In an earlier post I described some of the Viking Knitting projects I had been doing, making simple knitted wire rope jewellery based on an ancient technique but made easier with modern tools. The Lazee Daizee™ Viking Knit Tools were developed by Stephanie Eddy and I was browsing her website to see what a more advanced jewellery maker could make - her inspiration gallery is certainly inspiring - and discovered that she had a sale on some jewellery kits. Unfortunately she is moving away from … [Read more...]
Making Chain Jewellery
My friend Elena makes the most beautiful chain jewellery (see some examples at the end of the post). I was so inspired by her efforts that I really wanted to have a go at making my own. I bought a book on her recommendation: Handcrafting Chain and Bead Jewelry by Scott David Plumlee and started getting excited about all the beautiful things I wanted to make. Then I hit a snag! Making chain jewellery depends on having the individual chain links (jumprings) measure particular internal diameter … [Read more...]
Jewellery Making Supplies
I was spoilt for choice for a long time because the fabulous Bead Hold was very close and I could spend hours at the weekend staring at the magnificent array of beads and other things like a kid in a candy store. There was everything you could ever imagine there - it didn't make choosing any easier though! They had classes to show you how to make all sorts of things and examples for you to get inspiration from. It was also close enough to work that I could head there at lunch time for a quick … [Read more...]