Broom Casting
January 16th, 2010 WendyLee Posted in Techniques | No Comments »
Over the Christmas holidays I had compiled a list of things that I wanted to try as far Jewellery making was concerned.
One of the things on the list was Broom Casting/straw casting. This is a process that has intrigued me as I had seen some really great pieces made and some not so great ones.
Here is a link to a great tutorial online. Broom Casting
I had a bit of trouble tying to find a broom that was made of natural material and not of plastic. I eventually found a Millet Broom at Bunnings for about $7 AUD. Which I thought was a pretty good price.
Here are few pictures of my results.
This one is my favourite piece. It could be called an error as the silver wasn’t hot enough to run right into the broom and pooled more on top of it instead. But I really like the effect it reminds me off the lost city of Atlantis.
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