Full of extra hints, tips and tutorials to help your jewellery making, plus behind the scenes at the Jeweller's Bench!
Learning how to solder is wonderful! It opens up a whole new world of jewellery making and it is something that you can set up easier, and most importantly, safely at home.
In this blog post I'm going to show you my soldering set up in my studio and the equipment I use with my students.
Jewellery making does need some specialist tools and equipment, but thankfully the internet has made it much easier to source them - and to compare prices too.
But how can you tell which suppliers have the best quality and the best customer service?
I can help you out there.
I love it when the solder flows - and even better when it flows exactly where you want it to! It is such a great feeling, seeing the liquid silvery flash of solder flowing across a join!
Here are some tips to help you get that solder flowing in the right place.....
As your soldering projects get more complex, with multiple joins close to each other, you have to plan out your work carefully. Sometimes simply working your way through the different melting temperatures of solder isn't enough, especially if you have multiple solder joins close to each other. Thankfully there are other ways of preventing the solder from melting and flowing when and where you don't want it to!
A modern twist on the classic pearl earrings
this project will teach you how to set half-drilled pearls to create a beautiful pair of earrings with silver discs dancing above them!
The project is a great way of using up small pieces of silver and is very easy to adapt to suit your own style.
Keum Boo literally translates as "attached gold". It is a thousands year old Korean technique that bonds 24k gold to fine silver. It is a magical process that can be combined with many other jewellery making techniques to produce amazing designs! Read on to find out how it works and the tools and materials needed...