Notes on Making
Thoughts from the bench
Why I made a fish hook in solid silver
The Stade is the shingle beach at the east end of Hastings where the fishing boats come in. It is the largest beach-launched fishing fleet in Europe. The boats go...
Why I made a fish hook in solid silver
The Stade is the shingle beach at the east end of Hastings where the fishing boats come in. It is the largest beach-launched fishing fleet in Europe. The boats go...
What Does 925 Mean on Jewellery?
That 925 stamp on silver isn't a serial number or a brand. It tells you the metal is sterling silver, and here's how to read it, plus the difference between...
What Does 925 Mean on Jewellery?
That 925 stamp on silver isn't a serial number or a brand. It tells you the metal is sterling silver, and here's how to read it, plus the difference between...
Does Sterling Silver Tarnish?
Sterling silver tarnishes, but it isn't a fault and it isn't permanent. Here's why it happens, what speeds it up, how to slow it down, and how to bring the...
Does Sterling Silver Tarnish?
Sterling silver tarnishes, but it isn't a fault and it isn't permanent. Here's why it happens, what speeds it up, how to slow it down, and how to bring the...
Is Vermeil Real Gold?
Vermeil is real gold, but only a thin layer of it over silver. Here's what vermeil, plated and solid gold actually are, how they wear over time, and how to...
Is Vermeil Real Gold?
Vermeil is real gold, but only a thin layer of it over silver. Here's what vermeil, plated and solid gold actually are, how they wear over time, and how to...
On Vigors, and what men's jewellery is actually...
When I started pulling the men's pieces together into their own collection, the first thing I had to push back on was the idea that men's jewellery has to be...
On Vigors, and what men's jewellery is actually...
When I started pulling the men's pieces together into their own collection, the first thing I had to push back on was the idea that men's jewellery has to be...
Moonstone. The June birthstone, and a stone tha...
Moonstone holds light rather than reflects it. Why June's birthstone is one of the strangest gems in the world, and why it suits silver more than almost any other stone.
Moonstone. The June birthstone, and a stone tha...
Moonstone holds light rather than reflects it. Why June's birthstone is one of the strangest gems in the world, and why it suits silver more than almost any other stone.