Contemporary enamel jewellery and all its elements Looking for really unusual silver and enamel jewellery visit www.paulathittichai.com or www.atelierava.co.uk and contact Paula for more info. Enamelling is fascinating and absorbing as a hobby or fulltime occupation. It is a way of making a handcrafted metal item unique and interesting. Enamels (powdered glass) can be applied to steel, brass, copper, silver and gold. This website aims to help you find information about enamelling and small metalwork practice. Enamel jewellery is an exciting craft and need not be expensive if your budget is limited, we show you how to start and all the tools you will need. Below is an introduction to some of the pages available. How to start If you are fascinated by enamelling and need some help and dont have a college or maybe even a library nearby, then the how to start page will give you some tips. This page has already expanded with information and images trickling in. There are many interesting types of enamelling, so far freestyle a new type of enamelling pioneered by Paula Thittichai has been covered in full and also Raku. More information on the other techniques will follow soon. When did the technique of enamelling begin and how has it progressed over the centuries. A brief history charts the progression of enamelling over the centuries. Enamelling suppliers and organisations are listed on this page. Recycling will become an ever more important topic in the future and one that we should all be aware of in the construction of jewellery. Using recycled products wherever possible helps in a small way. For instance I never use new coral or plundered shells in my designs, only antique. web design . copyright on all images and jewellery1999-2009: paula thittichai
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