19th century and earlier
Jewels carefully placed these lucious blue and black stone and glass beads in a very random way. It’s a master, or mistress if you like, who can create the illusion of randomness, natures perfection. Jewels incorporates her design using our superbly hand woven cord, an elegance to the earthy beads. These beads were collected in Africa, a variety of trade beads.
One of a kind
A note about our woven cords. We weave these by hand, every one of them. Like all Jewels’ work no two are exact, as each of us. The work is labor intensive. When warmed to the skin the cord becomes more supple, conforms to the wearer, hangs at it should; the necklace transforms more than just a necklace. It becomes her.