I have been asked by my neighbor to design her wedding jewelry. The design is based on the embroidery on her dresses train, of course not so open or it will...
Oops forgot the pic! I have been asked by my neighbor to design her wedding jewelry. The design
is based on the embroidery on her dresses train, of course not...
nice, but you're going to want to make sure you 'attach' the inner curls better...leaving them loose like that will allow them to snag on something even though...
It's my first time drawing them out...normally it is just out of my head. I
see what you mean. I may still do some changes, but this is to give her a
idea of...
Thank you. I tried to duplicate the pattern on her train of her dress ... From: Lauren Date: 19/08/2009 8:24:08 PM To: filigree@yahoogroups.com Subject: Re:...
Hi Group! I just joined today, I saw the link for it on Jeanne's website. I thought I would introduce myself, if that's OK. I've been a metalsmith for about...
Oh, my, my other hero has just joined us. :) When I'm in need of inspiration, I head to your website, Lisa -- your posts on Ganoksin led me there. Your...
Wow, that's so sweet! I am humbled, and of course I appreciate your very kind words. The piece that's on my website's index page, the one with the white...
Been working on a new set of jewelry to cast this fall...components to be used as links, earrings, and a necklace. I've attached a scan of them..... Jeanne...
Wow! Cool............sparking some ideas for me too lol......pearl
bracelets with filigree.....ooooh the possibilities ... From: Lauren Date: 24/08/2009...
Ok the lady I am making the bridal jewelry has come by. She now is wondering
if I can make a catholic rosary for her grandmother. ok..so any idea on what
to...
She now is wondering if I can make a catholic rosary for her grandmother ok..so any idea on what to charge for that? A bunch of money, you don't have any...
Take a look of my website to see what kinds of Rosaries I make and the pricing. You can take those as general ideas. It depends on how much work goes into...
Hello everyone, I am new here and I am wanting to get into making filigree. I have a question though,if someone could help me out please? My question is this:...
It depends on the style you are doing...the norwegian stuff I do, and what is in my book, the wire can be made from two strands of 24 gauge wire, twisted, then...
Thank you for replying. Your rosaries gorgeous! I told her to look around
the net and see what she likes.....they don't want to spend alot......lol Thanks, ...
Hi Tracey, For the "norwegian stuff", as Jeanne calls it, I use the sterling filigree wire that Rio now sells. For my Russian Filigree I usually use two...
for the frame wire in my work, I use 18 guage square wire but sometimes 16 or heavier square or flat wire in larger necklaces which require more support. ...
It's not so 3D..a little overlapping etc. doesn't require different solder grades or anything..just working with it. I also hammered some of the frame to flare...
Looks really good. I'll have to try the layering effect too, may prove
interesting. Are you going to cast these too? ... From: Jeanne Rhodes-Moen Date:...