July 1st, 2009
If you are thinking about taking up jewellery making as a hobby or to develop into an income, there are some things you might want to consider before you invest in the various tools and jewellery supplies required.
What style of jewellery do you want to make? The images and titles below are just some of [...]
July 1st, 2009
Wow! This fabulous design created by Shiney’s very own Camilla Frayling is a combination of many jewellery design techniques. Camilla has designed this piece for a workshop she is running on Sat 5th September in our Bath shop. You’ll learn how to make your own large links, wrap loops to form links, combine beads and [...]
June 28th, 2009
You’ll need your sunnies on to read the latest issue of Make Jewellery. Bright, bold jewellery designs fill the pages of this fashion focused jewellery mag. Get the latest issue now by clicking here
June 28th, 2009
Learn to make your own Toggle Clasp with a Hoop and T-bar. We recently featured Part 1 of this free jewellery tutorial, showing you how to make the hoop part of the clasp. This post shows you how to create the T-bar with 0.8mm wire. We have used a plated craft wire, however, once you [...]
June 24th, 2009
Pinch Bail
I often hear tales of cracked crystal and glass when people first use pinch bails and triangle clamps to attach pendants to necklaces. Many people work with pliers to close these findings, but the easiest and safest way is to use your fingers. You’ll find the triange clamps and the pinch bails generally open easily but [...]
June 23rd, 2009
When you are using toggle clasps to finish your jewellery designs, you need to consider the size of the ‘ring part’ of the clasp and the size of the beads near the end of the necklace (and the jump ring if you are using one). If you have beads larger than the inside diameter of the ‘ring part’, you’ll [...]
June 22nd, 2009
Hard crimps, soft crimps I hear you say; some of us didn’t even know they came in different types of metal and were had different uses. This hard crimp/soft crimp thing is something we discovered some years ago and I’m sorry to say it was discovered due to necklaces falling apart (a very long time ago I hasten [...]
June 17th, 2009
It’s that time again… Making Jewellery Issue 4 has hit the shelves and it’s a colourful issue packed with chic jewellery ideas for you to try. There’s silver clay, linking, metalwork, stringing and wirework to wet your appetitite. If that’s not enough, they’ve produced another free supplement with Special Occassion Accessories for you to make.
Shiney [...]
June 11th, 2009
To celebrate the 50th Anniversary of Motown records, the Assembly Rooms in Bath, will be hosting the V&A exhibition “The Story of the Supremes” From the Mary Wilson Collection, in collaboration with the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in Cleveland, Ohio.
This spectacular exhibition which opens on the 25th July and runs until 31st August, [...]
June 10th, 2009
Have you ever wanted to make your own findings? A hand-crafted piece becomes truly handmade when you can craft all the elements of the design, including the findings.
As long as you have a reel of 0.8mm wire, a pair of snipe nose pliers, round nose pliers, flat nose pliers, flush cutters, nylon jaw pliers, a [...]
