A Guide To Texturing Metals For Jewellery Making
It's Time To Get Creative With Metals There are so many different effects that can be achieved with metals, whether that's adding a patina, texturing or shaping... the sky is the limit! All textu...
VIDEO: How To Create Patina With Liver Of Sulphur
What Is Liver Of Sulphur? Liver of sulphur is used to achieve an antique look or a patina on metal which can be black or a range of colours. The silver reacts chemically with the Sulphur, wh...
How To Use Silver Plating Solution
What is silver plating solution? Silver plating solution is for plating and re-plating silver and other base metals that contains copper content, allowing you to completely restore your dull lookin...
Guide To Sanding & Polishing For Jewellery Making
A good quality finish creates a professional, high value and irresistible piece of jewellery that really stands out from the crowd - but how do you get there? On this page, we talk you through the ...
Beginner's Guide To Chasing & Repoussé
Guest tutor Kumiko shares a beginner friendly guide on the popular jewellery making techniques of chasing and repoussé. She shares a breakdown of the essential tools needed, a step-by-step guide...
Town Talk Products For Cleaning & Caring For Jewellery
About Town Talk We have proudly stocked Town Talk's popular products for years and our customers always come back for more to keep their handmade jewellery pieces protected and sparkling. T...
Polishing Jewellery Q&A With Stephen M Goldsmith
We are so excited to collaborate with Master Polisher, Stephen M Goldsmith on this highly anticipated Polishing Q&A! Stephen is a professional polisher, with 50 years in the trade where ...
How To Make Domed Metal Earrings With A Doming Block
In this tutorial, Jasmine from JAS Jewellery shares with you a great metalsmithing project on creating domed earrings. This includes a range of techniques including cutting, doming, dri...
How To Use Doming Block & Punches For Jewellery Making
Doming, also known as 'dapping' is a popular jewellery making technique used for creating curves and domes in soft metals. You will be amazed at the professional results you can achieve...
How To Use Renaissance Wax To Prevent Tarnished Jewellery
What Is Renaissance Wax? Renaissance wax is an invisible wax that protects metals from oxidisation. It was first developed in the 1950s in the British Museum research laboratories, specifical...
2 Ways To Apply Liver Of Sulphur
Hi, my name is Marena and I am the creator and crafter of Fabled Silver. I first learned about patina and liver of sulphur, further referred to as LOS, on a Silver Diploma Course at London Jew...
How To Clean & Prevent Tarnished Jewellery
Tarnishing is an unfortunate process that everyone will encounter when working with metals. It affects copper, brass, silver, aluminium, and magnesium to name a few. As part of a natura...