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Cleaning up my closet – home testing silver
3 Apr 2013

Cleaning up my closet – home testing silver

by Zilvera | posted in: jewellery materials - all | 0

Springtime, time for cleaning up one’s closet. Everybody has somewhere a piece of antique silverware… wow, it rhymes 🙂 But is the precious grandmother’s piece real silver? One can always go to the specialist to have it tested, but as … Continued

silver, sterling silver, testing silver
PMC Pro – an exciting new material, part IV, soldering
20 Mar 2013

PMC Pro – an exciting new material, part IV, soldering

by Zilvera | posted in: precious metal clay, soldering | 0

Is PMC Standard really THE most difficult silver clay to solder? If you like challenges, try to solder PMC Pro. Soldering is inevitable if you want to integrate (semi)precious stones into your pieces. Or even larger CZ stones, because owing … Continued

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Firing PMC Pro: RTFM? – No, ITM!
15 Mar 2013

Firing PMC Pro: RTFM? – No, ITM!

by Zilvera | posted in: jewellery making techniques, precious metal clay | 0

The RTFM (“read the f..abulous manual”) instruction is sometimes given to people who look for easy answers. But the opposite can also be true: the manual provides a seemingly easy answer, which – if you think a bit – is … Continued

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Brass wire necklace experience
6 Mar 2013

Brass wire necklace experience

by Zilvera | posted in: jewellery making techniques, jewellery materials - all | 0

Brass is an alloy of copper and zinc. By comparison, bronze is principally an alloy of copper and tin.  Brass is used for different applications such as locks, gears, bearings, zippers, doorknobs and electrical applications; and extensively in musical instruments … Continued

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Into the groove: wire wrapped stones
10 Feb 2013

Into the groove: wire wrapped stones

by Zilvera | posted in: gemstones, jewellery design, jewellery making techniques | 0

Tumbled gemstones are magical. They offer such a variety of size, shape and color! And last but not least they are inexpensive too. I have written about tumbled gemstones before, in this blog. The “raw” beauty of these stones has … Continued

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Repairing cracks with art clay silver oil paste – special cases
5 Jan 2013

Repairing cracks with art clay silver oil paste – special cases

by Zilvera | posted in: jewellery making techniques, precious metal clay | 0

Silver clay is a wonderful material, but it has its constraints. It is difficult to avoid cracks. In my opinion main crack causes are shrinkage, porosity, and contamination. Shrinkage manifests itself mainly in small cracks around the stone (or other … Continued

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Precious metal clay terminology in three languages – English, Russian, Dutch
14 Dec 2012

Precious metal clay terminology in three languages – English, Russian, Dutch

by Zilvera | posted in: precious metal clay | 0

So far this blog has been about my hobby – making jewelry from precious metal clay and sterling silver. Now I am going to do something which is in line with my translator’s profession – publish a small three-lingual glossary … Continued

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PMC Pro – an exciting new material, part III, firing
12 Dec 2012

PMC Pro – an exciting new material, part III, firing

by Zilvera | posted in: precious metal clay | 0

Firing is probably the most exciting part of working with PMC Pro. It’s where a special firing procedure comes in: firing in a container filled with activated carbon. When ordering my first PMC Pro pack from Cool Tools, I bought … Continued

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PMC Pro – an exciting new material, part II, greenware
8 Dec 2012

PMC Pro – an exciting new material, part II, greenware

by Zilvera | posted in: precious metal clay | 1

Working on greenware (filing, sanding, carving) is an essential part of  precious metal clay processing. And, of course, I had high expectations from PMC Pro, advertised as an extra strong precious metal clay. Therefore my first Pro-project has been quite … Continued

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PMC Pro: an exciting new material – part I, shaping
3 Dec 2012

PMC Pro: an exciting new material – part I, shaping

by Zilvera | posted in: precious metal clay | 0

Actually, it is not that new. PMC Pro™ has been introduced by Mitsubishi in 2010, I bought it from Cool Tools in 2011. PMC Pro™ is an alloy of fine silver and copper. 90% silver, 10% copper. As a fan … Continued

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