The beauty of the Handcrafted Jewellery

Jewellery is a must have accessory for both women and men. When combined wisely, it complements our outfit and overall personality. Every person wants a special piece of jewellery, having a unique design which gives her /him an extraordinary feeling. Hence many people are moving towards handcrafted jewellery rather than mass produced jewellery. Why people are giving a preference to handcrafted jewellery? Because, it is made by an artist where he/she uses his/her creativity to create a unique design. Each design is different. Handcrafted jewellery is produced without using mass manufacturing machines. Hence it is exclusive.

A simple hand assembled pendant or bracelet definitely stands apart from mass produced ones. Because, the artist puts his/ her efforts into each of the piece he designs. He makes each individual piece with his creativity using only his hands and some simple tools. That is the reason why nowadays, consumers prefer handcrafted jewellery because, they get a unique souvenir each time they buy the jewellery. Every piece of handmade jewellery has a little variation although they have the same style. When we manually make anything with our hands, we tend to make a little variation in the each piece we create. There might be slight imperfections too, as human cannot achieve the accuracy of the machine, but there is so much more to see in the piece of handcrafted jewellery. Jewellery artists mostly use the ethically sourced and sustainable material for their handcrafted jewellery. Hence this jewellery is authentic and durable too.

There are many types of handcrafted jewellery like a simple hand-assembled jewellery to intricate designs which may take hours to finish. Let us look at some popular types of handcrafted jewellery.

1.       Hand-assembled jewellery

This is a simplest type of handcrafted jewellery. This type of jewellery has unique and personalized items. It comes at an affordable price. Jewellery artists create trendy and beautiful earrings, necklaces, bracelets, anklets from pre-made chains, charms and jewellery supplies. If you want to start jewellery making, then this is the first step for you. There are many tutorials available online to learn hand-assembled jewellery with the use of simple tools. It is the simplest and easiest handcrafted jewellery you can make by using your creativity. You can design your own jewellery set for special occasions or you can gift the jewellery made by you to your loved ones as a heart-warming gift.

2.       Beaded jewellery

You can create a beautiful piece of handmade jewellery by using different kinds of beads. The jewellery can be the simple or an intricate piece of art depending upon which beads you are using. The artist may use the beads on a single strand of the wire or stringing material and create necklaces and bracelets or anklets. Many artists use various letters and numbers with precious beads to create personalised jewellery items. Fun shaped beads are used to make trendy, funky type of jewellery. Expert jewellery artists use very tiny beads to make larger and intricate designs. There are many types of beads available in the market ranging from sterling silver beads, copper beads, crystal beads, gemstone beads, wooden beads, clay beads, precious gemstone beads etc. Some artists make colourful and patterned beads using glass rods as well.  Beaded jewellery is colourful, trendy, classy and stylish.

3.       Fabricated Jewellery

Handcrafted fabricated jewellery is wildly popular these days. In this type of jewellery making, you must learn the skill of metalsmithing and jewellery bench skills as well. The artists cut out the basic shape of the piece and then carve the intricate design into the piece. Then they attach the components to each other by soldering. This require skill and lots of patience as fabrication takes lots of time. There are many institutes which give the training to the artists.  Once you learn the basic concept, you can use your skills to manipulate the metal in various ways to create a beautiful piece of art using specialized tools. With years and years of practice, you can create intricate designs of fabricated jewellery.

4.       Fabric Jewellery

Fabric Jewellery is an ancient type of jewellery which is popular even in 2020. There are many kinds of fabric jewellery ranging from felt to leather, silk, ribbon and crochet etc. Felting is a traditional fibre technique. Loose felt can be turned into many shapes which are used to make jewellery. Felt necklaces, felt earrings, felt bracelets are very popular today. Another example of fabric jewellery is bead embroidered jewellery. Tiny beads are sewn into fabric to make beautiful necklaces, bracelets, earrings and many more types of jewellery. In ancient times, deer skin was used to make jewellery. Nowadays, leather is used to make jewellery items. Leather cord is beautifully braided to make bracelets and necklaces, bands etc. Similarly, cotton and silk material along with ribbons are also used to make elegant bracelets, necklaces, earrings etc. The charms and pendants are also added to increase the beauty of the jewellery.  Crochet jewellery is also popular amongst the young generation.

5.       Wire wrapped jewellery

Handmade wire wrapped jewellery is trending today. The artists use wire wrapping to make pendants and charms using beads and precious stones. You can create delicate and intricate designs using wire wrapping. But mind you! Although it looks very elegant, it takes lots of time, efforts and patience to make delicate and beautiful wire wrapped jewellery. Depending upon your creativity, you can use different gauges of wire. For simple designs, you can use a thick gauge while intricate designs require to use delicate and extremely thin wires.

There are many other types of handcrafted jewellery like hand stamped, enamelled, engraved jewellery etc and each one of them has their own beauty. Every type of jewellery has a unique look and when combined with proper clothing, it provides you a rich elegant look. The experts make various kinds of beautiful handcrafted jewellery items ranging from bangles, charm bracelets, chain bracelets, beaded bracelets, leather bracelets and gemstone bracelets to silver necklaces, gemstone necklaces, beaded necklaces, bands, chokers, various kinds of rings, earrings and hoops etc. The talented artists pour their incredible efforts to create these beautiful pieces which are really worth the price. So just try the different types of handcrafted jewellery and upgrade your style!