Craft Wire Conversion Table

Here is a handy craft tip that will help you with your wire arts and crafts projects.

The higher the gauge number, the thinner the wire. For example, 28 gauge wire is thinner than 16 gauge wire.

Below are listed various wire gauge numbers that are popular for crafts, with their equivalent widths in inches and millimeters.

16 gauge = 0.0508 in. = 1.29 mm

17 gauge = 0.0453 in. = 1.15 mm

18 gauge = 0.0403 in. = 1.02 mm

19 gauge = 0.0359 in. = 0.912 mm

20 gauge = 0.032 in. = 0.813 mm

21 gauge = 0.0285 in. = 0.724 mm

22 gauge = 0.0253 in. = 0.643 mm

23 gauge = 0.0226 in. = 0.574 mm

24 gauge = 0.0201 in. = 0.511 mm

25 gauge = 0.0179 in. = 0.455 mm

26 gauge = 0.0159 in. = 0.404 mm

27 gauge = 0.0142 in. = 0.361 mm

28 gauge = 0.0126 in. = 0.321 mm

Projects on the How To Arts and Crafts website that use wire are the Dragonfly Ornament and Variations of Dragonfly Ornament, Safety Pin Angel Ornaments, and Safety Pin Bell Ornament.

I hope you have found this information helpful.

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