How to Make Jewelry with Argentium Sterling Silver: Basic Fusing and Granulation Video Download

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You’ll love this if:

• You’ve worked your way through Cynthia’s previous video, How to Make Jewelry with Argentium Sterling Silver: Intro and Soldering, and you want more inspiring instruction!
• You want to learn the best way to create a perfect seam between discs
• You love the look of Argentium Silver and how its shine can last through the years

Highly tarnish-resistant, easy to fuse, and beautiful to the eyes, Argentium Silver will become your new favorite material to work with as you create original designs! Having worked with silver for forty-five years, metalsmith Cynthia Eid shares her jewelry-making tips and tricks so you can advance your own skills. By learning how to apply granules to your pieces, you will be able to craft your jewelry in new and inventive ways. Before you dive into fusing, Cynthia explains which tools are best suited for your needs. Her techniques for annealing, quenching, fusing, and pickling allow you to work with Argentium Silver to its highest potential. You will also learn two different methods for attaching metals that are suited for the jeweler who wants a quick and easy project, and for the metalsmith who wants to take their time and work with the silver. Granulation is an ancient technique, and it is swiftly sweeping back into jewelry trends. Discover this metalworking practice and start designing professional and beautiful pieces of jewelry today!

Download your copy of How to Make Jewelry with Argentium Sterling Silver: Basic Fusing and Granulation today to:

• Create an artistic bead using Argentium Silver that is highly tarnish resistant and long-lasting
• Explore different techniques that build upon your granulation and fusing skills
• Learn how to heat and cool, anneal, quench, and harden Argentium Silver
• Uncover dapping and soldering skills so you can better form metals in your future projects
• And so much more!

Watch a preview of How to Make Jewelry with Argentium Sterling Silver: Basic Fusing and Granulation now:

About the Expert:
Cynthia Eid is an educator, author, and metalsmith. She has won awards for her designs and has been featured in various publications. Since 1999, she has been working with Argentium Silver and enjoys sharing her passion for this alloy with others. She has a Master of Fine Arts in Metalsmithing and Jewelry Design from Indiana University, as well as a B.S. in Art Education.