Beginning Stamping for Jewelry Making

Stamping is a great way to customize metal jewelry and add unique flair to the pieces you create. In Beginning Stamping for Jewelry Making, Raïssa Bump will show you how to add personal touches to your handmade jewelry through basic stamping techniques.

Raïssa has made jewelry for most of her life. In this class she’ll share her passion for metalwork while showing you how to make a ring with a stamped “quilted” design. You’ll learn how to:

• Saw, file, and prepare metal for stamping
• Stamp metal to create a quilted look
• Solder metal onto a sized and shaped ring

You’ll learn the stamping process, from start to finish, and develop the basic skills you need to explore more stamping options.

Check the bonus materials below for a complete product list of the tools and supplies you need to finish this project.

• Preparing & Sanding the Metal
• Transferring the Design & Sawing the Metal
• Filing & Deburring the Metal
• Stamping the Metal
• Creating & Shaping the Ring Shank
• Joining the Quilted Piece and Ring Shank