[Jewelry making - Article 00827] - Re: [Orchid] Tricks of the trade

[DesertDevaNM]

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>     I like to use a piece of shiny silver mylar from a candy or chips
>     wrapper behind a stone if ultimate tarnishing of the silver would
>     be detrimental to the appearance. 

    I do some contract work and they have me use aluminum foil behind
    faceted stones in the non-open backed tube settings they use. It
    brightens things a lot, and actually seems to hold up fine. I haven't
    seen it after thirty years, but so far so good. :-) 

Jennie
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