Red amber is a good name for the color. My mom picked them up for me, I would make her a pair of earrings but they'll have to be short or she won't wear them. And thank you. 
Since you have used a wigjig...what kind of surface do you set the whole thing on when using it? I've tried a regular ole table, but the pegs are longer than the "feet" of the wigjig and the little plastic things slide off a touch which allows the wire to fit underneath the pegs. Last night I used a tray that has foam on it and that helped a bit, but I still had to adjust the pegs every little bit.
I have a few good-sized pieces of velour fabric that I do all my beading on. I have smaller pieces for tabletop beading, and I think my biggest piece is 2' x 2'. That's the one I use when I use my jig because I'm clutsy & my jig slides all over the table if I don't put something underneath it.
I have two jigs... a plastic one, which was my first one, and then the regular metal WigJig. I haven't used the plastic one in 7 or 8 years and haven't used the metal one for probably 2-3 years, but I never experienced the pegs being too long! That must be really aggravating. I wonder why yours is like that? Maybe pick up another one, or get an inexpensive plastic one and some slightly softer wire until you get good with the jig. That's what I did... started out with the "made for kids" type stuff, but within a year or so decided I could work it pretty well and graduated up to "real" wire and a "real" metal WigJig.
There are some pretty nifty things you can make with the jig.
Living in the Sierras, raising chickens, groovin' on alpacas, growing food, loving my fabulous husband, and closer than ever to living my ideal dream!
Living in the Sierras, raising chickens, groovin' on alpacas, growing food, loving my fabulous husband, and closer than ever to living my ideal dream!
