My name is Erta and I'm very happy to share with you my handmade jewelries made in wire wrap and Russian filigree techniques.
In my projects I use only high quality natural stones, copper and silver wires and beads. I pride myself on the quality of my artworks, reasonable prices and friendly customer service.
If you have questions, comments, project requests or would like to see me working please leave me comments! I want to interact with you as much as possible.
Я основу квадратного сечения изнутри прокладываю толстой сканью. И для скрепления деталей использую не клейкую ленту, а клей бф-6. При пайке он выгорает полностью и не мешает ни буое, ни припою.
That looks amazing!! I really love your work! Would you mind telling me how many strands you use to make your filigree wire? I have been struggling to figure out what gauge to use and how thick it should be! Sometimes it ends up wider than the frame as well. 🙄😂
Thank you. I'm very happy that you like my works. I have a very detailed pdf tutorial on how to make filigree wire easy and of the same width. Check out my website. www.mystyfox.com/tutorials
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The SS filigree wire from Rio is too thick and too springy. I highly recommend making the wire yourself from fine silver and roll it through the rolling mill. I have a tutorial on how to make filigree wire in my Etsy shop. Or if you don't have a rolling mill then I can make both the filigree wire and the frame wire for you. That wire from Rio, I've never tried it, people of course use it, but the filigree is not that delicate from it.
I use the powder solder from Rio, that you have to mix with water, which is hit and miss on the consitoncy. my question is which do you refer, I find and it would be my soldering but some wires come undone after soldering new peices on! Also do you measure your threads before you place them in the frame!
I failed to figure out how to solder with Victoria Lansford's powder solder. I use small medium solder chips that are sold precut at Rio, 0.5 * 1 mm size. I love them. You also do filigree? That's nice! Sometimes when you add more elements and solder them then the solder from the previous soldering gets undone, solder just flows somewhere else. It happens. I don't measure the length of the swirls, I just shape and cut then check whether it fits in where it has to be or not. If it's too long then I cut a small piece away and try again. If it's too short then I make another swirl and keep the short one for later. Hope it helps :). Feel free to ask any questions.
Love the visual and the accompanying music... so relaxing! When do you use hard vs medium solder? Are you spraying it with flux? Thanks, Erta, I love your filigree jewelry!!!
Thank you very much for your kind comment. I looove to watch the solder flow, it's so meditating for me. That's why I decided to edit the video and upload it to RU-vid, thinking that maybe somebody else will find it relaxing too, so I'm happy :). I use the hard solder for soldering the thick wires, making the frame for filigree and I use medium solder to solder the filigree itself. Yes, I poured the flux into a small spray bottle and use it for soldering my filigree. I don't want to risk messing up my filigree by using a brush or dipping the whole piece into the flux, so I just spray it onto the hot silver.
@@MystyFoxArt I shazamed a lot of the music for my personal use to relax with later. And I love the flow of the video with it. Thank you for clarifying which solder to use and spraying the flux is genius!
What a beautiful piece! Love it! Thanks for sharing. How do you prepare your own sulfur? I'd love to know because in Argentina I can't find any. Thank you!
Thank you very much for your kind words. I used to make liver of sulfur but it is a VERY stinky and unhealthy thing to do. I'd recommend you to buy it at RioGrande from USA, because the handmade one doesn't last long, you have to make it over and over again. Rio Grande has a stabilized one that you can use for a long time.
Hi. I'm from Trinidad 🇹🇹 and I do that same kind of Filigree . I make borders and fill, then gold solder it. I use Ten carat gold. I love your videos. It teaches.
This is a wonderful piece. You are very talented. I would love to give it a try. How thick is the silver you are using and how do you Polish the inside when you are finished.
Hi! Thank you! it's 0.25 x 0.9 mm wire. I use a brass brush to give it a shine and then mops with polishing compounds for final polish. You can watch me making filigree live on twitch -> www.twitch.tv/ertalee_silversmith . I will be happy to answer all your questions :)
Hiya, what a fantastic piece of work, I love your calm voice telling us exactly how to make your wonderful pendant, very relaxing and informative. When I can get some wire I must try this, but I don't think I could ever bear to part with it... lol.
NEW SUBSCRIBER! 😁 Hello from Florida! 🌴 You are truly talented. I'm looking forward to learning new ideas and techniques from you! I love your work. It is really stunning! I only have little knowledge on wirework. Thank you for sharing! ☮️✌️💜☯️🙏🌫️
This tutorial was exceptional. Your design was superb. I subscribed to your RU-vid channel but was disappointed that there was only one full-length tutorial. I hope that you will be able to produce more in the future. I am thankful to you for giving the time and effort to produce this one and will wait patiently for your next full-length production.
Wow! This is a really well done tutorial. The design and your attention to detail and ensuring quality of workmanship is admirable. I’ve watched a lot of wire work tutorials and this is definitely top notch. Kudos to you. I subscribed and hope to see a lot more of you in the future.
I love this! An excellent tut. You were off camera a bit at the first wire shaping, which worried me, but you corrected and all was fine the rest of the video. I will be trying this one!
