Collet

The stitching is becoming more intricate, this is how the stitched wire looks like underneath. Made out of sterling silver.

Bags(stitching)

 

Hand-stitched bag,2023, stitching. 

The stitch on the belt(bottom left) of this bag is similar to what I intend to include in my jewelry pieces. This bag is made out of Vinyl material and name plates are brass metal.

Needles for stitching

 

Needles for stitching,2023.  

I use these needles to stitch up bags and it is exactly the same technique I apply to stitch the jewelry pieces I make.

Doomed ring

Ring process,2023, sterling silver

This is a process of a sterling silver ring, I have doomed the top part of the collet and will drill holes with a 0.8mm drill bit to apply stitching on the top part of the collet. The thickness of the wire is going to be 0.3mm to stitch up the collet.

 

Ndim weka

Tshongweni,S,(2023). stitched pendant

 I enjoyed manufacturing this pendant because somehow it reminded me of my first-year lesson in jewelry, which is sawing the negative spaces.  

Elimweka

Good investment

jewellery is a safe investment. People have always and will continue to desire jewelry made of gold and silver. Stock bought now will not decrease in value, but likely increase over time.

Granules of gold

Pure Gold granules

This is how gold looks like before melting.Gold can be manufactured into a jewellery piece and the value of it increases. Pure gold is 24ct. Example of calculating gold: 18ct dividing by 24ct= 0.75 multiplied by 100 = 75 percent of pure gold in 18ct metal gold 

 

This is a handstitched pendant I made, well I enjoyed manufacturing this pendant because it has made me to improve my sewing skills.

Intlanganiso

 

I have attended this art group members meeting at Durban Art Gallery for the first time and each member had to introduce themselves and the medium they use in their artworks. 

Ihagu

Ihagu

My Chinese zodiac is Pig and I had to do the beaded brooch through that. According to the Chinese zodiac, the Pig symbolizes wealth and honesty.
 

Cicirha

cicirha

 The title cicirha simple means Earrings. Here I have combined two techniques which are stitching and setting depicting on my work will be based on during this year.

Intsimbi

The lesson today was to remind me of how to do both stitches for beading, Botsotso, and Brick stitch.
 

Sigqhili

Wood stool reminds me of how my uncle used to make them when I was young. Sigqhili is actually the name of this stool that is what he used to call it.