Acabei ontem os brincos que tenho andado a fazer na aula de joalharia. É a minha primeira peça do curso. Parecem terrivelmente simples mas passaram por uma série de etapas que a maioria das pessoas nem deve imaginar que são necessárias para chegar a uma peça destas. Resolvi documentar o processo que agora apresento aqui. …
– My jewellery classes have been going well. I’m making a pair of earrings. Sawing tight curves on silver sheet was challenging but I’m beginning to get the hang of it. The hardest part, so far, was making the earnuts for the post earrings. The earnut design is a deceptively easy piece to cut but …
– I began metalsmith jewellery classes yesterday, so today I had to go buy a few tools I was missing, and also some fine silver to learn how to make my own sterling. I’ve worked with wire and other materials for quite a few years now, but I felt that I would benefit from learning …
– A while back I bought Eni Oken’s chaos necklace tutorial. I’ve always loved her jewelry and wanted to try some of her designs. I followed the instructions and made my turquoise version but I didn’t want to use the charms, something that is very much Eni’s signature element. I tried using spiral bezels on …
Tenho andado a trabalhar em anéis de prata. O primeiro foi feito a partir de fio meio redondo grosso de Argentium. Este tipo de fio é muito usado para fazer a base dos anéis mas resolvi esmagar e arredondar as pontas para lhe dar um aspecto diferente. Um anel feito com fio meio redondo é …
– I bought a pickle pot and safety pickle over a year ago, when I started experimenting with my torch. At first I didn’t bother because I didn’t solder much or make that many head pins and I could cleans them quickly enough with steel wool or using a silver bath cleaning fluid that is …
Os metais preciosos, como o ouro e a prata, em estado puro são demasiado moles para fazer jóias porque deformam facilmente. Para tornar estes metais mais resistentes é necessário ligá-los com outros metais. Prata A prata é tipicamente ligada com cobre. A prata de lei tem então 925 milésimas de prata fina e 75 milésimas …
– Still in wire-wrapping mode. I’ve been making rings now. I usually try to make adjustable rings whenever I can but this time I went for a closed ring band because i wanted to try wrapping it in half-round wire. It makes all the difference because apart from giving the ring a more finished look …
– I’ve spent some weeks making a new line of my less expensive glass and silver plated wire jewellery for the stores that carry my stuff, but then I received an order of really yummy natural stones and so I couldn’t resist making a few sterling silver pieces as well. Yesterday I finished a wire-wrapped …
– I love hoop earrings. They are not always in style but I don’t really care – I make them anyway and wait until they come back into fashion 🙂 I finally gathered the right combination of beads, in the right shades of blue, green and gold, to make the hoop earrings I’ve been planning …
– I continue to try out different designs in chain maille. I’ve made some more byzantine chain bracelets, incorporating beads into the design, like the one pictured, and a pouch in european 4-1 that was great fun to make. It’s like making a glove finger except that you close it on the other side instead …
– When it comes to making jewelry I tend to like classic and elegant designs and seem to be very attracted to ancient techniques. From Celtic knots to Egyptian coils, chain maille or viking knit, designs and techniques that have been around for ages and are still just as beautiful as when they were invented, …
