Hints and Tips About Wearing Jewellery

Black and White Glass Chip bead bracelet

This striking black and white design is simple yet effective.

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Blue Zircon Memory Wire Bracelet

Indian style memory wire bangle uses two-tone crackle beads to create added depth to your jewellery.

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Selling your jewellery online – the first steps: The importance of Domain names

Before you do anything else about getting your own website up and running, you will need to come up with a web site name or domain name as they are called.

The main focus of this article is to explain the domain name selection process and how important it is that you chose the right domain name for your website.

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Lobster clasp, bolt ring and tag or toggle clasp – which one should you choose?

Choosing a clasp for your jewellery may seem easy, but to get it right every time it is best to think about who will be wearing the jewellery you are making.

Avoid bolt rings and tags for anybody with dexterity issues. The bolt ring and tag clasp can be found on many pieces of jewellery but it can be extremely difficult to manipulate and is best avoided on jewellery made for older people or on bracelets. Typically you need two hands to hold back the bolt and line up with the tag clasp and so this clasp is better suited for necklaces.

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Elements of Design – Which pattern formation should you choose?

Jewellery design work is very subjective, tastes vary considerably. And as the decades pass fashion plays and increasing roll in jewellery design. But whether classic or contemporary, 80’s big and bold or 30’s angular dimension, one thing you will have to decide upon in some kind of pattern formation.

A classic jewellery style will favour a symmetrical pattern. Symmetry is symbolic of a balanced life and many people will still gravitate towards a classic symmetrical style when selecting jewellery. A symmetrical pattern is considered safe. And will be favoured by a more conservative target audience.

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October News Update

The Knitting and Stitching Show – is on in  Dublin, RDS 29^th October to 1^st November and Harrogate International Centre 19^th to 22^nd November. 2009-10-08

Ticket Hotlink 01473 320407 www.twistedthread.com

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Rune Style Pendant

The last 20 years has seen a huge revival in mysticism, spiritualism and New Age practices.

This rune style pendant is based loosely upon rune stones which are used in some circles for divination and can be traced back to the Anglo Saxons.

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Assembling your Dremel Project Table

Julian examines and assembles a Dremel Project Table…

Our Project Table arrived in a box that was 17 inches by 11.5 inches by 3.5 inches in size and so would be easy to carry if I had bought it from a hardware or hobby store.  It was a nice afternoon, so I thought I would assemble the new tool in the garden.

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Fear of taking action and the fear of failure

I hang out in craft and jewellery making forums all the time, and the one thing I see time and time again is people who are too scared to take action and sell their crafts. They have a fear of failure, and therefore they would rather not take any action at all. This way they never get any where, but at least (they reason) they have saved themselves from the possibility of failure and humiliation.

What amazes me is the number of success stories I have seen on craft forums where people have summoned up the courage to approach a shop and the shop has placed an order. Often they are all too willing to stock something different and unique. The crafter then comes back onto the forum to share their success and everyone congratulates them. Common comments are, “aren’t you brave, I could never do that.” or “You’ve given me hope, maybe I will try and make some approaches next year.”   NEXT YEAR?  Why not now?

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