SOME SILVER SMITH ARTISTS WORK WITH A MAJOR TORCH, USUALLY WITH AN ELABORATE WORK BENCH SETUP. OTHERS USE A HAND HELD TORCH, TYPICALLY WITH A MUCH LESS ELABORATE SET UP. IMG: POLYMER CLAY SOME JEWELRY DESIGNERS PREFER TO TAKE A MORE SCULPTURAL APPROACH BY USING MATERIALS WHICH START AS A CLAY-LIKE SUBSTANCE CALLED POLYMER CLAY. THERE ARE MANY BRANDS OF POLYMER CLAY, EACH WITH DIFFERENT PROPERTIES. THE CLAY IS MOLDED AND SCULPTED AND OTHERWISE SHAPED INTO BEADS OR COMPONENTS. THEN THESE ARE BAKED IN AN OVEN OR KILN TO SET AND HARDEN. IMG: PRECIOUS CLAY ANOTHER TYPE OF MATERIAL THAT IS CLAY-LIKE IS CALLED PRECIOUS METAL CLAY. PRECIOUS METAL CLAY COMES IN SEVERAL METALS, FROM BRONZE TO FINE SILVER TO 14KT GOLD. THE CLAY IS VERY MALLEABLE AND COMES IN CLAY, LIQUID AND PAPER FORMS. THE CLAY IS SHAPED, AND THEN PUT IN A KILN. THE NON METALLIC SUBSTANCES BURN OUT OF THE CLAY, LEAVING ONLY THE PURE FORM. Img; FIBER ARTS, INCLUDING BEAD KNITTING, CROCHETING WITH BEADS, MICROMACRAME AND BRAIDING MANY FIBER ARTISTS INCORPORATE BEADS INTO THEIR DESIGNS WITH FIBER AND TEXTILES.
SOME SILVER SMITH ARTISTS WORK WITH A MAJOR TORCH, USUALLY WITH AN ELABORATE WORK BENCH SETUP. OTHERS USE A HAND HELD TORCH, TYPICALLY WITH A MUCH LESS ELABORATE SET UP. IMG: POLYMER CLAY SOME JEWELRY DESIGNERS PREFER TO TAKE A MORE SCULPTURAL APPROACH BY USING MATERIALS WHICH START AS A CLAY-LIKE SUBSTANCE CALLED POLYMER CLAY. THERE ARE MANY BRANDS OF POLYMER CLAY, EACH WITH DIFFERENT PROPERTIES. THE CLAY IS MOLDED AND SCULPTED AND OTHERWISE SHAPED INTO BEADS OR COMPONENTS. THEN THESE ARE BAKED IN AN OVEN OR KILN TO SET AND HARDEN. IMG: PRECIOUS CLAY ANOTHER TYPE OF MATERIAL THAT IS CLAY-LIKE IS CALLED PRECIOUS METAL CLAY. PRECIOUS METAL CLAY COMES IN SEVERAL METALS, FROM BRONZE TO FINE SILVER TO 14KT GOLD. THE CLAY IS VERY MALLEABLE AND COMES IN CLAY, LIQUID AND PAPER FORMS. THE CLAY IS SHAPED, AND THEN PUT IN A KILN. THE NON METALLIC SUBSTANCES BURN OUT OF THE CLAY, LEAVING ONLY THE PURE FORM. Img; FIBER ARTS, INCLUDING BEAD KNITTING, CROCHETING WITH BEADS, MICROMACRAME AND BRAIDING MANY FIBER ARTISTS INCORPORATE BEADS INTO THEIR DESIGNS WITH FIBER AND TEXTILES.
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