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Filigree developed into a fine art in Java. You may see it being crafted at HS Silver 800-925,
where the public is invited into the studio. Sterling silver is first cast into bars, then hammered into wire. The silver
wire is made finer by pulling it through drawplates. Wires are then flattened in a rolling mill
or twisted together and flattened. |
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The silver wire is shaped with tweezers, then soldered together. |
The wire may be pressed into a metal pattern to form duplicate shapes. |
The shapes are filled with finer hand-formed wires. Paper backing keeps everything in place before soldering. |
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