Making Sterling Silver Hoops Earrings
Posted by JohnT on Jun 16th, 2010 in Sterling Silver Earrings | 0 commentsA great Tutorial that that shows how to make Sterling Silver Hoop Earrings. For more information contact the craftsperson on her website: www.CanadianRockiesArt.com.
Sterling silver is, contrary to popular belief, not 100% pure silver. It is 92.5% silver and 7.5% copper. It’s the copper that give it strength, and makes it very attractive for making things like sterling silver earrings.
Earrings made with silver, though not likely sterling, have been found and dated to about 5000 years ago. Modern day sterling silver earrings can actually be made of a variety of different flavors of sterling silver.
About 10 minutes long, a short tutorial for beginners in making jewellery – the earrings are made using sterling silver.