Update on sculpting hands part 2

I worked with a armature last night. I made it out of 1,4mm thick steel wire and I really thought they would be great...

I prebaked the palm of the hand with the steel wire fingers, and sculpted clay on the hand afterwards, but my mistake was that the steel wire was to thick. I couldn´t bend the fingers without braking the palm clay...

What to do...what to do? 

I will make a new pair tonight, and try a new idea!