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How to design and make your own jewelry; get expert tips and advice on jewelry making tools and techniques in this free instructional video series.
There are 30 videos in this series:
How to design and make your own jewelry; get expert tips and advice on jewelry making tools and techniques in this free instructional video.
How to use the needed tools and sketches to make your own jewelry; get expert tips and advice on jewelry making tools and techniques in this free instructional video.
How to glue sketches to metal to make your own jewelry; get expert tips and advice on jewelry making tools and techniques in this free instructional video.
How to draw more complex designs when making your own jewelry; get expert tips and advice on jewelry making tools and techniques in this free instructional video.
How to use these important safety tips when making your own jewelry; get expert tips and advice on jewelry making tools and techniques in this free instructional video.
How to prepare the saw to make your own jewelry; get expert tips and advice on jewelry making tools and techniques in this free instructional video.
How to start cutting the metal to make your own jewelry; get expert tips and advice on jewelry making tools and techniques in this free instructional video.
How to punch holes in the metal to cut out spaces to make your own jewelry; get expert tips and advice on jewelry making tools and techniques in this free instructional video.
How to drill interior spaces in the metal to make your own jewelry; get expert tips and advice on jewelry making tools and techniques in this free instructional video.
How to saw the interior spaces in the metal to make your own jewelry; get expert tips and advice on jewelry making tools and techniques in this free instructional video.
How to remove the tracing paper when making your own jewelry; get expert tips and advice on jewelry making tools and techniques in this free instructional video.
How to initial and mark sterling silver when making your own jewelry; get expert tips and advice on jewelry making tools and techniques in this free instructional video.
How to texture and brush your hand made jewelry; get expert tips and advice on jewelry making tools and techniques in this free instructional video.
How to smooth and polish your hand made jewelry; get expert tips and advice on jewelry making tools and techniques in this free instructional video.
How to file the interior spaces in the metal when making your own jewelry; get expert tips and advice on jewelry making tools and techniques in this free instructional video.
How to hammer your hand made jewelry; get expert tips and advice on jewelry making tools and techniques in this free instructional video.
How to hammer your hand made jewelry; get expert tips and advice on jewelry making tools and techniques in this free instructional video.
How to make the bale your hand made jewelry; get expert tips and advice on jewelry making tools and techniques in this free instructional video.
How to coat the metal with flux when making your own jewelry; get expert tips and advice on jewelry making tools and techniques in this free instructional video.
How to solder the silver when making your own jewelry; get expert tips and advice on jewelry making tools and techniques in this free instructional video.
How to solder the silver with expert tips and advice on making jewelry in this free video clip.
How to check the bale placement when making your own jewelry; get expert tips and advice on jewelry making tools and techniques in this free instructional video.
How to pickle your hand made jewelry with sulfuric acid; get expert tips and advice on jewelry making tools and techniques in this free instructional video.
How to remove the sulfuric acid pickling solution to make your own jewelry; get expert tips and advice on jewelry making tools and techniques in this free instructional video.
How to polish your hand made jewelry with tripoli; get expert tips and advice on jewelry making tools and techniques in this free instructional video.
Do you have an idea for a beautiful necklace design? From earrings and bracelets to single stranded and elaborate multi-stranded necklaces, creating your own jewelry is fun, easy to learn, and can even be done at home. All it takes is the desire to create, the willingness to learn, and finally practicing your newly acquired craft. Making your own jewelry is a fun way to express your creative fashion talents. Whether you want to work with beads, stones, gems, metals, hemp or any other material, the basic construction methods are fairly simple. Custom handmade jewelry also makes a fine gift for birthdays or holidays.
In this free video series, our expert DJ Poye will teach you how to make jewelry. SHe will show you the tools you'll need to sketch and design new pieces of jewelry. DJ will show you every step to making the jewelry you designed including how to glue the sketch to the metal, how to draw more complex pieces, how to prepare the saw and start cutting the piece, how to drill and punch out the interior spaces, how to remove the tracing paper, and how to initial and mark the piece of jewelry. DJ will then show you how to brush, texture, smooth, file, & polish the piece, how to hammer it, how to make a bale for the chain, how to solder the piece, and how to use pickling solution to clean it. She'll then show you how to finish the piece by buffing and polishing the jewelry, she'll do a final clean, and then show you where she might put some gemstones in it. When this series is done, you'll have seen a beautiful piece of jewelry made from start to finish!
D J Poye Visionary designer DJ Poye is a graduate Jeweler/Gemologist from Paris College. Her studies included Fabrication of Metal, Lost Wax Casting, Stone Setting, Jewelry Design, and Gemology. After completing college, DJ studied gemology with world renowned Orlando S. Paddock and attended design courses facilitated by 1975 “Diamond International Award” winner Martha Ann Gilchrist. Soon after school, DJ worked with Martha Ann on commissioned pieces in Dallas, Texas. In the past thirty years, DJ has owned four different jewelry studios, each supporting her growth as a designer. Her unique design collections are pleasing to one’s eye and enlightening to the soul.dkdk
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