Have questions about silver metal clay?

In this free Jewellers Academy Benchtips session, Jessica Rose is joined by silver metal clay tutor Anna Campbell to answer your questions live and share practical tips, techniques and troubleshooting advice for working with silver metal clay. Whether you're completely new to metal clay or already making jewellery and looking to improve your results, this session is packed with ideas to help you create with more confidence. We cover: • What silver metal clay actually is • How metal clay transforms into solid silver • Why silver clay shrinks and how to plan for it • Kiln firing vs torch firing • How to stop clay drying out • Rehydrating and reclaiming dried clay • Storage tips for keeping clay fresh • Soldering silver metal clay with traditional jewellery techniques • Enamelling onto silver clay • Drying times and avoiding cracks or warping • Bronze clay and copper clay: are they worth it? • Working with gold in metal clay • Stone setting and fireable gemstones Jump to the topic you need: 0:00 What is silver metal clay? 0:04 Managing shrinkage 0:07 Kiln vs torch firing 0:09 Keeping clay hydrated 0:13 Reclaiming and reconstituting clay 0:17 Soldering silver metal clay 0:19 Enamelling techniques 0:23 Drying before firing 0:28 Bronze and copper clay 0:36 Working with gold 0:42 Stone setting and gemstones Silver metal clay is one of the most accessible ways to start making jewellery from home and this session is full of practical advice you can take straight to your bench. Explore more jewellery making tutorials, courses and events with Jewellers Academy. Mentioned in this session: → Read the full blog post + resources https://www.jewellersacademy.com/blog... → Silver Metal Clay Diploma https://www.jewellersacademy.com/dipl... → Reconstituting Silver Clay tutorial    • How to Reconstitute Metal Clay   → Adding Gold to Silver Metal Clay free class https://learn.jewellersacademy.com/p/... #SilverMetalClay #MetalClay #JewelleryMaking #JewellersAcademy #SilverClay #MetalClayJewellery #LearnJewelleryMaking #StoneSetting #Enamelling #JewelleryTips