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Yazzie, Navajo - Sterling Silver | |||||||||||||
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The French clasp is made of two prongs that latch to the arm, holding your hair between the tension bar and arm. It is opened by squeezing the prongs together to releas the arm. | ||||||||||||
What is repousse?A method of forming a pattern on metal by stamping, hammering or pressing a design from the back to produce a three-dimensional bas-relief surface on the front. |
About Silver100% solid silver won't tarnish but it is too soft to use for making jewelry - it could easily be scratched, dented and bent. Sterling silver has a small amount of one or more other metals usually copper, added to the silver. To be called sterling silver, the alloy must contain at least 92.5% pure silver. Sterling silver alloy is harder than pure silver but the added metals also can cause discoloration or tarnish. |
