Gold-filled earring findings aren’t new, but they’ve progressed over time. It was first popular with men in the Persian Empire, and it stayed that way for centuries until the tables flipped and women took control of ear adornments.

Nurses began attending ear piercing parties in department shops in the 1970s, which eliminated the necessity for home piercings with a needle and a prayer that infections would not emerge. In addition, ear-piercing guns were eventually manufactured, and improved sanitation processes were adopted, resulting in a greater acceptance of fashion piercings.

For each earring, a hoop earring is usually created once around a hoop form or dowel. This will work nicely with full-hard and will not require any more hardening once produced. Temperaments that are either dead-soft or half-hard will quickly form around the form. To establish the shape, you may need to hammer on an anvil or bench block lightly.

Gold-filled wire has several tempers: full-hard, half-hard and dead-soft. None of these tempers will lose their color once hammered.

Gold-filled hook ear wires, also known as Shepherd of French hooks, are the most popular of all standard ear wires. They are affordable and straightforward to produce by simply shaping metal wires. Crafters can create different designs by adjusting the wire and shape or adding ornamentation to the hook itself. However, ear wires have the disadvantage of pushing out of the lobe when the wearer wears certain turtlenecks, scarves, and hairstyles. A rubber back stopper can help wearers keep earrings with these ear wires in place and prevent them from falling out.

Wire hoops are low-cost hoops that are perfect for beading or wirework embellishments. One end of wire hoops is frequently flattened and punctured so that the hook end may latch into the hole. They could also have a circular loop on one end to accept the bent latch hook. Wire hoops come in a variety of sizes and forms, too.

The hinged rear of leverback earring findings snaps into place behind the lobe. Because the lever back design avoids earring loss, this earring style is trendy in high-end jewelry. In addition, the bottom of most methods has a loop, so you can easily connect beads or charms.