The Scottish Bangle
The brief:
A Christmas gift from one twin to another and from one country to another. Margaret loved my wide appliquéd bangles and requested one with a spiky Scottish thistle design as a Christmas gift for her twin sister, Gail. Margaret, living in Scotland, was keen to remind her sister, who had settled in England, of her Scottish roots.
THE DESIGN & MAKE PROCESS
Initial Design Sketches for us to discuss: as my client is based in Edinburgh this commission was done with a combination of Zoom meet ups, WhatsApp exchanges & the Royal Mail
Leaves ready on the benchpin for piercing out
Little pallions of silver solder in the borax dish ready for sweat soldering
The bangle strip flat for soldering and then held with binding wire to solder into the round
"...thank you for designing and making such a beautiful bangle and earrings ...GAIL absolutely LOVES her bangle x "
Leaves and thistle heads with the solder pallions ready to be partially melted before soldering to the bangle strip
