Moving into working with gold (podcast episode)
In this week's episode, Jess chats with Ange B, a jeweller who makes architectural style jewellery and who features in the third episode of Handmade Jewellers. Ange discusses her journey into working with gold in her jewellery business and explains how she transitioned from working mainly in silver to incorporating gold into her designs. Initially hesitant due to ethical concerns about gold plating, Ange eventually began using recycled gold, starting with a collection featuring mixed metals and gradually adding more gold pieces to her existing collections.
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203: moving into working with gold
with Ange B
In this week's episode, Jess chats with Ange B, a jeweller who makes architectural style jewellery and who features in the third episode of Handmade Jewellers. Ange discusses her journey into working with gold in her jewellery business and explains how she transitioned from working mainly in silver to incorporating gold into her designs. Initially hesitant due to ethical concerns about gold plating, Ange eventually began using recycled gold, starting with a collection featuring mixed metals and gradually adding more gold pieces to her existing collections.
She describes her experiences working with 9 and 14-carat gold, emphasizing the learning curve and the importance of maintaining her ethical principles in her business practices. Ange's approach highlights a gradual and thoughtful integration of gold into her jewellery line, driven by customer demand and personal growth in her craft.
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the handmade jewellers
Join us on Thursdays at 8pm for our new TV series, each episode includes interviews with the jewellers, behind-the-scenes tours of their workplaces, and hands-on demonstrations of jewellery making techniques. Ange features in episode 3 which premieres on Thursday 9th May at 8pm BST
the handmade jewellers
episode 1
If you missed it, catch up with Episode 1 of The Handmade Jewellers where I travel to Margate, England to meet founder of This Story Jewellery Anna Sweet. Anna talks candidly about running a jewellery business and teaches me some wax carving
episode 2
Catch up with episode 2 here where I visit London to meet fine jeweller Susannah King. We get a tour of her studio, she teaches me some stone setting and we also meet a special guest