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One very important thing about being a jewelry designer is to find out more about the materials you use. This understanding is key for different reasons. As a maker, choosing the right material for the design is important. Costs also factor in the ...

Excellent Guide Teaches You about Precious Metals  More Recent Articles Excellent Guide Teaches You about Precious Metals One very important thing about being a jewelry designer is to find out more about the materials you use.  This understanding is key for different reasons.  As a maker, choosing the right material for the design is important. Costs also factor in the decision.  This excellent precious metals guide from Corey Egan compares all the different kinds out there. It teaches you all about the different alloys - why some mixtures can result in different colors and why some cost more than others.  Rose gold, for example, looks different from yellow gold because it has more copper than the latter. Figures. Did you know you can get two types of white gold?  The difference is what is used to bleach the color of yellow gold and copper (which is used in the alloys).  Nickel white gold does present problems for people who are metal allergic as nickel is arguably the biggest culprit.  Palladium white gold is better as it is hypoallergenic. Check out the guide! Before You Go: The World's Largest Open Pit Diamond Mine Mohs Scale of Mineral Hardness Legend of the Valley of Diamonds ______________________________ Original Post by THE BEADING GEM Jewelry Making Tips - Wire JewelryTips  -Jewelry Business Tips           Share Your Comment! Share Your Comment! Related Posts Cityscape Skyline Rings by Ola Shektman How Flame Painted Copper Art is Created How an Enamel Rocking Horse Brooch was Made   • Email to a friend • View comments • Track comments •   More Recent Articles Clever Polymer Clay Ring Tutorial Tropical Beach Inspired Polymer Clay Jewelry by Wired Orchid Jewelry Winner of Nancy Cain's Bead Stitching Shaped Peyote Craftsy Class Book Review and Giveaway | Make It Sparkle Soumak Wire Weaving Jewelry Tutorials Evil Eye Macrame Bracelet Tutorial How to Make Circular Peyote Beaded Necklace Tutorial     Contact Me • Past Issues • Join This List • Unsubscribe     Click here to safely unsubscribe from "The Beading Gem's Journal." Click here to view mailing archives, here to change your preferences, or here to subscribe • Privacy Email subscriptions powered by FeedBlitz, LLC, 365 Boston Post Rd, Suite 123, Sudbury, MA 01776, USA.