Guides

How to Layer Necklaces and Chains

Leave a visible gap between lengths, vary the widths, keep pendants apart and stop at three. The lengths we make, in cm, and the combinations that work.

Gold Plated, Gold Filled or Solid Gold

Three ways to get gold on a piece of jewellery, what each one costs you and lasts, and an honest account of which one we make and where its limits are.

Jewellery That Does Not Turn Your Skin Green

Why brass and copper alloys leave a green mark, why 316L stainless steel does not, what gold plating changes, and how to read a listing before you buy.

Gold Chains That Do Not Tarnish

Why plated brass and silver change colour, why 316L stainless steel does not, and how to choose a chain by link type and width.