Fold forming - metal thickness

[Scarlet]

Thank you all, that's very helpful!

Caroline, I love those pieces! Especially that shawl pin, it's beautiful!

[CJ57]

Thank you all, that's very helpful!

Caroline, I love those pieces! Especially that shawl pin, it's beautiful!

Thank you Scarlet, it was really easy so you shouldn't have any problems! You need a good hammer though.
I do a lot of fold form, sometimes just little elements within a piece even just a pintuck. The picture in my avatar is also a piece I made last year but it's more of a statement fold my OH produced for me

[Goldsmith]

I don't know about foldforming, but in my time I have made many leaves for my flower pieces. I shape my leaves using shaped hammers and hammering on a lead or wooden block.
I prepared this photo tutorial about how I shape metal leaves a while back, it may be of use to some.

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James