White gold petite drop earrings Archives - City of London Jewellers

An ear wire is a bow of wire, looped to fasten an earring to a pierced ear. It is generally made of precious metal or hypoallergenic surgical steel. Ear wires are available commercially, as jewellery findings, but some jewellers make their own. Ear wires and similar forms can be made with simple wire wrap techniques. There are a variety of both commercial and homemade jigs to improve the uniformity and speed of creation. A simple homemade jig can be made with a block of wood and several nails, smooth metal pins or bolts.

These 9ct White Gold Grain Drop-Earrings have hand made French wire or hook fittings.

Styles of ear fittings.

Kidney wires pass through the earlobe and hook onto themselves and form a closed loop.
French loops pass through the earlobe but do not fasten at the back, instead relying on gravity to hold them in the wearer’s ear.ED0829.
Omega clips are a combination between ear wires and posts. While a post passes through the earlobe, a hinged wire (often shaped like the Greek letter Omega) flips up from the back of the earring to the back of the earlobe in order to secure the post in place of a friction back. The Omega mechanism is similar to that used in clip-on earrings for non-pierced ears.

White gold petite drop earrings Archives - City of London Jewellers

White Gold Grain Drop-Earrings ED0829