[Regia-NA] veil pins

[J Hill]

Oh, bummer.  I think they are just drawn wire w/ a flat end, not sharpened.
They are so delicate & pretty that I'd love to make them work.........  You
wouldn't want to try it,  would you?  Jennifer
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "nathan" <fenrirr@lycos.co.uk>
To: <list-regia-na@lig.net>
Sent: Saturday, October 11, 2003 3:52 PM
Subject: RE: [Regia-NA] veil pins


> What grade silver (sterling,fine,?), how thick are the pin shanks, are
they
> hammer-drawn (gradual taper) or smooth (round with a 'sharp' point at the
end?
>
> Odds are that the pins are simple silver wire (as opposed to rod or cast),
there
> isn't a huge amount you can do to silver to harden it either:
> heat and leave to cool slowly (typically innefective, not reccmended at
all) or
> work harden (usually a better idea) light taps (ideally) with a polished
hammer
> face on a polished surface.
>
> Sorry, probably not a lot of help.
> N.
>
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: list-regia-na-admin@lig.net [mailto:list-regia-na-admin@lig.net]On
> > Behalf Of J Hill
> > Sent: 12 October 2003 10:25
> > To: RegiaNA
> > Subject: [Regia-NA] veil pins
> >
> >
> > I have some lovely silver flower headed veil pins.  However, they have a
> > problem... they bend if you look at them!  They will not stay in the
veil,
> > at all.
> > Is there a way to stiffen up the shaft of the pin?  Jennifer
> >
> > Jennifer Hill
> > Ælfgifu
> > Wes ðu hal.
> >
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