[Jewelry making - Article 00234] - Re: [Orchid] Cutting Complex Design in Gold Foil for Keum-boo

[JoJu428]

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>      Has anyone successfully glued gold foil onto paper, cut out the
>     design, and then dissolved the glue?  

    Something I have done to enable cutting out a design on gold foil
    that has worked very well is as follows: Get some white shelving
    paper from a hardware store and cut out a piece that is larger than
    the design. Draw the design onto the white paper, peel the adhesive
    back off part of the section of paper keeping the two parts still
    attached at one end. Slip the foil in under the design so that it is
    now sandwiched between the white paper and the adhesive backing. Cut
    out the design using very sharp manicure scissors and remove the top
    or white paper. Place the foil (upside down) onto the prepared
    silver on the hot plate, and the heat will coil up the adhesive
    backing and it can be picked off with a fine tweezers. (It can also
    be burned off) Replace the foil design in the desired position and
    proceed as usual to attach the gold to the back sheet. 

    I hope this is clear, but if you have any questions please contact
    me.  Joe Dule


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