Has anyone ever used a Wyr Knittr?

Question

I have just bought a wyr knittr from bond america and used up the spool of wire that came with it in a day, so i tried some of the wire i had at home, but it breaks after about 3 inches....

Anybod know what type of wire is best to use with this thing-with out spending a fortune on their own brand items?

Answer 1

Here's some info from my website that may be helpful?

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Wyrknittr
....this does the same thing as the Cool Corder, but uses lightweight wire... (don't know if it will also work for yarn, etc.).
...uses 28, 30 or 32-gauge wire, to knit a tubular mesh

...the finished mesh cording "can also be flattened, compressed, braided, folded, or twisted as well
...Bond America sells thin, colored wire too
...can also drop one or more 6mm or 8mm beads down the center of the Wyr Knittr (inside the forming wire tube) and tube will automatically enclose the bead.... or can thread the wire with seed beads or small bugle beads
...shows the pattern that the cording makes somewhat better (when the cording is stretched by the weight of a pendant, it won't look as large and holey as it does here though) http://www.wyrknittr.com
...projects... http://www.bond-america.com/projects/wk_proj/wk_project_index.html ....http://www.wyrknittr.com/projects.html
...photos of the Wyrknittr in action ....http://www.wyrknittr.com/howto.html
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You may also want to look into "hardening" any wire before using it in something like this, but that's not anything I really know much about.


HTH some,

Diane B.