My second step

I was searching for some jewellery courses and teachers in the place I live (Chennai, India) I could not find one.

Not at the level that I was looking for. In India already the market was flooded by jewellery made in China and other stone jewellery that any common person can afford.

I had a different picture but those trainings were only given abroad!
Then there was a girl who said that she teaches how to make stone jewellery. I did not want to learn that. But still I went for it because I thought something is better than nothing.

I thought that the course would last for days, and in an hour she completed it! I was like :(
I kept asking is that it?
She said yes. She just showed stringing ( which is again a term that I learnt from the internet; thanks to the Internet without which I am sure no one can survive today)of one necklace, she said its the same for bracelet, anklet, bangle and ring!

Not a single thing about the space beads, or bead caps or anything. Nothing about the gemstones.
I was again disappointed. I thought I am never going to make like the one that I have seen.

I had just learnt one technique; stringing.
But today I know that there are numerous techniques of jewellery; wiring, beading, metal smithing,enamelling and much more. The creativity rules the roost in the jewellery business.

The birth of my jewel business

It all started two years ago when I visited one of my associates to discuss about a magazine.

I found that she was creative and when I complimented her on her paintings she also showed some costume jewellery that she made.

I was totally in awe because those things I have seen only in emporiums.
I asked her if she teaches how to make jewellery and she said no.

I returned disappointed for two reasons. One because she said that she did not teach. The other because I could not afford to buy that piece of jewellery. It was priced exorbitant.

I forgot about that but still those gemstones and findings kept cropping up in my mind.
Being research oriented, I started searching the internet. Did not know where to start!

First I was searching for sterling silver findings ( I know now that the name is findings, earlier I did not know. There are so many jewellery jargons that you need to know before learning manufacturing of jewellery)
I found so many shops in Jaipur that sells that. The website of the seller was colorful and I found that the bead caps (again I did not know that they were called bead caps and seed beads) my friend had used in her jewellery was there in the shop!

I was so thrilled. My journey started there. For more than a year I spent time reading about jewellery and the business.

Two reasons to go into jewellery business; whether gold or costume or fashion jewellery.

As far as women exist in this world, they are going to wear jewellery.
Two, as soon as the girl baby as small as three years starts to recognize things , it starts admiring jewels. (Typical trait of women) So jewellery will cater to all age groups.