Setting Small Stones in Metal Clay by Karen Trexler

In this video, you'll learn Karen's technique for setting small stones. She's adapted the tube setting technique she learned from metalsmithing and brought it into the world of metal clay.


Karen discovered her interest in jewelry and metalsmithing in 2009 when she took a jewelry class in high school. Thoroughly hooked on making and interested in expanding upon the basics of metalsmithing that she acquired from this class, she continued to study metalsmithing and jewelry design in college and received a BFA from Ball State University. Karen then continued her studies at the University of Wisconsin - Madison, and received her MFA in the spring of 2018 before joining the Cool Tools team.

The tools and supplies used in this video are listed below.

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