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I wrap 16 gauge fine silver wire around a suitable mandrel and cut it into individual rings with shears.
I set my rolling mill to about 20 gauge, and roll the ring to flatten it.
The two pieces are annealed, flattened again and prepared for fusing.
The fused base will maintain a highly reflective surface below the enamel.
You can embellish the surface of the blank by various methods. Here, I am engraving a texture.
Here are two silver bases, one engraved and the other blank.
Make several copies of your image, and cover one with doublestick tape.
Use the untaped copy to shape and trim the cloisonne wires.
Place the shaped wires on the taped copy for safekeeping. It helps keep all the pieces organized.
The base coat of clear enamel is sifted onto the front of the piece, and fired.
The wires are now adhered to the base, and ready for the foils and enamel. This concludes part one. Go back to
the previous page and click part 2 to continue with this tutorial.