ZOOMSHOP — Jewelry Workshop Subjects

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Here are SOME of the subjects I’ll be covering in the upcoming ZOOMSHOP Workshop:

  1. Beads as Money.
  2.  How beads are made.
  3. The Djenne Trade Route.
  4. Excavations & Tomb Raiders.
  5. Types of Beads.
  6. Common Bead Shapes & Colors.
  7. Stone Beads.
  8. Glass Beads.
  9. Metal Beads.
  10. Wooden Beads.
  11. Ceramic Beads.
  12. Drill Holes & Their Significance & Causes.
  13. Detective Workshopping Your Ancient Beads.
  14. A Short History of Beads.
  15. Detective Workshopping Your Found Bead Collection.
  16. How to Use a Loupe.
  17. Bead Identification & Labeling, Correct Procedures.
  18. What is the Gauge of This Unmarked Wire?
  19. What is Gauge anyway?
  20. Carats vs. Karats — Which is Which???
  21. How to Weigh Precious Metals.
  22. How to Weigh Precious Gems & Convert Weight to Carats.
  23. How to Use the “Tare” Button on a Scale.
  24. What is Patina and What is its Cause?
  25. What is Iridescence?
  26. Detecting Fakes.
  27. Correct Excavation Techniques & Strata Recording.
  28. What Ancient Beads are Okay to Wear???
  29. What Metal Should I Wear?
  30. Wearing Glasses — Keeping Something Between Eyes & Metal.
  31. Staying Ahead of Yourself.
  32. Patience With the Metal & Your Own Incompetence.
  33. Handling Ego Threat Caused by Ignominious Failure.
  34. Consistency is Everything.
  35. Relaxing the Face Mask While Silversmithing.
  36. Dancing Hands & Graceful Design Lines.
  37. Good Wishing While Working Makes Good Jewelry More Sacred.
  38. High Attention Pays Off.
  39. Working in Groups of Elements.
  40. Avoiding Multi-Tasking, the Invention of the Lazy Dog.
  41. Remaining Calm Regardless of Provocation While Silversmithing.
  42. Continual Eye Contact With Working Area of Metal or Gemstone.
  43. Correct Breathing Technique While Silversmithing.
  44. Collecting Metal Scraps for Later Use.
  45. Minimizing the Scrap down to Zero, Techniques for Using Scrap.
  46. Constant Cleanup Just Like Kitchen Maintenance.
  47. Right Action Hammering.
  48. Looping Correctly.
  49. Flourish Style Bending and Hand Manipulation of Wire.
  50. Finish Your Work, and That Includes the Parts we Can’t See!!!

That’s only part of the list of items I MUST COVER during the ZOOMSHOP workshop.

See You At The Top!!!

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