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Building a jewelry design studio at home doesn’t require huge pieces of furniture or equipment
Jewelry making is one of the oldest crafts known to civilization, evolving with social and technological development throughout the years Today, artisans can complete the entire process of designing, casting, and assembly of jewelry design all by themselves, even in a borrowed corner of their home-based studio.
Choose a Fitting Location in Your Home
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Depending on the type of jewelry-making process, the size of your workspace, or work studio can range from a borrowed corner in your bedroom, your living room, or your basement; maybe even your garage
An area without carpet is best. Solid flooring will allow you to see broken saw blades and bits of sharp metal, small pieces of wire, or other small pieces that can really hurt if stepped on! You will also need access to power for lighting, and to plug in small power tools, fans and other equipment; such as a flex shaft or a Dremel Let's not forget the water source which is needed when working with paints and other solutions or chemicals
Have Good Ventilation
If you do any work that involves polishing, grinding, enameling, casting or soldering, a fan or suction device to extract fumes and dust from the work area, preferably down and away from your face, is important
Keep a Collection of Simple Tools
Depending on the type of jewelry made, a clamp-on bench pin (the kind with an attached metal anvil works especially well), a ball-peen hammer, a file, small wire cutters, and a basic set of pliers (smooth jawed flat nose, round nose, and chain nose), you can produce a significant inventory to stock a 10x10 vending space, or booth at a craft show or farmer’s market
Lighting For Your Work Studio
If you are anything like us and often work well into the night creating jewelry, you will need to take special care with ensuring you have proper lighting for your work studio A simple bendy desktop lamp is a great starting point You want something that will be able to move easily into place over your work area or over your beading so that you can correctly see the amazing piece you are creating There are some jewelry and craft lamps which work perfectly for this job and many of them come with in-built magnifying glass areas so that you can see detail when you need to
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