Marie Pendaries

Inspiration 'toast', this is French jeweler Marie Pendarie's 'La traine' my mind is now exploding with the possibilities of toast, I hope yours is too.

Eun Yeong Jeong

Eun Yeong Jeong uses lots of natural materials to inspire her amazing collections of jewelry including; wool, loofah, wood and seed pods. Eun also uses felting techniques in a contemporary and innovative way. (Thanks)

Jennifer Moss

I wanted to share some sophisticated uses of felt, above are two works by jewelry designer Jennifer Moss these are pieces of jewelry, but could just as easily be the finishing and defining trim on a garment.

"My jewelry deals with an exploration of materials. In this series I began to look at materials that have their own inherent beauty, and worked to capture that beauty into a piece of adornment." Jennifer Moss

Anika Smulovitz

I love the inventiveness of this series, by the wonderful jeweler Anika Smultovitz. Anika has taken the basic ingredient of white shirt collars and reinvented them in a more decorative form.

Skrim Shaw (scrimshaw)

Photograph transfers combined with fraying and layering to create jewelry, necklaces and broaches, new work from Skrim Shaw (link coming soon).

Accessories as experiments and samplers

Above: work from Cathy Cullis Moonlit stitches, Below: Necklaces by Manon Gignoux.

Accessories are a good medium for experimenting with fashion ideas in a small scale by making jewelry, collars, cuffs, bags etc. Fun to lose your inhibitions and try out new textile techniques and also produce jewelry items or embellishments.

Yu Ping Lin

Yu Ping Lin creates incredible accessories, jewelry by folding and pleating, taking her inspiration from natural forms. Her sketch books and preparatory drawings are crucial to her and they have great style.

Smocking with Tinctory

This is the work of Eva, the creative force that is Tinctory. Eva is especially fascinated by folds and to that end smocking. She has taken this traditional technique and uses it to create unique stunning pieces of jewelry.

Smocking was originally used to create work wear. The smocking stitch gathered in a fullness of fabric that created warmth and protection. The decorative stitches indicated trade specific designs.