Silver clay

[LynnAP]

Has anyone used silver clay before? It's great!

I'm just getting into it as a hobby more than anything, I've made a ring and made it bigger to account for shrinkage, but it has shrunk massively, it basically is too small for my pinky and I made it quite big, I wonder if anyone with any experience could tell me what would happen if I fired it on some sort of mould or something so that it couldn't shrink past a certain point? Would it break?

I just need to fine tune how much bigger I make it but it does seem to be a bit of a guessing game.

Any advice would be appreciated

Following as DD is interested in using silver clay to set around the sea glass she has found

It's quite faffy, not an exact science for shrinkage, I used to make earrings or pendants as they were easier! I did try a ring a few times but never made anything wearable , If I wanted a ring or to set a ring I would go to a proper silver class, (Google your area) I wouldn't use silver clay for a ring as it seems more fragile than a regular silver ring .

Any recommendations for best places to buy silver clay?

I got mine from cooksongold it was just one I searched up but it was quick delivery

I have managed to make this ring as my first attempt, it's a bit rough but I have learnt quite a lot from it so I have some more drying now to fire tomorrow, I've made them a lot bigger this time as this one doesn't even fit my pinky 😂