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09/10/10
Designing: Sterling Silver and Rose Pearl Necklace
Pearl knotting fills the same space for me that knitting does for a lot of people - about once a year I suddenly get a craving to knot things.
Sadly, it's not quite as simple as riding a bike. While the steps always come back instantly, getting the r… more »
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Categories: Designing Jewelry
08/06/10
Best Friends: Shop For Charity
It's time to give back! Look fabulous and help find homes for animals in need.
Every year, millions of animals are put down because they are unwanted or their medical needs are too great. Best Friends Animal Society aims to create "a better world t… more »
07/30/10
New Video: Design a Pair of Byzantine Garnet Earrings
One of the biggest steps of designing with chain maille is figuring out how to include in jewelry in creative ways. Making strands of chain is great, but this time we'll just use it to embellish a pair of chain earrings.
Chain maille doesn't always hav… more »
Categories: Jewelry News, How To Make Jewelry Video
07/06/10
Designing: Sterling Silver Ametrine Necklace
If you've been keeping up with my chain maille videos, you will have seen the double helix chain instructions. It's one of my favorites, and when you wind two strands together they form a thick rope.
When I was teaching classes at The Bead Shop one o… more »
Categories: Jewelry News, Designing Jewelry
06/29/10
New Video: Full Persian
It's time for a more challenging weave! Full Persian is a really tricky one to start - a higher aspect ratio leaves lots of room at first, making it harder to tell how to hold it and where to connect your rings.
It's a good idea to develop a collecti… more »
Categories: Jewelry News, How To Make Jewelry Video
06/18/10
Designing: Sterling Silver and Turquoise Chain
This long-strand necklace was really therapeutic to make. Normally making chain is a lot like knitting, in that I can just sit down and go for hours, but I always need to pay a little attention here and there, counting rings, checking symmetries more »
Categories: Jewelry News, Designing Jewelry
05/28/10
New Video: Queen's Link Chain Maille
I find the easiest way to learn anything new is to figure out how it relates to something you already know and then learn the differences. It applies to a lot of things, but especially so to chain making.
If you've had a chance to look at my Byzantine… more »
Categories: Jewelry News, How To Make Jewelry Video
05/14/10
Designing: Sterling Silver Signature Choker
I have a terrible weakness when it comes to brand new rings. I usually buy them intending to make them last through all sorts of jewelry pieces, but having a pile of sparkling silver in front of me is like putting a steak in front of a dog and telling i… more »
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05/07/10
Designing: Sterling Silver and Gold-Filled Persian Knot Necklace
When I first learned how to make full Persian chain maille, I could not get over how flexible it was. The chain can easily make tight coils, and it feel spectacularly fluid.
Of course my first response to learning a new weave is seeing how tiny or deli… more »
Categories: Jewelry News, Designing Jewelry
03/20/10
Silver Jewelry and White Hot Fashion
Each summer, one look reappears without fail: the all white outfit. This crisp look just screams hot days by the ocean and has always been associated with affluence.
Think back and the upper classes have always had the luxury of wearing white - workers… more »
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