment. They require you to register, but it is free.
The Ring Lord's Chain Mail Supplies
All kinds of supplies for making chainmail jewelry are available through this site including rings, uncut coils, wire, and tools. Over 100 types of rings to choose from.
Rings & Things
Among many other jewelry supplies, this company also offers wire. Wholesale only.
Rio Grande
All kinds of wire, including patterned wire, along with sheet that they will cut to your specifications are available from this will known jewelry supplier.
Soft Flex Online
Besides beading wire, this company also sells colored wire for the wire worker.
Wire-Sculpture.com
Here's some excellent information about wire froma professional wire wrapper: what kind should you use, technical information, and how to you care for it.
Stuller
From finished jewelry, to settings waiting for mounts, to gold wire they have all you need for your own jewelry store.
Tired Ted's
Tools, equipment, beads, and more for the jewelry maker available on-lin through this metalsmith's site.
Tripps MFG
Use Tripp's Easy Mount Pre-Notched Settings to quickly mount stones in rings, earrings, and necklaces.
TSI
This jig is made of aluminum and is currently selling for the introductory price of $20.01. I’ve seen this advertised in a number of magazines.
WigJig
You can make a variety of wire jewelry using this product. Take a look at their gallery of original wire jewelry.
Wilson's/TCD
This company offers a variety of wax molds and has a special introductory offer that is a really good deal.
Wire Wizard
This site has a large selection of tools for the wire worker including the Wire Wizard jig.
Santa Fe Jewelers Supply
Santa Fe Jewelers Supply offers a complete line of precious and base metal sheet, wire and casting grain, PMC products and tools, jewelry findings, jewelry tools, semi-precious stones and beads and display items. They also have an on-line catalog available.
National Jewelers Supplies
This company carries a massive assortment of supplies, tools, and equipment. Most are geared toward the bench jeweler.

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