Strange name, I know. This is a piece of amber (actually it is copal – ‘young’ amber) with a delightfully refractive crackled quality. It is set into a silver wire pendant which is made from slightly flattened, and then twisted, sterling silver wire. This wire is then wound through and around the stone, and where the resulting shapes seemed to demand it, hair thin (0.2mm diameter) sterling silver wire is woven across in a basketweave pattern. The bail is woven (I really like these woven bails – they make each piece look more ‘finished’ somehow).
The name Amberlet comes from a mix of Amber and Amulet – amber is after all supposed to have protective qualities and is considered to be associated with good fortune (not altogether surprising when you consider the price of it!).
Supplier of stone: Mr Bead
The name Amberlet comes from a mix of Amber and Amulet – amber is after all supposed to have protective qualities and is considered to be associated with good fortune (not altogether surprising when you consider the price of it!).
Supplier of stone: Mr Bead
Supplier of sterling silver wire: Palmer Metals
Extra info: The wire was flattened out using a custom wire rolling machine designed and made for me by my father – bless him. It works beautifully and I am extremely grateful to him for the time and thought he put into it.
Extra info: The wire was flattened out using a custom wire rolling machine designed and made for me by my father – bless him. It works beautifully and I am extremely grateful to him for the time and thought he put into it.
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