Comments on: Plated Chains vs Filled and Precious Metals https://jewelrymakingjournal.com/plated-chains-vs-filled-and-precious-metals/ free jewelry tutorials, plus a friendly community sharing creative ideas for making and selling jewelry. Wed, 16 Aug 2017 02:24:27 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=5.7.15 By: Nancy Wigglesworth https://jewelrymakingjournal.com/plated-chains-vs-filled-and-precious-metals/#comment-549836 Wed, 16 Aug 2017 02:24:27 +0000 http://jewelrymakingjournal.com/?p=37735#comment-549836 A simple solution is to keep the pieces in a zip loc plastic bag to slow the oxidation process and tell your customers that too. I find that selling at markets the people do not want the high price of sterling silver.

]]> By: Mary Wong https://jewelrymakingjournal.com/plated-chains-vs-filled-and-precious-metals/#comment-345911 Tue, 31 Mar 2015 13:56:42 +0000 http://jewelrymakingjournal.com/?p=37735#comment-345911 Nicole, sterling silver also tarnishes. So, don’t think that switching from plated silver to sterling that you’ve avoided the problem of tarnish. This is my history of searching for a better solution of least tarnish but which comes with increasing cost: sterling silver-> sterling with an anti-tarnish finish -> Argentium silver. They all tarnish but it takes longer for Argentium to tarnish.

]]> By: Rena Klingenberg https://jewelrymakingjournal.com/plated-chains-vs-filled-and-precious-metals/#comment-345844 Tue, 31 Mar 2015 09:53:56 +0000 http://jewelrymakingjournal.com/?p=37735#comment-345844 Hi Nicole, Lisa has a great idea for stainless steel chains. And if you still want to try more expensive metal chains, you might want to start out with just a few of them at first and test how your customers feel about them. You may also want to try leather, suede, or rubber cord necklaces as a non-tarnishing alternative. And you may want to offer the pendants separately from the chains, since many people already have chains they like and wear with other pendants.

Also, see this discussion here at JMJ: Dangling Dilemma – Chain, Cord, or Other – there are loads of great insights in the comments below the main post there.

]]> By: Lisa https://jewelrymakingjournal.com/plated-chains-vs-filled-and-precious-metals/#comment-345838 Tue, 31 Mar 2015 09:33:50 +0000 http://jewelrymakingjournal.com/?p=37735#comment-345838 switch to stainless steel….. I did! I love it and so do my customers!!!!!

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