My next show will be the Rhinebeck Crafts Festival at the Dutchess County Fairgrounds in upstate New York, June 24-25.

How I Make Things

Step 7: Putting it together.

Step 7: Putting it together.

After cleaning up each part of the necklace, I lay the piece out with all its jump rings and chains and everything. Before I solder all the joints I try it on to make sure I haven’t made any mistakes. This can take a while.  Don’t want to solder until I know the piece works.