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So this is going to be about sharing with whoever is willing to listen (or read) different aspects of the journey of starting a business as well as different processes of jewellery.
So, with that said I'm going to take you through the process of one of our favourite and most recent pieces, the “10 Loop Ring”. I love making this one, even though it’s just making classic loops, one after another. And this is the reason why I chose this piece. It makes you think how something so simple can turn into something else entirely. Because in essence, this piece is as simple as it can get and yet it evolves into a bewitching piece.
So first…
I start by cutting 10 pieces of silver wire to the mm I want the ring to be.
In this particular ring the mm for each loop for a certain measurement are different because you have to account for the space that each loop is going to take (yes, we also have to use maths).
Then I pair both ends of each loop against each other closing the loop up to have a very thin joint so I can fuse both ends together using solder (image above).
The next step is to turn your loop into an actual circular shape and this step is also for giving the size that you want your ring to be. Now, in this step we put each ring in to a ring mandrel and bang each loop with a wood hammer (we use a wood hammer or a plastic hammer to avoid the piece to be damage with all the banging) until they're perfectly circular.
Next you need to fire them or heat them with the torch for the metal to loose all the tension from all the banging so we can cut each one open (yes, again) throw the same joint that we previously solder.
After all the loops are cut open it’s time to put the ring together! This is the most exciting part of the process for me because it’s when you have all this very simple rings about to become a very unique piece. To put them together you have to sequentially get one into another. Let’s put them numbers: so, you will have to get the loop number 1 into the loop number 2 , and then, the loop number 3 into the first 2 loops and then the loop number 4 in to the previous 3 loops and so on... Then we have to solder them all over again.
The last step is to sand and to polish everything to get it as smooth and shiny as possible. This last step requires a lot of time, as well as to be willing to end up cover in polishing paste and with a serious moustache, because the polishing wheel is made of cotton and tiny fibres fly everywhere and into your nose and I can never help scratching it so I always end up with a kick-ass moustache.
And that’s it! I skipped a couple of small steps but basically this is everything, from being just a couple of simple loops to becoming a beautiful statement piece.
I hope you were curious enough to read all the way to the end of this post.
Have a lovely rest of the week!
