Brooch Pins
My deepest gratitude to good friend and very talented designer Willie Zuniga who submitted this lesson on how to make a brooch pin. She is kind enough to share some of her techniques with you so that you can use that knowledge to make designs of your own.
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Start with setting #L52. Using small wire cutters nip off the loop.
Remember, the technique is what you are learning, so be sure to look at all the other pieces on the site which can be used in the same way.
Push the two opposing prongs of setting #S193 through the openings in filigree #D51. Set an 18mm stone into the setting and push the prongs down.
Glue the edges of the fi...