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Beading & Jewelry MakingWhatever technique you choose to Beading & Jewelry Making, you will need to surround yourself with basic materials. Pearls, clasps, clips Want to create your own jewelry? To best support you in this new creative experience, the editorial staff of Marie Claire Idées suggests here a list of essentials to properly equip yourself. This inventory, far from being exhaustive, is above all there to help you discern the basic material which you can then supplement with secondary elements as you go along. The basic material for making jewelry To sort, you must already distinguish three large families. First of all, the tools, like the various pliers or scissors and needles. They are essential for handling, deforming or cutting your different materials. Another tribe of essentials? The primers. In this category, you will find all the elements to finalize your beading and jewelry making creations: rings, clasps … Because even if you will be able to make some using your pliers, you will find frames or supports ready-made to make your life easier. Finally, the third big family is, of course, that of pearls! Seed beads but also faceted, wooden, glass or metal beads, you will quickly realize that you are spoiled for choice! Pearls to associate…
CraftingLet’s try to define the craft product An artisanal product is a product made in unique pieces or in small series. It brings into play the know-how of one or more craftsmen. To contrast it with an industrial product, the artisanal product is not produced in large quantities by machines. Handcrafted manufacturing often involves manual manufacturing, but not always. In the artisanal manufacturing process, the machine can intervene. And this is where the difference is made with the handmade product. We find in the literature, different definitions for the craft product. They differ in particular according to the point of view (that of the DGCCRF to close the debate on home-made in restaurants or that of the Federal Economic Service which addresses food products). Here is the definition of UNESCO in which I totally found myself: “We understand by artisanal products the products made by craftsmen, either entirely by hand, or using hand tools or even mechanical means, provided that the direct manual contribution of the craftsman remains the most important component of the finished product. ”. We understand better why in this case the artisanal product remains manufactured in small quantities; human action is very present in the case…
FabricFIBER FOCUS: COTTON Choosing a fiber from a design perspective can be a challenge, but the fiber from which a fabric is made also has many environmental and social impacts. It is difficult to determine the best option when choosing a fiber. We present Fiber Focus, our blog on fabrics, which analyzes the different impacts of fiber from an environmental, social and conceptual point of view. It is also important to take into account the potential impacts of fiber if it became more popular. Cotton: Design advantages: Strong, light and durable fabric A versatile fabric that offers a wide range of applications Affinity with all dyes Comfortable for the consumer The ideal surface for printing It is easy to get different thicknesses – canvas, poplin, muslin, etc. Insulating fabric – cold in summer and retains heat in winter Design disadvantages: Direct and prolonged sunlight remove it. Fine cotton can tear easily Thick cotton can take a long time to dry, think about wet jeans Cotton can wrinkle easily compared to other fibers Environmental impacts : Cotton fiber is natural, biodegradable and renewable Even organic cotton is a crop that consumes a lot of water and can lead to soil degradation…

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