by Karen Watson.
(United States)
I’m making special jewelry for my daughter for her birthday in September. The wire I used was good quality gold wire.
I used Swarovski AB Crystals. Now I want to work harden the wire. I have a tumbler I use with stainless steel shot for most wire jewelry, but this is such special jewelry, I don’t want to take any chances with it.
Is it safe to tumble these crystals or will they lose the AB effect in the tumbler?
Karen Watson
K Craft Jewelry
Artsy Crafters
Sorry, but you can’t tumble AB crystals, at least not in steel shot. I’ve done it and it removes the AB in spots so that they are ruined. Regular (non-AB) tumble just fine.