| A while ago a customer entered my shop with a rare | | | | really very simple. This jewelry repair fell into the latter |
| necklace she picked up while on vacation in Italy. It | | | | of the two categories. |
| was joined together by a wire that had 2 fresh water | | | | The materials needed for the repair were 4 pearls, |
| pearls at the top of the hinge and 2 pearls on the | | | | and sterling silver wire. The first thing I did was to use |
| bottom of the hinge. One of which was broken. | | | | small gauge sterling silver wire to wrap a loop. I then |
| Repairing metal jewelry is not my specialty. But, if it's | | | | ran the wire thru two of the fresh water pearls and |
| beaded, I am your repair girl. My first thought was to | | | | then through the metal hinge components. After that I |
| turn the job down. But upon future investigation, I | | | | placed 2 more pearls on the wire then simply made |
| noticed that the necklace was actually connected | | | | another wire wrapped loop to complete the job. Don't |
| together by a technique known as wire wrapping. | | | | you just love it when you can say another job well |
| Immediately, I felt my beading power return and I | | | | done! If you are interested in viewing the before and |
| began planning the steps required to repair the | | | | after photos of this repair, please click the link below |
| necklace. I have a saying "some of the simplest jobs | | | | and visit the jewelry repair design gallery. |
| can be the hardest and the jobs that look hard can be | | | | |