SuperSoftstrand 500-Feet Picture Wire Vinyl Coated Stranded Stainless Steel

This is the BEST wire. I was skeptical buying it from Amazon because the last wire I got online could barley hold a bend which made wiring my paintings quite the challenge. However, other reviews made this wire seem good, and I can now attest personally that this wire IS incredible! I bought the No. 5 wire and was able to wire a 24" x 36" landscape painting with ease. I'm excited that I'll have this wire for some time - it's a great deal compared to buying only 9' increments at a time. Highly recommend!

The soft strand coated wire was highly recommended by many people so I decided to try it. It works incredibly well to hang canvases, pictures, ect. It does not hurt your fingers when your wrapping the wire and is easy to cut to size. I will definitely be buying this product again for future projects. It is worth spending the extra money.

The coating makes it easy to attach to D rings. It also helps to prevent kinking (which is common with uncoated wires). The coating also eliminates finger pricks as you wrap the hanging wire. This is a quality product that is a pleasure to use and makes a professional looking hanging mount easy.

Great wire, nice coating, easy to manipulate and bend. Seems to be a good value for the money. The spool that it comes on could be reengineered. It has holding holes, but they're not the easiest to use.

Softstrand is my go to wire for picture framing. It is strong, yet easy on the hands because of its vinyl coating. My customers like it too.

Perfect for hanging artwork. Great value!

This is the absolute best wire for hanging art unless you have REALLY heavy pictures. The plastic coating keeps you and the buyer from cutting your fingers from those pesky little tiny wires twisted in those other kinds of hanging wires that you can never quite crimp all the way when you cut them. This spool even comes with very clear photographs as to how to bend this wire back on itself so that it won't come undone, for those of us artists who never quite mastered the surgeon's knot necessary to secure traditional framer's wire. I, however, was very disappointed in the packing job, as this spool comes with two holes along the edge so that you can twist the cut end back into them. My spool came broken on both sides because of the packing job...:( The wire isn't going to unravel like a spool of thread, as the wire is stiff, but that's why I only gave this product 4 stars instead of the 5 stars it deserves. Come on guys in the packing department.... get your act(s) together!

I produce fine art photography and digital art on canvas for sale & display at art shows. Most Art Guilds require you to wrap the ends of the picture hanging wire with tape to avoid cuts when hanging your pictures. I no longer have to go through the added time of wrapping the ends because this wire is coated and does not produce sharp edges.The #5 wire is a good "all purpose" wire. It will hold 43 lbs. but is not too thick for smaller pictures. It is easy to work with and easy to wrap the ends. It is strong and durable for all picture hanging applications.Buying this on Amazon is also a real money saver. It costs about $0.07 per foot on Amazon when purchased in the standard 500' roll. You can buy this at craft stores or hardware stores, but you will pay about $0.30 per foot in 10' packages. If 500' is too much for you, you may want to offer to share the cost with other people who hang a lot of pictures or members of your Arts Guild. I already sold over 300' at my cost to other Art Guild members and I will be placing an order for another roll.Overall this is a great product. I would highly recommend it.For extra strength, you should check out another Amazon product, the "Loos Cableware SL1-2 Aluminum Duplex Oval Crimping Sleeve Set for 1/16" Diameter Wire Rope (50 Piece)". If you use these crimping sleeves on heavier pictures along with the SuperSoftstrand #5 wire, your picture will be secure and will never unravel. It is recommended to use a crimping tool, but you can also use a good pair of heavy duty pliers to crimp these connectors.