The creation of cameo requires ancient instruments and techniques. Firstly, the artisan works the shell from which they obtain the cameo. Then, they burn and carve it with great precision.
Caliphal Filigree
is an artisan jewelry made according to the traditional methods of the Andalusi
jewelry of the 10th century. Inspired by
the decoration of the Mosque and the palatine city of Madinat Al-Zahra of Cordova.
The main
material is 925 thousandths silver covered in white gold with glazed ceramic
for metals.
Caliphal craft
techniques include the fusion of gross material, using the same alloy of copper
and silver than was used during the caliphate, as established by the law of
metals.
The techniques used
for decorating the pieces include secret formulas of alchemy on how to apply
ceramics, like these used in tiles, which are applied to jewels’ enamelling.
The video shows a small diamond cutting workshop in the famous street of diamonds of Antwerp. Only small and medium-sized diamonds are cut in Antwerp. The artisans cut the diamonds with great precision: the particular ?hearts and arrows? cut is the most requested. They use specific and small instruments and technology too.
In Romania this handcraft of making jewerly from silver dates back hundreds of years. Today only a few craftsmen are doing this art.
In the video a gypsy silversmith show how to melt silver and haw to make a bracelet from a piece of silver.
First, he cut a piece of silver, it melt it by an ancient technique and shape it into a bracelet. The tools used are a hammer and an anvil. In the next step the silversmith uses a smaller hammer, for the finishing touches.
At the end the craftsman decorates the bracelet and polishes it with different types of files and a piece a felt.
In
Romania this craft of making jewerly from silver, gold or copper dates back
hundreds of years. Today only a few craftsmen are doing this art.
In
the video a gypsy silversmith show how to melt silver and haw to make a ring from a small silver
ball.
First,
he cut a piece of a coin, put it on a piece of wood chorcool and add a bit of
borax, to help it melt. The next step is to melt the metal using a bottle
(filled with lamp oil) and a long pipe, until the temperature rises from 700 to
1200 degrees. He laminate a molten silver
ball and shape it into a ring. The tools used are a hammer and an anvil. In
the next step the silversmith uses
a smaller hammer, for the finishing touches. For this ring the master uses a
different types of files and a piece a felt to polish the ring and to clean it.
Handmade wooden folk jewerly
Wooden folk jewelry manufacture goes back to the 19th century. Along with its functional and decorative side, the jewerly began to be seen as a work of art.
The material needed to make this kind of product is just an ordinary piece of wood, which is the most accessible and the cheapest one. By grinding and polishing can be obtained in the desired shape. Every piece can be beautifying by hand painting on it. The most frequently used is a folk theme, where own creativity is used. Lacquer and earring hooks are used at the end of the manufacturing process, It makes the jewerly shiny and fixed.
The video shows the manufacturing of corals, from which it is possible to obtain different kind of jewels: necklaces, bracelets or earrings. The coral is worked with small tools, in order to give them different shapes: flowers or leafs.
The jewellery that is made in the village of Lefkara Cyprus, the unique designes are similar to the famouse laces from the same village: The technique goes back to the Hellenistic era and it has been survived through the ages from generation to generation. The jewellery is produced until today with the same designs and patterns and more modern techniques.
The video shows some of the creation made by Philippe Wolfers, in one of the most important and ancient jeweller of Belgium.
Process of jewelery worked and engraved in the workshop of Pepe Ávila Jewelers.
Basic techniques of jewelery such as segreteado, filing, laminate, sausages, tubes, threads, etc.
Basic welding techniques with payeta, ball and thread.
Microfusion and the setting of stones. High jewelery such as claw processing techniques, high precision setsGoldsmithing is the artistic work carried out by goldsmiths, called ‘orfebres or orives’, with precious metals. The term ‘orfebre’ comes from the Latin ‘aurifaber’, artificer.
Craft techniques include the fussion of gross material, purifying the metal and melting it, hammering and battening, cutting, polishing, platting and gilding, making mechanical joints and assemblies, welding, ‘lost-wax’ smelting, etc.
Different techniques are used for decorating the pieces, such as tipping, printing, filigree, granulated, etc. The metals carved by the artisan are silver and gold or precious metals, or alloys of them. Religious goldsmithing is a traditional craft in Andalusia since ancient times but it raises its splendour during the Renaissance, and it continues strong linked to the demand of religious objects for the processions of Easter and religious worship.
Traditional earnings design from Hellenistic period Traditional pattern jewellery
The history of wire jewerly goes back to 18. century and it is known as the oldest craft.
Nowadays the wire jewerly is very popular in Slovakia, especially Žilina region (north part of Slovakia), where is the center of the most typical wire handmade jewerly.,.
The material that is usually used is just steel or copper wires and own creativity. By using special pliers and the necessary accessories, the wire can be easily rotated and cut to the desired shape, which depends mainly on imagination or reflects the customer's requirements. It can be simply beautified by coloured beads and it makes the jewerly more special and original.