I ve been dabbling in some jewellery making these days. I ve been inspired mostly by Divya at jewelsofsayuri and pearl at thebeadinggem
I tried my hand at beading, some wire crochet and wire wrapping. I have discovered that I love wire wrapping the best. Alas, I have also discovered that supplies for em are hard to come by in India, especially wire itself. I started out by using copper wire from hardware and electrical stores which I must say are a very cheap option, especially for beginners, the first time I went to an electrical repair shop and asked for a few meteres, they gave it to me for free! you cant beat that ;-). Otherwise, they just charge a couple of rupees per metre, thats all. I must say a big thanks to hubby dearest who would unquestioningly get me bundles of copper wire. Not even a raised eyebrow! I also worked on aluminium wire which is readily available here. I also sourced some wire from the U.S through a friend.
A bit of snooping around the world wide web and I realized that most of the copper wires, beads, findings and other jewellery making materials and supplies are in fact made in India! They are just not retailed here. I probably got back wires from the U.S that was made in India. I did contact a few manufacturers for small orders but understandably they all have a minimum order requirement. After contemplating it for days on end, I decided to get a lot of wire and findings from a manufacturer. I figured I could use some and perhaps sell the rest. The wires are here and I am ecstatic. I made a few pieces and have listed some of the supplies on ebay at rumaancrafts. I really do not know how that will pan out but, meanwhile my mind is filling with ideas of what to do with the wire. Here are some of what I did with them. I have a lot to learn in terms of uniformity and neatness but, I am happy with what I have achieved so far. The copper earrings are made from hardware store wire while the brass wire is from the wholesalers lot.
I tried my hand at beading, some wire crochet and wire wrapping. I have discovered that I love wire wrapping the best. Alas, I have also discovered that supplies for em are hard to come by in India, especially wire itself. I started out by using copper wire from hardware and electrical stores which I must say are a very cheap option, especially for beginners, the first time I went to an electrical repair shop and asked for a few meteres, they gave it to me for free! you cant beat that ;-). Otherwise, they just charge a couple of rupees per metre, thats all. I must say a big thanks to hubby dearest who would unquestioningly get me bundles of copper wire. Not even a raised eyebrow! I also worked on aluminium wire which is readily available here. I also sourced some wire from the U.S through a friend.
A bit of snooping around the world wide web and I realized that most of the copper wires, beads, findings and other jewellery making materials and supplies are in fact made in India! They are just not retailed here. I probably got back wires from the U.S that was made in India. I did contact a few manufacturers for small orders but understandably they all have a minimum order requirement. After contemplating it for days on end, I decided to get a lot of wire and findings from a manufacturer. I figured I could use some and perhaps sell the rest. The wires are here and I am ecstatic. I made a few pieces and have listed some of the supplies on ebay at rumaancrafts. I really do not know how that will pan out but, meanwhile my mind is filling with ideas of what to do with the wire. Here are some of what I did with them. I have a lot to learn in terms of uniformity and neatness but, I am happy with what I have achieved so far. The copper earrings are made from hardware store wire while the brass wire is from the wholesalers lot.
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