These are necklaces I made a couple of years ago. As I searched the web for any information
about making silver jewelry, I found a site with instructions and tutorials about
chainmaille.
I thought I
should give it a try. It is a very nice technique and is easy to learn. But if
you do for a couple of hours you can´t do anything with your fingers. This is because you are holding your tools all
the time. One pair of pliers in your right hand, and one in your left. I highly
recommend a lot of breaks while you are working.
Take a cup
of coffee or tea (for me coffee – but my hands doesn´t begin to shake from it).
This is
something I would advise every craftswomen or –men. Because if you are working with
tiny material, you want to get closer to your object. Then you round up your
shoulders and this can cause pain. Take a break – stretch your entire body (stretch
your hands, too) and then go back.
Have you
ever had problems because of torching a quite a while?
