I’m so excited today! I have just received my copy of The Complete Metalsmith by Tim McCreight in the post, courtesy of Amazon.co.uk! I’ve been waiting nearly 3 weeks since ordering and can’t wait to start reading it! I’m really looking forward to putting some new techniques into practice! The book was highly recommended by …
New Jewellery Technique – 1st Attempt at Sterling Silver Etching
Today, I am trying a new jewellery technique and making my 1st attempt at sterling silver etching – I have some black stop-out polish and some ferric nitrate and plan to etch 2 rings today. Wish me luck! For the rings, I am using 4mm x 0.84mm sterling silver rectangular wire. I filed the ends …