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Welcome to Laura Bracken’s Online Workshop for Bezel Set Stone Tension Bracelets

On this page you will find the instructional videos as well as any handouts.  

 

BEFORE YOU START THE VIDEOS

In order to optimize your experience, these videos are best viewed in high quality.  Click here for the instructions for making sure you’re watching in high quality.

 

PREAMBLE

Reminder that this is a self-paced class.  You do not have to be present and accounted for at the start of the workshop.  The videos will be available forever and you can watch them any time, at your own pace, as many times, and in whatever order you like.

There are many videos in this workshop and within each video I tend to talk about a lot of stuff pertaining to the project.  Of course you may skip a video if it's a technique you are quite familiar with but I think if you watch all the videos you may hear a tidbit or two of new or important information. 

I highly recommend not glossing over the written instructions or any of the videos as there are little (yet often important) tidbits throughout all the material.  I think it would be good to print out the long written instructions handout and use it to follow along with the videos.  After you are well-versed in the techniques you can switch to the quick notes for easy reminders.

One of the reasons I prefer to use little video clips in my workshops as opposed to one very long video is that sometimes a student needs to go back just to see one particular thing and I’d hate for them to have to wade through a two-hour long video trying to find the one section they’re looking for.  So my clips are labeled as to what is shown in them.  If you’re looking for anything in particular and can’t find it let me know so I can locate it for you.

I’m also hoping that what I lack in professional video recording and editing skills, I make up for with content.

Please feel free to ask questions in the FB group (so others can benefit) or msg/email me in private if preferred.

Thank you for being part of this journey.

 

HANDOUTS

These may get updated periodically.

 

THE VIDEOS

Click on the following hyperlinks to access the videos:

1: Selecting the Bezel Wire (3:15)

2: Preparing the Bezel Wire (16:03)

3: Butane Torches (3:31)

4: My Set-Up as well as the Stages of Flux, Solder Flow, and Barrier Flux (12:01)

5: Solder the Bezel Closed (8:28)

6: Preparing the Bezel to Solder to the Backplate (11.49)

7: Preparing the Backplate (16:49)

8: Soldering the Bezel to the Backplate (22:20)

9: Cleaning the Backplate and Checking Stone Fit (7:56)

10: Finishing the Backplate (35:42)

11: Forming and Soldering the Hooks (33.35)

12: Setting the Stone (43.24)

13: Creating the Bangle Using 10 Gauge Round Wire (29:31)  I highly advise watching both #13 and #14 no matter which wire you're using

14. Creating the Bangle Using 8 Gauge Crazy-8 Wire (28.47) [includes how to shorten the cuff portion; also includes adding Black Max patina]

15. Adding Twisted Wire to a Bezel (20:18) 

16. Translucent Stones and Corners (8:07)

 

This is my livelihood so I am asking that you do not share this information and/or links with anyone.  Much appreciated.

This page last updated 06-12-19