Scroll earrings - Soldered wire jewelry video tutorial
In this tutorial want to show you how to create soldered scroll earrings. I will touch on basics of soldering such as what flux and solder to use, how to solder freehand, how to create granulations and how add a gemstone using a bezel cup amongst other things. Have fun!
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Full weave library and stone setting PDF tutorial
What you will need to make this design:
Materials:
- Most uncoated metals are suitable such as silver, copper, brass, gold etc.. I have used sterling silver.
- 1.3 mm (16 ga) sterling silver wire
- 0.8 mm (20 ga) sterling silver wire
- 4 mm bezel cups
- 4 mm round, flatback cabochons
Tools required:
- Wire cutters
- Fine tipped round nose pliers
- Bail making pliers (optional)
- Chain nose pliers
- Butane torch (kitchen torch is okay)
- Fire brick/charcoal block
- Soldering pick/tweezers
- Third hand tool (optional)
- Hard/medium/easy solder
- Flux (borax cone is okay)
- Pickle solution (I use salt & vinegar)
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Jeweller's files