Using the right gemstone can really add that special touch to a piece of jewellery but when you are just getting started, choosing which gemstones… Read More »A Beginner’s Guide to Gemstones For Jewellers and Stone Lovers
Taking good pictures of jewellery is a challenge but in this tutorial, I’m not going taking pictures for product listings, instead I am going to… Read More »Jewellery Photography From The Bench
Claw or Prong Settings (depending on where you live!) are one of the most popular styles of settings, especially for engagement rings but how do… Read More »How To Set A Stone In A Claw (Prong) Setting
Even though jewellery purists don’t like it, there is no doubt that CAD or Computer Aided Design is now an integral part of the jewellery… Read More »Rhino vs Matrixgold vs 3Design
It is the 5th edition of the bench blog and as with last week, I actually haven’t done anything hands on this week! This is… Read More »The Diamond Course! – Bench Blog #5
So this week hasn’t been a particularly productive one and to be honest, I feel quite down as I am writing this. Why am I… Read More »New Gemstone! – Bench Blog Episode #4
First off, welcome to the first of my weekly bench blogs! I decided to create these weekly blogs not only as a way to make… Read More »Cleaning Up Castings! – Bench Blog Episode #1
After spending 3 years studying Diamonds and Gemstones at the School of Jewellery, it was time to learn something new and I’m not 100% sure… Read More »Stone Setting Short Course @ BCU School of Jewellery Review
In 2015, I started selling gemstone jewellery through my online sales outlets and while this was incredibly exciting to start with, I soon realised that… Read More »How I Became a Gemmologist