Yesterday, on the Metal Complex blog, I mentioned that my quilled fish leather rings were featured in the spring issue of Perles et cetera magazine. Here is the English translation.
My
quilled leather flowers are the result of my little pile of fish
leather leftovers. Fish leather is an exciting new surface for jewelry
designers. It is a groundbreaking and sustainable material perfect for
jewelry design. It is made from 100% Tilapia fish. When you purchase a
piece of fish leather it is about the size of a fish. Each piece is
unique and hand dyed. It is available in either suede or glossy
leather. So, I really did not want to waste a single inch of it.
There are several paper quilling techniques that I used to make my flowers. I cut leather strips with a scalloped edge.
I cut plain strips of leather.
I also cut some strips with a fringe.
All
I did was roll these strips into tight circles. The fringed edges look
wonderful and they reminded me of flowers. Glue holds the rolled edge
in place.
I
them simply added some glue to my bezel ring and set my arrangement in
place. I also glued in a few extra glass beads and wire in some of my
samples. I think the leather looks gorgeous on its own…but it never hurts to add in a little extra glitter.
The article in Perles et cetera.
This is so interesting. I love to quill, but had not heard of fish leather before!
ReplyDeleteLOL Ann. I have shark, fish, and frog among other types of leather! I haven't tried to quill with them but may look at that leather a bit differently.
ReplyDeleteI have not seen frog or shark! Will be googling that too!
ReplyDeleteSuperb Carmi's!! Really very interesting jewelry designs. Nice Work on fashion jewellery rings.
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