Technological process of making jewelry

Jewelry production remains relevant at all times. Anyone can open their own business and make a profit from making jewelry. You just need to study the intricacies of this skill, think through organizational issues and correctly calculate the budget required for business development.

Study of assortment and demand

If you have experience in the jewelry business, determining the degree of its profitability will not be difficult. And in its absence, it is recommended to proceed as follows:

1. At the initial stage, select an assortment designed for customers with middle and low incomes. You cannot focus only on high-income people and create only luxury products. This may result in a decrease in overall sales.
2. Dilute the catalog with budget options - costume jewelry, products with semi-precious stones to increase financial turnover.
3. Make jewelry to order. Earrings or a ring made according to an individual sketch will give the client confidence in his uniqueness. And they will allow the workshop to stand out from other salons, because not every one of them provides such services.
4. Along the way, engage in jewelry repair and engraving.
5. Periodically analyze the range of competitors.

Sanding the product

Wedding collections will always be in demand if you prepare different options for gold and silver products - to suit any budget.

Jewelry stamping technology: even faster and cheaper

Jewelry stamping is another method of mass production of jewelry. It is most often used for flat shapes. The best example is crosses, amulet and medallions. Finished products are extruded from a metal plate using a press according to the mold, which after minimal processing are ready for sale.

You can also pour with stones!

And a little about casting with cheap stones. Not every jewelry model is suitable for this method. The stones are inserted into the waxes themselves when forming a jewelry tree. After the mold is fired in clay, the stones must remain inside, and when the metal is poured, the inserts are fixed immediately. From the rod to the tumbling drum and that’s it, the product is ready. The percentage of defects is not small, but the low cost of production makes it possible to ignore it.

Checking products before purchasing

Holding the decoration in your hands, note whether it is made cleanly or carelessly; Are the links and clasps strong? Are the inserts tightly secured? Take a look at the fillings and sample. If you have eyes, why not see?

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Works by designers from the JEWELIRUM catalog

• Co.Cos Jewelry
• Co.Cos Jewelry
• Taiga Jewelry, Tomsk
• Taiga Jewelry, Tomsk
• Ilya Maksimov, Crimea
• Ilya Maksimov, Crimea
• UBIRING
• UBIRING
• Diamonds are Forever
• Diamonds are Forever
• Rings in natural style, Sergacheva Jewelery
• Earrings with pearls, Sergacheva Jewelery
• Cabochon ring, Minty Sky
• Fly earrings, Minty Sky
• Ring, Precious Park
• Ring, Precious Park
• Snake skin ring, Stoyanova Jewelery
• Chain earrings, Stoyanova Jewelery
• Children's pendant - stick, Matthew&Daniel
• Pendant for a child, Matthew&Daniel
• Bracelet, Svetlana Subbotina
• Ring with Slavic symbols, Svetlana Subbotina
• Indian style ring, Anna Goffman
• Indian style ring, Anna Goffman
• Earrings, ISTA
• Geometric ring, ISTA
• Earrings with enamel, PNJewelry
• Ring with enamel, PNJewelry
• Ring, Khramtsova Jewelry
• Ring, Khramtsova Jewelry
• Wedding rings to order, obruchalki.com
• Wedding rings to order, obruchalki.com
• Earrings, Yuri Bylkov
• Earrings, Yuri Bylkov
• Titanium bracelets, LanaMuransky
• Titanium pendant, LanaMuransky
• Brooch Elephant (after Salvador Dali), THING
• Ring Veil, THING
• Mace earrings, VLADIMIR MARKIN
• Cufflinks, jewelry mechanics, VLADIMIR MARKIN
• Drop-shaped ring, EKATERINA TOLSTAYA
• Drop-shaped earrings, EKATERINA TOLSTAYA
• Necklace with amber, LETA
• Earrings with amber, LETA
• Children's earrings, combinable, FASHBY
• Children's earrings, combinable, FASHBY
• Ring of architectural form, Elizaveta Malafeevskaya MANU_L
• Architectural bracelet, Elizaveta Malafeevskaya MANU_L
• Set Ginkgo Leaf, SHABUT JEWELLERY
• Brooch Wearable porcelain, SHABUT JEWELLERY
• Architectural ring, GEOMETRY
• Brooch, porcelain, GEOMETRY
• Necklace made of polymer clay, LICORNE ART
• Brooch made of polymer clay, LICORNE ART
• Ring, avant-garde, VALERY SEREDIN
• Bracelet, avant-garde. VALERY SEREDIN
• Wooden set, Scandinavian/Japanese minimalism, VLADIMIR SHESTAKOV
• Ring, Scandinavian/Japanese minimalism, VLADIMIR SHESTAKOV
• Earrings, TON ANT
• Ring, TON ANT
• Architectural ring, ANCHOR
• Architectural necklace, ANCHOR
• Earrings, GOHFELD JEWELLERY
• Necklace, GOHFELD JEWELLERY
• Massive ring, YAKISCHIK
• Designer jewelry, YAKISCHIK
• Architectural ring, ONE DAY ART
• Architectural ring, ONE DAY ART
• Brooch, bionics, VALERIYA MARKOVA (TESSA)
• Unclosed ring, bionics, VALERIYA MARKOVA (TESSA)
• Ring, bionics, BEAVERS
• Earrings, bionics, BEAVERS
• Earrings, asymmetry, VAGANOVA JEWELRY
• Airplane ring, VAGANOVA JEWELRY
• Flower ring, ALCHEMIA JEWELLERY
• Set, ALCHEMIA JEWELLERY
• Pendant-cat, ethnic, STUDIO OF ILYA AND VERA PALKIN
• Earrings, STUDIO OF ILYA AND VERA PALKIN

