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  • Last Post by Anna Margolis
    November 21, 2017

    Millefiori

    Edmund Massow - July 6, 2014 - 1 reply
    Trish asked me to write a tutorial on how to use Millefiori creatively. You can find it as an attached file at the bottomI want to thank her cordial that she the tutorial has edited, in order to make my bad English readable.
    Edmund
  • Last Post by Anna Margolis
    November 21, 2017

    LILY ROOT Powder

    Trish White - November 14, 2016 - 1 reply
    Lily root powder is an excellent temporary adhesive for gluing wires to a vertical surface. It leaves no residue on the enamel. To achieve the viscosity that meets your needs, experiment with mixing powder to water ratios. Enamelwork Supply Co. suggests 1...
  • Last Post by Garfield Stinvil
    October 3, 2015

    From out Noteboooks Pages

    Garfield Stinvil - October 3, 2015 - 0 replies
    KILN Elements- Paragon SC2 & SC3
    From Paragon.... Q. Why does your SC-2 and SC-3 have two elements instead of one? A. Both kilns used to have a single element that wrapped around the firing chamber from the left side, across the ba…
    Kiln Programm...
  • Last Post by Edmund Massow
    April 8, 2015

    DECALS - from Jewelry Making Daily

    Trish White - April 3, 2015 - 20 replies
    DecalsThe decals we use on torch-fired enamel are called ceramic waterslide decals. Homemade decals can be printed on older model laser printers that use ink that contains high percentages of red iron oxide. Red iron oxide is a colorant that survive...
  • Last Post by Charles Winkel
    April 5, 2015

    Paté de Verre

    Trish White - October 16, 2014 - 7 replies
    Paté de Verre
    -  is an  ancient process of grinding glass into a powder, adding color, placing in a mold and heating it so the powder became molten. Basically an early rhinestone.
  • Last Post by Edmund Massow
    October 15, 2014

    ENAMELING ON COPPER BEADS - by Edmund Massow

    Trish White - April 23, 2011 - 15 replies
    Edmund has done a great job from start to finish on showing the artist how to enamel on copper beads: go to:http://www.ganoksin.com/borisat/nenam/gom-copper-balls.htm
  • Last Post by Rudolf Molnar
    July 26, 2014

    Earring posts

    Amy Iversen - December 10, 2013 - 7 replies
    Hi all - Looking for advice/help. I have a commission to do 2 sets of enameled earrings that are post-type. I've tried to solder, then enamel, but the sterling silver post can't take the heat and melts off. FYI-am using a torch to fire my enamel pieces as...
  • Last Post by Vera Meyer
    April 23, 2014

    ELECTRO - ETCHING - A NEW APPROACH - by Rudolph Molnar

    Trish White - December 3, 2012 - 11 replies
     
    A NEW APPROACH TO ELECTRO-ETCHING
     
    I would like to share my system of electro-etching that has been very successful. What you will need is a design or photo changed into a vector image by use of software that is either Coral Draw or Adobe illustrator. ...
  • Last Post by Pam Timm
    February 5, 2014

    Applying Transparent Enamels to copper

    raymond jackson - November 20, 2011 - 16 replies
    I wrote this paper to assist those seeking to use transparent enamels on copper, perhaps for the first time. It supplements information already available in books and articles on enamelling, and includes some of the writer's own observations and experimen...
  • Last Post by Trish White
    December 13, 2013

    Replace Those Shaky Firing Racks!

    Trish White - May 19, 2010 - 21 replies
    How many times have you watched your perfectly placed trivet wobble on the firing rack as you carried it to the kiln? Some where, some how I came into the possession of a sheet metal rack that solved my problem, however, I wanted more but could not find...