Hi, I was skimming through a jewelry making book today at Borders and it mentioned using gilding wire (spelling?) with twisted silver wire. I haven't heard of this before and don't think I've seen it listed in any catalog. Maybe it has another name? Thanks, Connie Ryman Cryman Studio

Hi I'd like to find out what specifically a red Yemenite ruby is. I'm trying to locate the stone in order to have a ring talisman made a Xmas present for someone. Someone told me they think that it's also called a Yasimite but I haven't been able to independently verify the information. Unlike...

I have been looking at a Movado ring, but I have told by someone that it's not really a tension ring: http://www.movadoboutique.com/diamond/images/dia_photo.jpg As you can see from the photo, the ring has a bar underneath it. Does this mean the ring is not as stable? Paul

Stamped on a bracelet that is supposed to be gold...white and yellow gold?

This once was a site with usually excellent content. Valid and timely comments were posted, questions that got good responses, etc. I backed off for a personal reason, and recently returned. Cast of characters has changed, topics as well. I have always related the jewelry industry with a step up...

I dont know if this is the correct group, but I mightt get some direction or advise. My daughter (12) has always had an interest in collecting rocks even when she was a todler rocks managed to make it home in the pockets of her pants, anyway This year I purchsed a Rock Tumber (Dadsrockshop.com)...

I have a beautiful little pill box that is stamped "sterling 526". Can someone tell me what that means. thanks Jane -- Posted via a free Usenet account from http://www.teranews.com

They'll say pearls "not set in place" Does it mean they will fall out? Or do they wobble around? Does not set in place mean it's bad and needs to be fixed by a jeweler or is it a feature? Sometimes it also says "floating" -- Does this mean the same thing or something different and if different,...

What does it mean when a jeweler refers to diamonds in a ring as being "salty"? Does this mean it is not a real diamond? A poor quality diamond? I had a ring looked at by a jeweler, to see if it could be sized and if it was even worth putting the effort into sizing it. It's an old ring purchased...

Hi, what do you guys think? Is swarovski crystal beaded, bracelet, rings, or animals still popular in the market? If not, what is going to be popular in the future?

i just got a bunch in a sliver lot and i am not sure what to do with them :) thanks, alia :)

I am new to website design and would appreciate any suggestions anyone cares to make about my site, www.thequeenofbeads.com. What do you think I need to do to increase my sales, are my pictures good enough, etc. Any and all comments are welcome. Thanks Sally

Hi, I've just joined this group. I've been a professional jewelry designer and artist for many years, New York based in the 70's and 80's. Now I work out of my home in CT. I'll be moving to Oregon soon and am selling allot of really great art craft and jewelry supplies on ebay. Please have a look...

Any advice as to how I would weld a couple of small, gold links together in a chain. Is there some sort of mini-torch that would concentrate enough heat in a small area to do the job?

Lots of people have tried to assign various genre names to Dota, but we think Action RTS is probably the most descriptive. And while we don’t spend a lot of time trying to figure out what genre the game is inventing, we can’t stop playing it internally and we’re pretty excited to...

My wedding set has markings inside both rings that I am unable to find any information on. It says 14K (which I understand) then a marking that looks like a large "S" with a "W" inside the top half of the S and a "L" in the bottom half of the S. Anyone know where I can find information about...

My fiancee has a 4-prong, light Tiffany style platinum diamond engagement ring. It's wider at the top near the diamond. What shape wedding band will match it well, in terms of how they wear and rub against each other, etc? The basic style we were looking at was 2 mm plat round comfort fit, but...

Hi All, Thought someone might be able to answer this question.. I recently went into a jewellery store and ordered a Wedding Band. I was sized when I ordered the band and found that a size 9 was the right one for me. When the jewellery store called me and informed me the ring had arrived a few...

I have recently updated a website I've set up for my wife's handmade jewellery and for ease of access it is now available through http://www.scotlandsilver.com and http://www.jewelryscotland.com Also, to save on bandwidth I'm using Flickr to host the new images of sterling silver...

Hello all, I caught up on my reading this morning and saw at least two commercial = posts=20 by people in the guise of looky looky and tell me what you think type=20 postings. A free webshop called Zencart that is quite full featured and ready to = run=20 is available on the web and it does allow...