Hello all!

I must say this place is a gold mine for amazing tips so firstly, thank you to everyone that posts the tips and tricks.

I hope someone is able to enlighten me...

I am teaching myself how to solder and make jewellery, I'd love to do a short course alas my budget does not yet allow so I am attending the school of YouTube. So here we go...

Prong setting rings. I've tried to find some tutorials on the best way to do it but not had much luck. I'm trying to create a rustic look like this:
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Thank you in advance to anyone who can help

Amy