What can I do with a sheet of brass?

[MuranoSilver]

I have a selection of fabrics. For instance metal put through more than once with nylon net curtaining,but new each time, will have an attractive interference pattern, like waves. That stuff for cross stitch samplers, which comes in various degrees of coarseness makes a plaid-like pattern. The small squares can even be pierced out here and there with a saw. A bonus is that, if the fabric is wrapped around the metal so that you texture both sides together, the metal will be almost perfectly flat.
Here is my formed pendant, with pierced sqares and CZs, patinated.

WOW - Dennis that's fabulous! And the first time in years I've ever been
interested in anything remotely needlework orentated!!
Nic xx

[Jayne]

Wow Dennis, that's pretty spectacular!!
J x

[disorganised]

That's amazing Dennis. Sorry for the newbie question but how do you stop the texture from being destroyed when you form it? Is it just a case of being really careful?

[Lindyloo]

That article is talking about a 6V lantern battery - if you've already got one, don't worry about it. If not, the battery holders from Maplin have solder tags - and that's low temperature solder with a soldering iron, not silver solder!

If you're really scuppered on that, you could gaffer tape the wires to either side of the battery, that can work in a pinch.

Thanks for that Peter. I assume you mean wire at either end of the battery, is that right? I haven't got a soldering iron, but I guess I could try and borrow one.

I have bought that same rolling mill on ebay, and look forward to doing lovely textures like yours Dennis.

[Dennis]

That's amazing Dennis. Sorry for the newbie question but how do you stop the texture from being destroyed when you form it? Is it just a case of being really careful?

The pendant was made in two haves in the hydraulic press, using a Perspex die. The metal was not allowed to bottom out, so the texture was never in danger.
You can also dome textured disks in doming blocks, preferably brass or wood, using a wooden punch and a leather mallet and not whacking too hard. In addition the disks can have some paper applied with Pritt stick to protect the texture.
Textures are a little less sharp with every heating, so they are heated gently from behind for annealing and soldering.