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Diane Thompson
Fine Argentium Silver Jewelry
Diane Thompson lives in Perry, New York,
with her husband, mother and cat. Traveling to
Tucson for a couple winters gave her the idea to expand on her jewelry
making. Diane was
introduced to chainmailling while in Arizona and fell in love with the
meditative rhythm she
finds from making her pieces. Diane's husband takes part in the process of
turning the wire
into jump-rings that she weaves into endless patterns. Argentium sterling
silver is her favorite
material to use for her jewelry for its tarnish resistant properties, and
she often adds color
with beads and stones.
Argentium Sterling Silver is a patented and
trademarked alloy that is at least 92.5% pure silver,
just like traditional sterling silver. What makes it different from
traditional sterling silver is that a
small amount of germanium replaces some of the copper that is usually the
other 7.5% of
sterling silver. This makes the silver "highly tarnish-resistant"
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