Soldering vs. Fusing What is the difference between soldering and fusing? What are the benefits of each technique and what are the difficulties? What tools and equipment are needed for each technique? These are just some of the questions [ … ] Read More
How to Choose a Cabochon Stone That is Good for Bezel Setting
Buying cabochons for jewelry projects can be fun and exciting, but if you don’t know what to look for it can be daunting, and you may end up with stones that will pose problems or that you simply can’t [ … ] Read More
What is a spinner ring?
What is a spinner ring? To put it simply a spinner ring is a combination of rings designed in a way that outer smaller rings spin on the inner ring that encircles the finger. The design possibilities of a [ … ] Read More
How to display your Jewellery
When it comes to displaying your creations there are so many choices. You can purchase display props from a place like Eddies Hangups in Vancouver www.eddies.com, or you can created your own using all sorts of unexpected items. Here [ … ] Read More
WorkingSilver Studio Show and Sale – May 2015
Here at WorkingSilver, we have really amazing students. No really, we love each and every one. Our teaching studio is the beating heart of our business; the energy and excitement in each class is something quite special. We have [ … ] Read More
Workingsilver on Instagram
Hello and happy February! I can’t believe how quickly January flew by. So far 2015 is off to a great start, and we have so many exciting new things going on here at Workingsilver. Our big news for [ … ] Read More
Making Beautiful Things
This blog entry was generously submitted by Karen McLaughlin, one of my first students in my Workingsilver Naniamo Teaching Studio several years ago. Thank you Karen for your friendship and support. I look forward to creating with you, [ … ] Read More
Workingsilver – the beginning……………..
Almost 5 years ago, I had an opportunity to launch Workingsilver.com as an online, ecommerce shop catering to hobby and artisan silversmiths across Canada. My focus was to offer quality tools and supplies at fair prices to silversmiths who [ … ] Read More