Roman Fibulae Largesse

I learned to make these fibulae at Pennsic (2024) in a class taught by Baroness Gina Dragoni from Ealdormere.  I decided to make a bunch for largesse.

I used some 16 gauge copper wire I had lying around (really, all it says is copper wire - no manufacturer) and some old purchased beads I had and never used.  I think the 16 ga is actually too soft for this and can see why we used steel in the class.  They came out all right, and I gifted them away.  

These were Baroness Gina's instructions