Wire Cotton Covered 19gauge

Thickness: 19 gauge or 0.9mm (wire thickness, covering adds more)
Length: Available in 5m or 54m rolls

19g wire is what we call everyday millinery wire. We use it for most hat-making tasks that require wire like on a brim edge. For making structures, I would use 16g wire instead. Covered millinery wire is helpful because when we sew it to an edge, it stays in place rather than move around. Cotton covered wire doesn’t have an exceptionally professional-looking finish, so it is usually covered with something else when making a hat. Tulle, braid, ribbon or similar are frequently used for this purpose. Rayon covered wire, on the other hand, is a lot more presentable and can also be coloured with markers to blend in more with hair or a headpiece