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Sylvie
13-03-2014, 09:09 AM
Hello,
I need help!
I have been working with silver clay for about a year now, setting finger / hands/ footprints and drawing into jewellery.
I now want to start setting them on pandora style beads, specifically for men leather cord bracelets.
I ordered a bead core the other day and tried it out.
I struggled with the following:
- setting the clay on the ring and then setting the finger print (everytime I pressed it in, it creased the clay elsewhere)
- when firing, the clay shrank, leaving a gap between the (not very sightly work anyway) ring edges and the clay.

Looking at other people's work, there is a technique to this. Can anyone help?

Many Thanks
Sylvie