So stylish, I haven't tried forging yet, but its just gone higher up the list of things to try, will aspire to these.
So stylish, I haven't tried forging yet, but its just gone higher up the list of things to try, will aspire to these.
Jane,
(although I quite like Sunny!)
Lovely! So does annealing help to get it really thin? I've hit 3mm wire but it got too hard to hammer very thin
(I agree with the others about the earwires)
Hi Gemma
I have made a pendant and earrings like this. You need to anneal the wire and then half way through the forging re anneal to get a second shot.
The forging 'work hardens' the metal and you need to anneal to allow for forging.
I usually buy ball and spring earwires 'cos I think they look nice, but since everyone seems to think that handmade is better - here's my attempt.
Better? or worse? . .
I prefer it. It looks more organic so goes with the forged texture nicely
Better......
Di x
deffinatley much better love the little bit of forging at the end
Oh, yeah
It's all in the detail...........nice...
J x
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