Jewelry, inspired by Nature
Technical aspects and characteristics of soldering silver jewellery
Soldering a silver ring is a bit different from soldering a pendant. A ring must be a lot stronger, because: 1) it is bent and 2) it is worn on the most active part of the body – the hand. … Continued
Making a silver branch pendant: step 1, selecting the stones Gemstones are not ‘born’ in the shape of a leaf or a petal. Raw crystals can resemble a floral shape, but they should be ‘helped’ by cutting and polishing. Not … Continued
Silver ring soldering, and soldering in general, are exciting topics to write about. I have already written a number of blogs on soldering. And the learning process still goes on. In this blog I would like to share my experience in step-by-step … Continued
According to Feng Shui fire has the power to destruct metal. So its power should be controlled as much as possible when working with (precious) metal. For this very reason I was always afraid to apply too much heat when … Continued
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
Soldering fine silver from precious metal clay to sterling silver can be quite tricky. Metal clay silver is porous and it sucks… literally, it sucks solder. Instead of flowing along the weld, solder just permeates through fine silver surface, contaminating … Continued
In the beginning I found soldering very difficult. The process looked so easy in these great You Tube tutorials: How to solder silver jewelry and Soldering metal clay with Tim McCreight. Of course, the easiest skill is the one you have … Continued
Precious metal clay is a wonderful material: it allows even an inexperienced jewelry maker to put together a jewelry piece without soldering. The easiest way is of course gluing together elements of unfired silver clay. But how do you assemble … Continued