Making Silver Jewellery by Louise Mary Muttitt

Author:Louise Mary Muttitt
Language: eng
Format: epub
ISBN: 9781847976840
Publisher: Crowood

Sanding the joint.

Preparing the pendant motor with a strip of wet and dry paper.

Using the pendant motor to sand inside the ring.

Giving the ring a lustre polish with a brass brush.

CHAPTER SIX

TEXTURING SILVER

There are many ways to texture silver; its softness responds well to pressure applied by various means, and the natural whiteness of the metal shows off different surface finishes very well. This chapter covers three very different ways to change the surface appearance of silver. The descriptions and supporting photographs in this chapter show examples on silver sheet as the larger surface area shows off textures more clearly, but the same techniques could easily be used on silver wire.

Many of these techniques provide great potential for experimenting and exploring. As the designer, you can really begin to create unique patterns and textures which in turn will add to the distinctive nature of the jewellery you create. It is often useful initially to make texture samples in base metals. Keep a record of these experiments, either sticking them into a work book with notes or attaching labels on the back, building up a collection of textures for future reference. When making samples in copper, be aware that it is softer than sterling silver and therefore, when you translate your texture from copper to silver, it may not be as clearly defined or you would need to apply the technique more heavily to recreate the same depth of texture. However, if you can work with gilding metal (a type of brass with a high copper content) it has very similar working properties to sterling silver, therefore responds to texturing techniques in a similar manner.

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