My mom does jewelry making, using jump rings, push-settings, chain, etc. No soldering. If she wants to attach a piece of fused glass to a pendant, or earring blanks, she uses epoxy. Sharon C.
-----Original Message----- From: h-costume-boun...@indra.com [mailto:h-costume-boun...@indra.com] On Behalf Of Lavolta Press Sent: Monday, October 03, 2011 7:31 PM To: Historical Costume Subject: Re: [h-cost] Has anyone here beaded garments with real stones Instead of trying to sew them directly on to hte dress, why not make a really over-the-top beaded collar with them? I am tempted to take up jewelry making, since I am fascinated by the colors of stones. I have what is probably an illusion that all I need is wire, pretty but low-grade semiprecious gems, and skill with pliers. I have a lot of design ideas. However, I have so much to do thinking of taking on another hobby feels rather exhausting. How easy is it to do the make the kind of jewelry that requires wire but not, as far as I can tell, soldering? I don't really have a workspace for soldering. Seems kind of toxic for the kitchen table. Fran Lavolta Press Books on making historic clothing www.lavoltapress.com _______________________________________________ h-costume mailing list h-costume@mail.indra.com http://mail.indra.com/mailman/listinfo/h-costume _______________________________________________ h-costume mailing list h-costume@mail.indra.com http://mail.indra.com/mailman/listinfo/h-costume
