Designing unique jewellery and creating at your bench is just the start of your jewellery journey. Pricing your finished pieces is important if you want to be successful selling on any platform, or even to your friends. There are [ … ] Read More
Category Archives: Tips and Tricks
What Gauge Should I Use?
What gauge of metal should I use? This is a question we get asked at Workingsilver all the time. Unfortunately there is no single answer to this one. It really depends on many different factors: are you making a [ … ] Read More
What is the Mohs Scale?
We get asked a lot about gemstones and how hard they are and which ones can be put in a tumbler, or which ones need extra care when setting. We also get asked what on earth is the Mohs [ … ] Read More
Soldering vs. Fusing
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