Filigree

ISA supplies:

• the fine/ sterling silver wire you will need for the workshop. Unfortunately, the silver-price has rocketed so the cost of the wire for each participant will be appr. 125 € this year. (If you want to bring your own wire, please get back to us and we will send you a list of the lengths and thicknesses. In that case, however, it will be very important that you make sure to have the exact thickness and that all the wires are dead soft.)

Please bring the following:

• one half round needle file
• one pair of tweezers for soldering
• one pair of narrow tweezers with needle like tips (ideally never used in flame before) - see the tweezers that are best suited, e.g. at www.goldschmiedebedarf.de (order nr. 4341)
• shears or cutters for cutting thin wires
• pliers: round nose, chain nose and/or flat nose pliers
• small jar for the powdered solder (e.g. old cosmetic cream jar)

optional to bring:

• flat nose pliers with nylon jaws
• if you want to learn how to set a stone the filigree way, bring an oval or round cabochon gemstone (not smaller than 8-10mm diameter)