My top 10 Jewellery Making Suppliers with Jessica Rose (podcast episode)
With so many places to buy jewellery supplies, it can feel overwhelming when you’re first starting out. In this episode, Jessica Rose shares a list of her favourite places to buy supplies, including everything from tools to gemstones to packaging. She also encourages you to join the Jewellers Academy Facebook Group to find recommendations from other jewellers for suppliers in your part of the world.
122: my top 10 jewellery making suppliers
with Jessica Rose
With so many places to buy jewellery supplies, it can feel overwhelming when you’re first starting out. In this episode, Jessica Rose shares a list of her favourite places to buy supplies, including everything from tools to gemstones to packaging. She also encourages you to join the Jewellers Academy Facebook Group to find recommendations from other jewellers for suppliers in your part of the world.
Episode Description:
Today we’ll talk about Jessica’s favourite places to buy jewellery supplies (0:50)
General Jewellery Making Supplies: Cooksongold (3:43)
Tools: HS Walsh and Cousins UK (6:34)
Metals: Palmer Metals (9:09)
Gemstones: Kernowcraft, Wards Gemstones, The Curious Gem, Bellore, Shangri La Gems (10:18)
Findings: International Craft (14:47)
Beads: iBeads, Spoilt Rotten Beads, Beads Direct, Creative Bead Craft (15:32)
Ethically Sourced Gemstones: Nineteen48 (18:07)
Enamel: Vitrum Signum (19:11)
Wires: Wires.co.uk (19:51)
Resin: Resin8, House of Resin (21:15)
Metal Clay: Metal Clay Ltd., Cool Tools (21:51)
Packaging: West Pack, Tiny Box Co., Potters (22:55)
Wax Casting: West 1 Castings, Just Castings, Black Arts Casting (24:16)
Tell us about your favourite suppliers! (24:52)
Resources
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