How Do You Make Silver Chains For Jewelry?
Chain making is one of the most fundamental parts of creating jewelry. Chains can be used in almost any jewelry type, including necklaces and bracelets, and they can serve to decorate rings, brooches and hair pieces. The actual process of creating chains is not difficult in terms of technique; in fact, the difficulty is instead often found in the complexity of the chain pattern. You can start with a simple beginner’s chain. Cut 12 pieces of silver wire 1 inch long, using the wire cutters. Try to make as even a cut as possible, and file the cut edges on each piece completely flat. Sand the filed edges smooth, then paint them with a tiny amount of flux. Curl each piece of silver wire into a loop, using the needle-nosed pliers, until the cut edges meet completely. Slip the loops one by one onto the ring mandrel and bang them into a perfect circular shape with the mallet, making sure that the edges still match up. Take one loop of silver wire and affix it to one of the soldering clamps, ov
