Today at Seba Dizajn I learnt some basic jewellery making techniques and it was so much fun. No longer just the jewellers wife….
There a piece of jewellery that is currently being created in our store with a story that keeps growing; from selecting the pieces of turquoise that are being used when we were in Nepal in November to todays chain making.
I offered to make the chain for this piece as I could tell that Doka (Adolf) was really not very interested in the chain making. Doka cut the rings and oval links for the chain and I learnt how to close them together and then use borax and the heat from the flames to solder them permanently together.
It was a fantastic experience for me to have this very small insight into the precision that is required to create the very delicate filigree work . I had so little control over the flame & accidentally soldered several pieces together and this was working on a relatively ‘chunky’ chain.
The chain is finished and polished now and looks fantastic. The necklace it will be used in is almost complete and looks stunning, I am really looking forward to sharing the finished work with you tomorrow.
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I am so impressed at the things you have been up to Ruth! More of the same – it is such a wonderful way to appreciate the work that goes into the pieces of jewellery … and they mean so much more seeing them being created step by step, with you holding the soldering iron!
Thanks Jenny, i really enjoyed my jewellery lesson and fully plan to learn some more skills this winter – I will write about them when I do. When I was in high school I fancied being a jeweller for a stint, now I mostly just fancy the jeweller!
Hi Ruth, what beautiful images here of your jewellery creation process. I have tweeted it out, Sarah
Thanks Sarah, I must post again and load images of the completed piece, it looks amazing.
I am so impressed at the things you have been up to Ruth! More of the same – it is such a wonderful way to appreciate the work that goes into the pieces of jewellery … and they mean so much more seeing them being created step by step, with you holding the soldering iron!
Thanks Jenny, i really enjoyed my jewellery lesson and fully plan to learn some more skills this winter – I will write about them when I do. When I was in high school I fancied being a jeweller for a stint, now I mostly just fancy the jeweller!