[Jewelry making - Article 00024] - Re: [Orchid] Interesting rolling mill patterns

[Katherine Palochak]

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    14 kt. gold is harder than silver or copper. I can definitely say
    that cheesecloth works, and the heavier and stiffer vegetable netting
    bags. Brass embossing sheets with pusher pads and a copper leaf (to
    protect the rollers) work well also. The gold does have to be
    annealed, even if it has just come from the supplier. I suspect file
    folders and playing cards with patterns cut out will do equally well,
    but softer organics might not. You might want to do some
    experimentation on scraps, as well as using pusher pads to get more
    of an imprint. Pusher pads made from cheap brownish paper towels,
    like the kind usually found in mechanic garages, make the best pusher
    pads I think. They have just enough give without being too soft.
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