SILVER FUSING

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Level: All Levels
Class Fee: $35.00



Love the look of handcrafted silver jewelry but don’t want to spend a fortune to get gorgeous, one-of-a-kind designs? Learn techniques to make solid interlocking chains from fine silver wire. Have you always wanted to solder jump rings together? This is the “GREEN” way to do it. No toxic chemicals or fumes! Silver fusing is a technique gaining popularity among crafters, particularly beaders and wireworkers. It’s a quick and easy technique that’s terrific to incorporate into your "bag of tricks". Because fine silver is used in this technique, you don’t get blackening when it is heated so you don’t have to go through the extra steps of removing fire scale or polishing the pieces. Once you’ve mastered the basics, you can really do anything!
This class is so much fun! You start with plain silver wire and use a small torch (don't be afraid, its very simple and safe) to make different sizes and shapes of fused rings. You can then embellish them with hammering, stamping, or liver of sulpher.


Class Material Provided:
- Small Butane torch
- Kiln brick
- Cooling cup
- Files


Tools Needed:
• Round nose pliers, Chain nose pliers(also called "needle" nose),Flat nose pliers and Wire cutters.
• Steel block and Chasing hammer

*ALL TOOLS AVAILABLE FOR PURCHASE THE DAY OF THE CLASS

CALL AND SIGN UP! (781)878-4010