Comments

• Maria

  Hello! I can’t find information anywhere about restrictions on making silver jewelry at home. They say that to work with silver you need a license, please tell me where it is written? An email would be great, thank you! [email protected]

  5 years ago Reply

Materials and tools for work

In order for products to sell quickly, you need to make their appearance unique and use only exemplary raw materials. Before opening a workshop, you need to purchase high-quality equipment, precious stones and metal ingots, which will be needed in the process of creating new masterpieces.

Where to find material

There are several ways to purchase gold or silver:

• order from one of the banks;
• cooperate with mining companies;
• buy old jewelry.

In the first case, the bank will take a commission. And if you purchase scrap valuable metals for melting, there is not always a guarantee that the raw materials will be of good quality. Therefore, it is better to choose the second method.

Non-ferrous metal scrap

Semi-precious stones can be bought at exhibitions and fairs if they are needed in small quantities. It is better to order materials in large quantities directly from the manufacturer. And it is better to purchase expensive precious stones only for a specific order, when there is a guarantee that the product will be sold. And they must certainly have a certificate confirming their authenticity.

Equipment for the production of

You don't have to buy all your jewelry making supplies right away. At the initial stage, a certain minimum will be sufficient. You will need:

• blowtorch;
• hand rollers;
• vices of different sizes;
• engraving machine;
• Sander;
• scales with increased accuracy;
• mold - a form for molten ore.

When opening a workshop, you can’t do without a set of tools. This list includes:

• mini pliers;
• wire cutters;
• anvil;
• double-sided files;
• tweezers of different sizes;
• set of hammers;
• binocular glasses.

To save money, some equipment and tools can be purchased second-hand. Only during the purchasing process you need to check whether they are in working order.

Silver alloys

In silver alloys, copper, zinc, cadmium, aluminum and nickel are used as alloys.

Characteristics of silver alloys:

• an alloy of silver and copper can have a color from white to red-copper depending on the percentage of metals, combines strength with ductility;
• the alloy of silver with zinc is white in color and lends itself well to jewelry processing;
• an alloy of silver and cadmium, white in color, hard, with a cadmium content of more than 50 percent, it becomes brittle;
• an alloy of silver with aluminum has a light gray color and is ductile if the aluminum content in the alloy is no more than 6 percent;
• an alloy of silver with copper and cadmium, white in color, lends itself well to jewelry processing.

Technology for creating precious jewelry

They can be done in several ways, each of which has its own characteristics. The main methods include:

1. Casting. Technology for the embodiment of author's ideas - allows you to create original earrings, pendants or rings. It involves making a plaster mold and then filling it with molten metal. After complete cooling, the gypsum is broken and the workpiece is removed. The piece then undergoes final processing, including the process of adding stones.
2. Stamping. Used for the manufacture of standard forms. Suitable for creating brooches and pendants. The basis for them is sheet gold or silver. The figured image is obtained using a print. Finally, the surface is polished and decorated with other materials.
3. Rolling and weaving. The essence of the technology is rolling precious metal into wire and winding it onto reels. Bracelets and chains are woven from the resulting material - manually or using a chain knitting machine.

Weaving chains

Modern processing methods allow you to create jewelry of any size and shape.