The following specialist processes may be performed by jewellery designers, but often pieces of work are sent on to companies (outworkers) for these processes to be completed:
stone setting – making adjustments to the mount to ensure the stones fit perfectly. This can involve very intricate work, e.g. removing tiny fractions of metal;
electro-plating – layering a precious metal onto a base metal;
enamelling – fusing powdered glass to metal in a kiln to create coloured patterns and pictures;
