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Best Jewelry Making Techniques Are Easily Learnt From The Pros
If you’ve ever considered making your own jewelry but really didn’t know any of the jewelry making techniques that it takes to make your own necklaces, bracelets, earrings or any other kind of jewelry, why not pick a book up on the subject? Or better yet, why not search the internet.
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Things You Should Know When You Are Making Button Jewelry
When you are making button jewelry, there are so many different things that you can take into consideration. One of the most important things that you want to think about when you are making button jewelry is that of how you want to make each piece personalized and unique, and so you really want […]
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Vacuum casting
Vacuum casting is a means of casting small metal parts or jewelry that have fine detail or for casting various plastic materials. A porous or vented mold is used and is placed on a table or container where vacuum is applied. The liquid to be cast will be driven into the mold by atmospheric […]
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Sterling silver
Sterling silver is an alloy of silver containing 92.5% pure silver and 7.5% other metals, usually copper. The minimum millesimal fineness is 925.
Fine silver (99.9% pure) is generally too soft for producing large functional objects, and in Sterling the silver is usually alloyed with copper to give strength whilst preserving the ductility of the […]
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Slave beads
Slave beads (often called Trade beads) were otherwise decorative glass beads used between the 16th and 20th century as a currency to exchange for goods, services and slaves (hence the name). Made to ease the passage of European explorers and then traders mainly across the African continents, the beads were made throughout Europe although […]
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Sequin
Sequins are disk shaped beads used for decorative purposes. They are available in a wide variety of colors and geometrical shapes. Sequins are commonly used on clothing, jewelry, bags and other accessories. Large sequins, fastened only at the top, have been used on billboards and other signage, particularly prior to the development of lighted […]
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Rudraksha
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Rudraksha is commonly used to mean the seeds of the rudraksha tree, Elaeocarpus ganitrus. The Rudraksha is a large evergreen broad-leaved tree which grows in the area from the Gangetic Plain to the foothills of Himalayas. Rudraksha trees are also found in middle areas of Nepal. Rudraksha seeds are […]
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Repoussé and chasing
Repoussé (IPA: [puse] listen (help·info)) or repoussage IPA: [pusa] listen (help·info) is a metalworking technique in which a malleable metal is ornamented or shaped by hammering from the reverse side. There are few techniques that offer such diversity of expression while still being relatively economical.
Chasing (IPA: ) is the opposite technique to repoussé, and […]
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Peyote stitch
Peyote stitch (also known as Gourd stitch) is the name of an off-loom bead weaving technique with several variations, such as;
* Even Count Flat Peyote
* Odd Count Flat Peyote
* Even Count Tubular Peyote
* Odd Count Tubular Peyote
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Persian weave
Persian weave is a method of weave used in jewelry and other art forms. When used for making chains, the Persian weave makes a dense chain with a fascinating ring pattern. Persian weaves works best with relatively large rings.
The Persian family of weaves is a “rope” type weave based on a stacked ring orientation. […]
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