A couple of things tiny bubbles in enamels can be from, First the addition of Klye-fire. I do my best not to use this but I realize in some designs we need it. The last time I used Klyre-fire, a mixture of 1-5 parts distilled water was best. It helps on a 3d surface...
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...
