Countryfile silver clay
Silver clay is a rather unpromising-looking grey clay to which we add shape and texture and then fire on an ordinary gas hob. This process leaves fine silver (99%). I teach my workshops at our cottage in Cambridgeshire, at the Cambridge University Botanic Gardens, Daylesford Farm, Metal Clay Ltd and at venues round the UK. Silver clay is a material used for making jewellery and decorative objects. It is made from silver that is recycled from a range of sources, including waste from x-rays and the photographic industry. The silver particles are mixed with an organic binder and a bit of water and the clay comes pre-packaged ready to use. Silver clay is a product made from recycled fine silver particles, an organic binder and water. This makes it clay-like rather than hard like the silver that traditional silversmiths use. It can be sculpted, textured, stamped and cut using tools you might more readily associate with paper crafters or cake decorators.