Metal Clay Video Tutorials and Guides for Beginners
This page has links to videos or embedded videos that have valuable information, guides and tutorials about metal clay for beginners.
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Different Types of Silver Metal Clay from Delphi Glass
Different Types of PMC from The PMC Studio
Getting Started with PMC from The PMC Studio
Gemstones to use with Metal Clay from The PMC Studio
Metal Clay Rings using the Ring Making Mold from Metal Clays
Make a PMC Bail Part 1 - Metal Chasers
Make a PMC Bail Part 2 - Metal Chasers
Argentice - Using a rubber stamp
In this 13 minute project video you will see how easy it is to use a rubber stamp to make a pendant. Learn also about burnishing.
Art Clay World - What is Metal Clay?
Great video from the National Business Series all about metal clay.
Art Jewelry Magazine - how to fill a butane torch
Art Jewelry Magazine - how to mend a break
Two minute video showing how to use slip to mend a break. Create an account for free to view this video.
Art Jewelry Magazine - make your own sanding sticks
Useful four minute video showing you how to make your own sanding sticks. Create an account for free to view this video.
Texturing Metal Clay from The PMC Studio
Bead TV
This UK based site features video tutorials on a large variety of jewellery related topics including metal clay, beading, chain maille, lampwork, mixed media, stringing, knotting and wirework. Subscription is £24 or $45 for a year.
Carving Dry PMC - Tim McCreight from Ganoksin
Cleaning Sterling Silver
Useful tutorial on how to clean sterling using baking soda.
Drying Metal Clay - The PMC Studio
Firing Sterling Silver with Metal Clay from Cool Tools
Kate McKinnon - Working Safely with Metal Clay
Making metal clay paste or slip - from Art Jewellery Magazine
Making Extra Strength Slip with Lavender Oil - Metalclays
Makins Extruder Basics and How to Make Coiled Extruder Beads - Crafty Goat
Great video with lots of information. It focuses on polymer clay but the principles are the same for metal clay.
Metal Clay Findings - Riveting tool video tutorials
Great set of video tutorials showing different aspects of working with the Metal Clay Findings riveting tool. This is a great tool for cold connecting things to your metal clay work.
Reconstituting Dry Metal Clay - Lisa Cain at MCSJ
Rehydrating dried metal clay
Resizing a Metal Clay Ring from MetalClays.com
Rio Grande - Adding Links, Eyelets and Bails to Metal Clay
Rio Grande - Using Metal Clay Stamps, Ringmaking
Roll a tapered coil - beginners technique by Gordon Uyehara
How to use the Lortone tumble polisher - from Cool Tools
Video showing how to get a mirror finish on a fired piece of metal clay - from Cool Tools
Soldering onto PMC
Neat little video from the PMC Guild showing how to solder an earring post to a metal clay item. It can be downloaded from the Guild website. It's an excerpt from a PMC basics DVD available from Brynmorgan Press.
Basic soldering tools part one - from Cool Tools
Basic soldering tools part two - from Cool Tools
Soldering ear wires on metal clay - from Cool Tools
How to solder a simple sterling bail - from Cool Tools
How to straighten wire - from Cool Tools
