I have had the pleasure of meeting Hans Meevis a terrific jeweler and instructor of jewel design and concepts. Hans has a blog with many tutorials any jeweler would enjoy. Check it out http://hansmeevis.blogspot.de/2012/10/further-plique-jour-experiments.html He is...
When looking for cloisonne wire sizes I like to use Hauser Miller, but they are no longer in business. *( Since they have closed I use David Fell Refinery for all my metal purchases. I use 24k gold wire in my gold jewelry. The readily available cloisonne wire size...
There are several reasons you could have cracking in your enamels and here are a couple of ideas of how to avoid cracking enamels The most common reason enamels crack is there is not enough counter enamel on the jewel. Counter enamel is enamel on the back side of the...
I have found in researching alternative ways to provide backing for plique a jour a material form Fusion Headquarters at www.fusionheadquarters.com Carmen at 503-538-5281 A material they carry is called Wet Felt and comes in a 36″ x 36″ roll. This felt...
Many enamelist have difficulty using warm colors. There are a couple of things that help. First start with a hard firing flux. Flux is the base coat, it is like a primer used in painting. It keeps the enamel away from the metal, as many are not compatible with the...
