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Thrumming With Cotton Twine to Polish Tight Spots
A tip from @meszarosjohn for thrumming with cotton cooking twine loaded with polishing compound to reach hard to get areas.
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Here is a tip for polishing the hard to reach spots from @meszarosjohn “Cotton cooking twine works well when thrumming in those hard to get in areas 💎💎💎” You can apply different polishing compounds to the cotton twine. If you use a similar technique tell us which compounds you like to use! This looks like rouge. Hope this is helpful and thanks for letting me share! #metalsmithsociety #jewelrymaking #jewelrymakingtips
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