1) Make the front piece of the brooch (in this case a Holly Leaf made using silver clay paste method).
2) Take a length of sterling silver wire (approx double the length of the finished brooch pin)
I used 1.2mm silver in this example.
3) Bend into a curve and make a fixing pad, in this case I spiraled both ends.
4) Solder both ends securely to the base. 5) Cut the silver allowing about 1cm to fold over for the catch
6) To make the spring pin, coil the sterling around a rod (I used a burnisher) going from under to over.
7) Finish when the pin has tension ending at about a 70 degree angle.
8) Round off the ends of the hook/catch and bend over so the pin will engage.
9) Trim pin to a point just behind the catch, cut at an angle to provide a point then sharpen on a grind stone to slightly round the end.
The point should be sharp enough to go through the fabric, but not so sharp that it ruins the weave.
Enjoy your new Brooch!
Nicola x
2) Take a length of sterling silver wire (approx double the length of the finished brooch pin)
I used 1.2mm silver in this example.
3) Bend into a curve and make a fixing pad, in this case I spiraled both ends.
4) Solder both ends securely to the base. 5) Cut the silver allowing about 1cm to fold over for the catch
6) To make the spring pin, coil the sterling around a rod (I used a burnisher) going from under to over.
7) Finish when the pin has tension ending at about a 70 degree angle.
8) Round off the ends of the hook/catch and bend over so the pin will engage.
9) Trim pin to a point just behind the catch, cut at an angle to provide a point then sharpen on a grind stone to slightly round the end.
The point should be sharp enough to go through the fabric, but not so sharp that it ruins the weave.
Enjoy your new Brooch!
Nicola x
13 comments:
Beautiful Nic. Once the snow clears on the back roads I am so coming to MD to see you! Have to buy myself an Christmas present :) x
It'll be so fabulous to see you and I hope you're bringing my favourite Christmas "cherub" ;-)
Nic xx
Wonderful tips, thanks so much for sharing.
Samantha
You're welcome :)
Thankyou for that tute. I will try it on my next brooch, it looks so much tidier than the one's that I have bought.
Ann
Thanks Ann :)
Thank you so much for writing this as I have been trying to figure out the best way to make the pin and catch for a brooch I am working on!
Thanks Leeshie
I'll keep an eye out to see it on your blog :)
Nicola x
Thanks for sharing, great tip!
You're welcome Luc :)
Nice tutorial and it looks relatively simple! Thanks.
Uh oh, I can't see the pics. There's just an exclamation mark inside a triangle on a black screen.
Sorry will try to replace them but lost the website that they were hosted on, may take a while..
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