Sometime ago, I featured some awesome Russian soutache jewelry artisans which wowed many of us. So if you'd like to see more, the designs by Astrid Art of Poland are just superb.
She is an accomplished artisan who can make all sorts of jewelry including some lovely contemporary style metal work. You can see a lot more of her work on her blog. It's in Polish but a picture, as they say, is worth a thousand words! It is amazing to see how she uses the soutache braid, cabochons and beads in swirling designs.
Check out her video :
TUTORIALS
If you are enchanted by soutache jewlery and want to learn, here are some tutorials to get you started on soutache jewelry. The back of the pieces have to be very neatly finished .
First up is a well illustrated soutache tutorial by Oceanie Creations. It is in French so if you need the written instructions just copy over the URL to Google Translate.
Google Translate couldn't do much about Annetta Valious' beautiful bracelet tutorial but even if you couldn't read the French, you would still be delighted with the pictures which show how she puts together a complex design.
Before You Go:
Original Post by THE BEADING GEM
Jewelry Making Tips - Jewelry Business Tips
She is an accomplished artisan who can make all sorts of jewelry including some lovely contemporary style metal work. You can see a lot more of her work on her blog. It's in Polish but a picture, as they say, is worth a thousand words! It is amazing to see how she uses the soutache braid, cabochons and beads in swirling designs.
Check out her video :
TUTORIALS
If you are enchanted by soutache jewlery and want to learn, here are some tutorials to get you started on soutache jewelry. The back of the pieces have to be very neatly finished .
First up is a well illustrated soutache tutorial by Oceanie Creations. It is in French so if you need the written instructions just copy over the URL to Google Translate.
Google Translate couldn't do much about Annetta Valious' beautiful bracelet tutorial but even if you couldn't read the French, you would still be delighted with the pictures which show how she puts together a complex design.
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Original Post by THE BEADING GEM
Jewelry Making Tips - Jewelry Business Tips
Love these designs. I first saw soutache jewelery on the cover of Bead & Button a few months ago. I had a difficult time finding the braid in local fabric stores. Most employees didn't even know what soutache was!
ReplyDeleteLooks like you're going to have to explore fabric stores in bigger cities or go online. Perhaps it is easier to get them in Europe since this art form originates there.
ReplyDeleteI'm bookmarking this post. Want to explore this more thoroughly when I return from Jacksonville. Have longed to learn how to make jewelry using Soutache trim and cording.
ReplyDeleteWell off to toss in a load of laundry and start packing for our short trip (sometimes those short 2 or 3 day trips are just as much work as the longer ones). :)
Hope you'll have better luck getting hold of soutache braid! Happy mini-vacation!
ReplyDeleteI've always wondered how beautiful soutache piece were created. Thanks for sharing these tutorials, Pearl! They also have me a chance to practice reading in French. :)
ReplyDeleteI noticed the use of sequins in some of the pieces you showed here. That's yet another use I can add to my Sequinspiration post!!
WOW, that soutache is gorgeous. I have too many different things that I do and attempt to do that I'm gonna leave this one alone. But still, thanks for this because it's beautiful and inspiring.
ReplyDeleteI want to find manufacturers (not suppliers)of soutache. Any suggestions?
ReplyDeleteI googled and came up with this company -
ReplyDeletehttp://www.hnwelastic.com
They do make soutache under their specialty category.
Hope this helps.