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Fold Forming

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“The Different Kinds of Line Folds.” Ganoskin Jewelry Making Resources, Brain Press Publications, October 3rd, 2016, https://www.ganoksin.com/article/different-kinds-line-folds/

Charles Lewton-Brain invented Fold Forming. Fold Forming is a way of forming sheet metal quickly into 3D organic shapes as well as textures. This method uses sheets of metal without the need for soldering. Basically, you use sheet metal, fold it, work it and then unfold it.

It was developed in the 1980s. It emphasizes forming using the metals characteristics. It is about following what the metal likes to do as opposed to forcing form upon the metal, keeping in mind the plasticity ductility and elasticity of the metal.

You can fold form with most metals like aluminum, niobium, titanium, gold, silver, platinum and steel.

Learn to do a thing

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It was Gemsetting polishing prep class at the Big Blue House today. Our last 8 week Gemsetting course for 2025 gets started Wednesday July 9th. Students received a kit of cast mounts in advance, and today was the day to pre-polish before class begins. This way, all attention is on learning the new techniques, setting the stones, and practicing new skills.

By the end of the course, students will have set their kit pieces with gorgeous gems. Their completed jewellery will look something like this:

Tinker, Teacher, Goldsmith, Hi!

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What word sums up the daily life of a Goldsmith at Jewel Envy? Inventive.

When jewellery is handmade, creativity in the design in expected, BUT that is not all. The “how” and the “with what” is at least as creative. It can mean learning a new skill, or buying a new tool, which we love, and then what? What if there is no book, no commercial tool available for the brilliantly beautiful creation keeping us up at night? We hypothesize, we experiment, we create a process to form our creation. Many times, we modify or create new tools, which means we need to know how to work steel, or rework electronics, or read and enter new code.

The next time you visit us at Jewel Envy, and you see an interesting piece, ask us how it was made. The answer might surprise you.

Kinsley Vey Designs
Pash Jewellery Design
House of Cassady

Spring is almost here and brings gemstones and more with it!

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We are more than prepared to say goodbye to the winter and welcome a warmer season full of plants and animals, but that’s not all for us here at the studio; Spring is bringing us new Goldsmiths, new awesome gemstone events (more on that will be addressed on the monthly email) and new classes.

New jewelers will be joining our family soon, and  we cant wait to have their work available on the store for you.

There are also plenty of events to come, but those will be unveiled when the time is right, so I will not ruin the surprise. 
Last but not least, our gemstone setting course is running and personally has me excited, after months and months of planning, sketching, writing and thinking, the course has a starting date and will be running, if you ever wanted to learn about gem setting, this is your opportunity. The course will require previous experience with jewellery, but good news, you can take fabrication courses here at the studio and be ready to take the course. go to https://jewelenvy.ca or give us a call at the studio to learn more about the courses.

That is it for now,

Mauricio

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