74. The Joy Of Enamelling for Jewellers with Michelle Leaver

<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">If you’ve ever wanted to add beautiful colour to your jewellery designs with enamel, Michelle Leaver of Michelle Leaver Jewellery can show you a thing or two. A gifted enameler for over 30 years, thriving business owner, and  teacher at the London Jewellery School and Jewellers Academy ,she shares with us her top 10 tips (and more) for getting started with enameling. </span></p> <p> </p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">EPISODE RECAP</span></p> <ul> <li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1"><span style= "font-weight: 400;">How did you get started with jewellery making and enameling? (2:19)</span></li> <li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1"><span style= "font-weight: 400;">What is enameling? (4:33)</span></li> <li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1"><span style= "font-weight: 400;">How did you get started enameling at home? (7:40)</span></li> <li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1"><span style= "font-weight: 400;">Tip #1: Practice on copper (9:10) </span></li> <li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1"><span style= "font-weight: 400;">Tip #2: Test colors first (11:20) </span></li> <li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1"><span style= "font-weight: 400;">Tip #3: You don’t need a big kiln, but you do need a kiln shelf (14:11) </span></li> <li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1"><span style= "font-weight: 400;">Tip #4: Enamels are very fussy (17:37) </span></li> <li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1"><span style= "font-weight: 400;">Tip #5: When you need to counter enamel (19:35) </span></li> <li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1"><span style= "font-weight: 400;">Tip #6: If your enamel cracks, troubleshoot (21:45)</span></li> <li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1"><span style= "font-weight: 400;">Tip #7: What to do if your enamel is cloudy (24:11)</span></li> <li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1"><span style= "font-weight: 400;">Tip #8: Keep a color diary (25:57) </span></li> <li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1"><span