Metal Clay - A World of New Design Options Metal clay is an extraordinary material that opens a world of new design options, allowing for jewelers, designers and even amateurs to create nearly any design they...
This is a guide to basic tools and materials in chainmail crafts. Chainmail, chainmaille, maille, chain mail, however you choose to spell it...here is the art of weaving metal rings to make things...be it...
Over the years I have found that many of the questions and answers are the same. It is for folks who want to get things done quicker and with better results I’m putting this guide together.First, there are two...
Silver Clay and Fused Dichroic Glass - A Match Made in Heaven Background Information: I love the shimmer sparkle of fused dichroic glass. I also love the cool sheen of pure silver. When the two are combined,...
What is PMC? PMC is short for Precious Metal Clay. PMC was developed by Mitsubishi Materials Corp. of Japan and introduced into the United States in 1996. PMC is particles of fine silver suspended in an...
Pick The Best Metal Clay Formula For Your Project The two major brands of precious metal clay are PMC (made by Mitsubishi Materials Corporation of Japan) and Art Clay (made by Aida Chemical Industries Ltd.)....
Reaming practices Reamer (re 'mer) n. Any of various tools used to shape or enlarge holes.In machining, the reamer is used to obtain a hole diameter with a better finish and tolerance than obtainable with a...
Art Clay Silver packaging and products can be intimidating for the new user. Things like slow dry, low fire, standard plus the different coloring of the packages can in itself be an enigma. Art Clay has done...
You will see a lot of people offering Throatless or Beverly shears on ebay over time. You want to use the utmost caution if you're buying a throatless shear advertised as a "Beverly" Shear. All Beverly Shears...
You can make hollow beads and sculptures using PMC+ Paste and Cork Clay. Cork Clay is a non toxic modeling product that is an excellent core for making silver clay beads, sculptures and other hollow forms. ...