Draw plate

draw plate - a steel plate with a series of graduate holes through which softer metals are pulled or drawn to form wire with a diameter of the hole.

Produced by drawing small ribbons of sterling silver through a draw plate that forms a thin, silver tube. These tubes are carefully cut & hand strung together. Liquid silver is an example of the Native American jewelry making technique of Heishi.

I worked on this during a rainy afternoon, and I ended up make a knitted chain of wire and then inserted this through a wooden draw plate when I got the length I wanted. I used colored wire and dangled caymanite heart cut by Dr.

See also: Glass, Finish, Bead, Necklace, Bracelet