WE ARE GLAD TO WELCOME…Bette Barnett | The Etch Factor: Creating Your Own Steel Rolling Mill Pattern Plates | Wednesday, February 4, 2026 | 8:30 am until 4:30 pm (1-hour lunch)
$255.00
Want to learn how to produce your own original, high-quality steel rolling mill pattern plates at a fraction of the cost of commercially available plates?
This fast-paced one-day workshop is your chance to create fresh, original designs for your rolling mill pattern plates at an extremely low cost.
We’ll explore a range of resists—oil paint pen, hand cut stencils, embossing powder, rubber cement… anything that will stick to the steel and hold up in the etching solution.
You will learn which types of resists work best to produce a long-lasting etched pattern for rolling mill plates and how to manage the electro-etching process.
You’ll also have the chance to try out your rolling mill plates and you’ll walk away with at least three durable plates for your future creations.
Only 5 left in stock
Description
Title of class: The Etch Factor: Creating Your Own Steel Rolling Mill Pattern Plates
Instructor: Bette Barnett
Date of Class: February 4, 2026
Time: 8:30 am – 4:30 pm (1-hour lunch)
Level: All levels
Type: Combination of both techniques and project
Class Fee: $255
Kit Fee: $80
Kit Includes
Three pieces of low carbon steel 2” x 6”, 12g
One sheet of copper 6” x 6”, 18g
Oil paint pen
Oracal vinyl sheet for stencils (12” x 6”)
Selection of dry transfer decals
Shared supplies (cost pro-rated per student)
- Duct tape
- Copper sulphate and salt for etching solution
- 18g steel sheets (to be used as cathode and hooks for suspending plates in etching solution)
- Copper or steel rod for hanging multiple etched pieces in etching solution
- Rubber cement
- Embossing pen/brush and powder
- Pumice cleanser
- Skotchbrite mesh pads
- Alcohol (denatured or isopropyl)
- CitriSolv
*Additional steel and copper plates will be available for purchase during class.
Instructor will have the following for use in class
Wood burning pens (one for every four students)
Rectifiers (one for every four students)
Etching containers (one for every four students)
Etching table(s)
Student Supply List
Burnisher (steel or agate)
Optional: sample designs for rolling mill plate patterns (Note: we will NOT be doing laser transfers, so these are for design concepts only.)
Battery-operated or rechargeable task light
Magnification (Optivisor or similar)
Dust/particulate mask
Safety glasses
Instructor Email Address: bette@studiomigoto.com
Instructor Website: studiomigoto.com
DO YOU NEED ANY SUPPLIES OR TOOLS FOR CLASS?
PRE-ORDER THEM TODAY!
Many of our students have asked us to help streamline the process of gathering their supplies and tools for classes, and we have come up with a way we think will work for you.
SJ Jewelry Supply in Phoenix is owned and operated by a wonderful family, headed by Mario Morales. His wife, Erika, and son, Steven, round out the staff, and they are excited to help make gathering your supplies easy and stress free. We guarantee they will make life easier for you! No kidding!
Here’s how it will work….
- Once you have determined what you will need for class, send an email with your request for products and/or tools to SJ Jewelry Supply
- Go to our website, open the class description for the class, scroll down to the section “Student Supplies,” cut and paste the items you want to purchase into an email to Mario.
- Here’s their email address mailto:info@sjjewelrysupply.com
- When they receive your email, they will send you a return email acknowledging receipt of your request
- In this email, they will instruct you about payment methods
- Once your order is filled, they will send you a second email with confirmation stating your order is complete
- Included in this email, they will give you instructions on how to pick up your orders upon arrival in September!
Sound easy? We think it’s going to help take the stress out of preparing for classes!
