Hello all and seasons greetings,

I would be really grateful for your advice on the following....

I've been experimenting with reticulating round silver wire in 2mm, with the intention of making into rings. The first few times it seemed to work well and then on the last piece of 2mm silver when I tried to bend the wire into a ring it had become very brittle and snapped.

I then (rather foolishly, without posting on here first...!) tried on a piece of 9ct yellow gold and the same thing happened.

Does anyone know how to prevent this happening again?

Thanks as always for your help.
Best wishes,
Elizabeth