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Fused, Patterned, Textured, Layered: The Rolling Mill and More
This demonstration-based virtual class introduces students of all levels to pattern and texture as a vital element of jewelry design through a rich variety of techniques. Special focus will be on using Argentium silver in new ways and combining it with the rolling mill to create one of a kind and reproduceable textures. Fusion of Argentium, sheet and wire will be combined with roller embossing, stamping, and solder inlay to create a variety of distinctive surfaces and textures. Students will be encouraged to make samples and experiment with incorporating these techniques into their own jewelry. Demonstrations include fusion, soldering patterned surfaces, fabrication and applying milled patterns to create a variety of jewelry pieces.
Meet the instructor
Paulette Werger is a metalsmith and teacher who works in Lebanon, NH. She sells her work both nationally and internationally and is owner of Metalpeople East, a jewelry and hollow ware studio. She has taught metalsmithing at the University of WI, Montana State University, and at craft schools throughout the country.
Materials & Tools
The following supplies will be used for course demonstrations and objectives. A suggested item and/or vendor has been provided below for reference. Click the vendor name to be redirected to a page where you can view the item. The quantities needed for each item are listed first. If ordering, please be aware that some items may come in larger quantities than needed for this class. We recommend not opening an item's packaging until the day of the workshop. Student participation during or in-between class sessions is not required - observers are welcome.
Metal/raw materials:
- 1"x2" min. x Argentium® Silver 6" Sheet - 14g, dead soft (Rio Grande)
- 1"x2" min. x Argentium® Silver 6" Sheet - 18g, dead soft (Rio Grande)
- 1"x2" min. x Argentium® Silver 6" Sheet - 20g, dead soft (Rio Grande)
- 6" min. x Argentium® round wire - 18g, dead soft (Rio Grande)
- 6" min. x Argentium® round wire - 16g, dead soft (Rio Grande)
- 6" wire or 1"x1" sheet x Argentium® solder - medium (Rio Grande)
- 1 x Copper 6"x12" Sheet - 22g, dead soft (Rio Grande)
- 1 Pint x Ronda Coryell Purple Flux (Rio Grande)
Basic Hand Tools:
- 1 x round nose pliers (Rio Grande)
- 1 x chain nose pliers (Rio Grande)
- 1 x snips / flush cutters (Rio Grande)
- 1 x jewelers saw (Rio Grande)
- 1 x pack saw blades - 4/0 (Rio Grande)
- 1 x burlife / bee's wax (Rio Grande)
- 1 x bench pin (Rio Grande)
- 1 x half round hand file - #2 cut (Rio Grande)
- 1 x rotary tool - flex shaft, micro motor, etc. (Rio Grande)
- 1 x half round forming pliers (Rio Grande)
- 1 x center punch (Rio Grande)
- 1 x ring clamp (Rio Grande)
- 1 x rawhide / plastic mallet (Rio Grande)
- 1 x steel block / steel surface (Rio Grande)
- 1 x small steel ruler (Rio Grande)
- 1 x dividers (Rio Grande)
Basic Forming Tools:
- 1 x planishing hammer (Rio Grande)
- 1 x ring mandrel (Rio Grande)
- 1 x dapping set - steel or wood (Rio Grande or Rio Grande)
Basic Soldering/Torch Setup:
- 1 x fireproof area - steel sheet, tiles, etc. (Amazon or Home Depot)
- 1 x Solderite™ pad / fire brick (Rio Grande)
- 1 x compressed charcoal block - hard (Rio Grande)
- 1 x torch - Smith mini, Silversmith, or butane (Rio Grande or Rio Grande)
- 1 x #0 or #1 torch tip - if using Silversmith (Rio Grande)
- 1 x striker or lighter - Silversmith system has one (Rio Grande)
- 1 x soldering tweezers (Rio Grande)
- 1 x soldering pick (Rio Grande)
- 1 x paste flux (Rio Grande)
- 1 x copper tongs - for pickle (Rio Grande)
- 1 x pickle - sodium bisulfate or citric acid (Rio Grande or Amazon)
- 1 x crock pot or lidded glass container - for pickle (Amazon)
- 1 x brass bristle brush (Rio Grande)
- 1 x tempered glass container or sink - for quenching and rinsing
- 1 x small brush - for flux
- 1 x liquid hand soap - for cleaning metal
Other/miscellaneous items:
- File folder
- Pieces of ribbon
- Paper punches
- Fine scissors for paper cutting
- pencil, Sharpie, notebook
- Scrap sterling
- Scrap Argentium® silver